They could probably do the same with a four-banger, but V-8s are still the sweet spot.
“They could probably do the same with a four-banger, but V-8s are still the sweet spot.”
Correcting earlier post, they have won with 6,8,10 and 12 cylinder versions; al turbo, some gasoline, later diesel and then diesel-electric hybrid.
Their most common strategy was not fastest pure speed, but most reliable and better fuel economy-giving fewer stops for fueling.
I believe they won something like 12 of 14 years. They were defeated last year by cousin Porsche, which is probably derived from an internal strategy to push Porsche to the front for racing. But Audi’s run is significant historically.