The company is hoping...
The company is hoping its pioneering R10 TDI racing programme will not only help push the development of more powerful road car engines, but also increase public demand for performance oil-burners.
Is this the most expensive...
Is this the most expensive car ever sold? The answer is almost certainly yes, if auction house Christie"s has its way. The rare GP racer from Audi goes under the hammer this weekend - and is expected to reach ÷£7.88million.
It"s a 1939 Auto Union D-Type, one of only two in existence, powered by a 450bhp 12-cylinder supercharged engine and capable of 205mph. An American searched for more than 10 years for the D-Type and its 1938 sister model before eventually finding them stripped down into parts in the former USSR.
Both had been transported there from Germany just after World War II. Potential bidders can view the machine at the Retromobile international vintage car fair in Paris. The car has also been on display at the Audi Forum centre in New York, while the 1938 model was recently shown in Paris. Auto Union, formed in the Thirties, later became known as Audi.