24 Hours of Le Mans: News, Photos and Travel Tips » kers http://lemans-sensations.com All the latest 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans Series, American Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series news, original pictures and travel tips. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:25:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Audi 2011 Le Mans Prototype to be V6 Diesel with KERS http://lemans-sensations.com/2010/02/audi-2011-le-mans-prototype-to-be-v6-diesel-kers/ http://lemans-sensations.com/2010/02/audi-2011-le-mans-prototype-to-be-v6-diesel-kers/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:37:46 +0000 admin http://lemans-sensations.com/?p=267 AutoblogGreen is reporting that the Audi’s 2011 Le Mans prototype will be a V6 diesel fitted with a kinetic energy recovery system – also known as KERS. This makes sense from a commercial point of view as Audi is about to introduce hybrid powertrains in their production cars and also goes towards A. C. [...]]]> AutoblogGreen is reporting that the Audi’s 2011 Le Mans prototype will be a V6 diesel fitted with a kinetic energy recovery system – also known as KERS. This makes sense from a commercial point of view as Audi is about to introduce hybrid powertrains in their production cars and also goes towards A. C. O. policies that try to reduce fuel consumption and improve efficiency.

While KERS systems are already used in Formula 1, it would be the first time the concept is used in conjunction with a diesel powertrain.

Learn more about the KERS system.

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