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have as much air as we want, so we can ensure a more efficient combustion process. “
He even went on to say that the bigger the engine, the more efficient it is. It may sound like a crazy statement to admit, but in some respect, a lot of high-performance cars also are bigger in some vehicles these days.
There is also a possibility that Audi will be looking at a potential ERS-H system that will work with a future car that the current World Champion outfit in the future, but it is a case of wait and see. Developing new technology has its trail and error phase, but with their normal bullet-proof reliability, Ulrich said that there was no real advantage that could be gained in the R18 e-tron quattros due to the dead weight that it actually ended up being: “there is nothing to hide that we had a lot of problems, but we passed the 36-hour endurance test with no technical problems or failure.
“So we decided that why have more weight and complexity on the car that did not give us any bonus. So that is why we have dropped it for this year…”
One of the main things that could potentially help Audi to stay competitive is to use the technology already implemented via the hybrid flywheel system that has