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Written by Ollie Kew
DTM, the German touring car racing series, is about to get faster and sound very different. To show how progressive, eco-friendly and tech-savvy the championship is, the DTM has binned its naturally aspirated V8 engines. From 2019, each car will run 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo power.Audi"s risen to the challenge and announced the details of its new engine. After 30 months of development and a reported 1,000 hours of static testing on the dyno (imagine the fuel bill), it"s ready. The 4cyl weighs just 85kg half that of ye olde V8 and yet it"s 100bhp more powerful. Official output is 602bhp, and a push-to-pass system ups the boost and gives another 30bhp, for more overtaking punch.
Date written: 21 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15211
DTM, the German touring car racing series, is about to get faster and sound very different. To show how progressive, eco-friendly and tech-savvy the championship is, the DTM has binned its naturally aspirated V8 engines. From 2019, each car will run 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo power.Audi"s risen to the challenge and announced the details of its new engine. After 30 months of development and a reported 1,000 hours of static testing on the dyno (imagine the fuel bill), it"s ready. The 4cyl weighs just 85kg half that of ye olde V8 and yet it"s 100bhp more powerful. Official output is 602bhp, and a push-to-pass system ups the boost and gives another 30bhp, for more overtaking punch.
Date written: 21 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15211
