Audi readies his car hybrid renovated for the World Endurance of FIA (WEC) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The R18 e-tron quattro 2015 receives aerodynamic and mechanical modifications with very clear objectives: to recover the scepter lost in 2014 in the WEC at the expense of Toyota and, above all, repeat for the sixth consecutive year at Le Mans on 13 and 14 June.

He 2015 World Endurance and he will gradually know their contenders at maximum category prototype, known as LMP1. After unravel the revolutionary Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, debuting directly in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (third round of the year), now comes the turn of Audi to reveal his renovated R18 e-tron quattro.

It’s about the fourth installment German hybrid racing car, which debuted -and arrasó- in 2012 and since then has only been resisted him last year’s World Cup. The 24 Hours of Le Mans again be their clear objective, for which Audi He has optimized the body his R18 hybrid to make even more aerodynamic: New products are visible on the front, with large air intakes in the wheel arches, new hood and new front wing. All for the new air flow throughout the body as efficiently as possible.

For even more efficiency, in this case, the mechanical, the brand with the four rings has important developments in their enginesThe most importantly, the amount of energy used per turn passes two to four megajoules in the circuit of the Sarthe, Reference in this regard. For that, It has increased the capacity of electrical storage (Now up to 700 kilojoules, 17 percent more than before) and electric power on the front axle, 231 hp in 2014 272 hp in 2015, where it will stop all the energy recovered during braking.

He turbodiesel V6 4.0 liter TDI Audi R18 e-tron quattro, connected to the rear axle, has had to adapt to the new requirements of the electrical part. In this way, fuel consumption was reduced by 2.4 percent per revolution, even though the power goes from 537 to 558 CV. Reliability will be even more important in 2015, since the regulation has been tightened and only allows five engines for the entire season.

With a low weight of just 870 kg, the R18 e-tron 2015 Audi will have a also optimized chassis, for what has had the collaboration of Michelin, and with two different configurations for different circuits that make up the season. In addition, it will release the new generation of laser lights ‘Audi Laserlight’, installed in front headlights redesigned.

Audi, winning 13 of the last 15 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this year will seek his victory 14 in the legendary French endurance test. In 2014 he won a year of clear superiority of Toyota, the world’s Resistance FIA ​​took. The 2015 championship will consist of eight events: the season premiere will be at Silverstone on April 12, while the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be the weekend of 13 and 14 June.