closed top audi for 2011

[Boorish Grobian]

I see a resemblance...

[Bentley boy]

The new audi is to be a closed top. Other ideas are 4 rear tyres.
Seems a bit pointless but they must have a reason.

I thought that was the whole reason Acura never raced at Le Mans in LMP1?  the drag from the larger than normal front tyres would mean they lost too much speed on the straights. can the engine overcome that or would they make it up in the corners

Looks ok hate the fin though. always have always will  what formula did they appear 1st in Europe was it formula BMW or something like that? to me it looks like a stretched Gumpert Apollo

[Nordic]

Dorsal fins have been tried many times before, kremer used one on their grp c car as did gerbhart (spl)
Not sure which formula first mandated them, bmw sounds as likely as anyone.

The twin rear wheels is an odd one, audi have history using them many years ago, remember the auto unions? Maybe they they are doing it as a stunt and come race day it will have been dropped.

[nopanic - neil]

The twin rear wheels is an odd one, audi have history using them many years ago, remember the auto unions? Maybe they they are doing it as a stunt and come race day it will have been dropped.

Keep reading this, all I can read is all wheels are the same size, not twin rear wheels as per

[Kristof]

I'm starting to like it ... but I hate the fin !
Whoever is responsible for that shoud be shot ... twice !

[Nordic]

The twin rear wheels is an odd one, audi have history using them many years ago, remember the auto unions? Maybe they they are doing it as a stunt and come race day it will have been dropped.

Keep reading this, all I can read is all wheels are the same size, not twin rear wheels as per

That would make far more sense!

[Doris]

Courtesy of Sniff Petrol...

[jpchenet]

I see a resemblance...

Shame they don't still do the running start, they could begin the race by shouting "To the Batmobile"

[Doris]

LOL

Dx

[mgmark]

Aside from the fact that the audi has a roof, there's more than a hint of pig ugly Lister Storm LMP about the rest of it....

MG Mark

[Barry]

First outing at Spa in May, not going to Sebring apparently.

[Bob U]

not going to Sebring apparently.

No? Maybe they will be there but wait until the race is over and the fans have gone home before they test. Same as they did this year.

[Brad Zarse]

I personally think that is absolutely beautiful. 
This is what we've been missing - open cockpit prototypes are F1 cars with bigger bodies - closed cockpits? - well that's back into Sportscar world.  NICE!

[Lazy B'stard]

I personally think that is absolutely beautiful. 
This is what we've been missing - open cockpit prototypes are F1 cars with bigger bodies - closed cockpits? - well that's back into Sportscar world.  NICE!

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[Jules G]

I personally think that is absolutely beautiful. 
This is what we've been missing - open cockpit prototypes are F1 cars with bigger bodies - closed cockpits? - well that's back into Sportscar world.  NICE!

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