Renault diesel rally car

[RED]

Not exactly TDI info, but it is Diesel motorsports related:
http://home.netvigator.com/~europa/0_News/Latest/Current/News_frame.htm
Renault diesel rally car
Ha, just days after I predicted a diesel engine breaking the 100hp/litre barrier in Editorial, Renault really did that, although it is a rally car. A buggy based on Renault Kangoo is attending the Paris-Dakar rally now. It uses a 200hp version of Renault's 1.9-litre dCi common-rail diesel turbo engine developed by Renault Sport. Enhanced turbocharger, injection system and cooling account for those power. The car is built and run by Team Schlesser, the class winner of this event in the previous 2 years. On Jan 13 we'll see how well they finish. Maybe someday we can see an Audi R10 TDI winning Le Mans by less frequent refuel ?

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[TDIMeister]

100 bhp/litre in a Diesel was achieved almost 5 year ago in the 1997 season with the 190hp VW R-TDI, without fancy common rail, etc. that the Renault engine has... I believe the latest R-TDI in the VW Motorsport program is putting out 220hp from the same 4-cylinder engine

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[Gary Miyakawa]

I believe Tuneline.at has pulled 242hp from their 1.9L Rally Golf...

Gary M

 

[TDIMeister]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Gary Miyakawa:
I believe Tuneline.at has pulled 242hp from their 1.9L Rally Golf...
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[zard]

I have heard that vw motorsport in germany is getting 280Bhp from their 1.9 engines.

I would like one of those for the road

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