Audi used to be crazy in the late 2000s

Who in their right minds would put a Lamborghini derived v10 engine in their full size sedan, which they detuned to make it more efficient, like there is anything efficient about a v10 engine.
And then they decided to strap two turbos to that engine and put it inside a sensible family estate, creating a monster with almost 600 horsepower, unheard of at that time.
And that isn't even the craziest part, right when the world was going into a financial crisis, Audi released a v12 diesel SUV with more than 1000 newton meters of torque, enough to pull a 30 ton airplane without breaking a sweat.

[@sethmedina5317]

Bring back the cocaine engineers and cheaper gas please

[@smoke_sum597]

Fax

[@greenboy2954]

Mhm

[@Rainman8193]

A real litmus test for intelligence is thinking $3.50/gallon of gas isn't cheap. Accounting for inflation, $3.50/gallon today is equivalent to $2.65 in 2016. All the people upset: google is literally 1 click away. Go look for yourself. Or are you all incapable of using an "inflation calculator"...

[@hdhsu-dg6fb]

​@@Rainman8193 how does it feel being wrong with all that glamour?

[@Rainman8193]

@@hdhsu-dg6fb You can literally google "inflation calculator" yourself. You think I did the math in my head? Lmao, wow you're dumb

[@T0NYMANUEL]

Back when Audi was Audi

[@jerryjeromehawkins1712]

❤️ Audi

[@Cj-vz6lu]

Well said i almost said it first 😏👍

[@gauravthakur7699]

Hear hear

[@abbsgarage.9676]

Hahaha

[@benjiman46]

They were still owned by VW at the time...

[@tomholman4991]

“and then they took more drugs” perfect

[@cheese1627]

Cheese.

[@HeatFilter]

888 here 👍

[@opsphantom2833]

@@HeatFilterI got 999

[@cuongnguyentuan7957]

i got 1k

[@Grimreaper_38]

Parfait 🤌

[@brb1994]

Also BMW put a V8 in the M3 and a V10 in the M5 and M6. The late 2000s were truly the peak of automotive engineering.

[@steventrostle1825]

buddy had an M10 BMW, it was 560HP but it had a switch on the dash to Lower the HP to 435. Now that's Engineering.

[@starlordpro2077]

R8 e-tron is my fav Audi. if i could ever get a car irl it would probably be the one i would wanna get.

[@joshuahunter-oj6jo]

@@starlordpro2077 imagine watching this vid and then being gay enough to talk about ev's

[@_Enzo_.]

Lets not forget the 700hp 6.1 liter v12 engine BMW put an family SUV

[@deadbodybaby1]

@@starlordpro2077you must love other men quite a bit

[@EyePatchGuy88]

We need Audi in F1.

[@mr.sohaibford519]

They are coming to F1 in 2026.

[@rohan_3128]

In 2026 officially

[@DimitrosSJ]

And in WRC too!

[@Klopklp]

You been living under a rock??

[@cj09beira]

F1 is extremely over regulated, those efforts are better spent in a class that doesn't ban Every single innovation made.

[@iamhugry]

Puts v10 in sedan "Detunes" **Adds 2 turbos**

[@MakhizaMaluleke]

That blew my mind, not in a good way😂

[@storms13]

I thought the same thing 😂

[@daeone1514]

Yeah that had to been drugs cause why detune and turn right around and add two turbos😂😂😂

[@owenoneil951]

My favorite is the v10 twin turbo vw Tuareg diesel

[@SupahD30]

@@richardscott4418 what are you even talking about? They’re talking about an S8. S8’s don’t have turbos anyways

[@Cactus7810]

This was the best era for Audi. The S8, A8L W12, V10 RS6, R8, V8 RS4 and V8 S5 and countless other examples of them pushing the boundaries of what they could do.

[@cj09beira]

Audi R8 v12 tdi concept

[@JulioArreaga]

100% agree

[@millionmiler]

Audi 80 Quattro

[@bassfishing71]

i have a 2020 audi a3 i could only imagine this with a v10 in it

[@icebergslim7789]

I drive a 2009 a8 to this day I love that car

[@Rorschachqp]

Audi SUV engineers: I owe you a 10 second car

[@TraeldornTech]

RIP Brian

[@jimmysway3240]

W comment

[@6Farf]

This is your car. 😀

[@NoClue-rat]

Underrated comment

[@logan2955]

...not a 1.0 second car!

[@TipOfAfrica0010]

That S8 V10 is still my dream cruiser

[@Sergey53]

Bring back 8+ cylinder engines, ecology is overrated

[@joaovitorfafaroncete7223]

Fr

[@MrRob221984]

I have a 2023 Audi sq8 which is a twin turbo v8

[@MerkhVision]

Lmfao where are u gonna drive your car if there's no environment left to drive it in?

[@liridonsahiti7832]

​@@MerkhVisiondont watch to much cnn, u might go deaf b, all the propaganda that was stuffed in your brain

[@CremeDeLaMeme.]

has nothing to do with ecology

[@shakeelali20]

The best era of Audi products ever! V10 and 12 diesels, Lambo engines in sensible cars, and we cant forget the glorious 4.2 V8 in the RS4 and R8. Even the 5 cylinder was kept alive and sounding amazing!

[@TerraNova75677]

We need that Audi back 😢

[@erraldstyler]

i wouldnt call an A8 or S8 in that case "sensible" it was (and still is) a top of the line halo product, the best they had to offer.

[@cj09beira]

Ahh just a great design era, RS4 was perfect in how mundane yet great looking, the first gen R8s with their curvier design, really gave us one classy design, we even got the Audi R8 v12 TDI concept which imo looked awesome. now audi's simply look like cheaper lambos having abandoned what made them unique

[@GewelReal]

​@@cj09beirathey are still great cars

[@superelectric8834]

RSQ8-R better than an Urus

[@arnljotthenorwegian5818]

And VW putting half veyron engine in what most consider a "boring" passat before the veyron was a thing.

[@Cjmatthews87]

The vw phaeton us my father in laws Current car a vw with a v12 its absolutely outrageous it sounds fantastic dont get me wrong but its just wrong on so many levels

[@DrDAC-go7hs]

​@@Cjmatthews87W12 actually, basically 2 VR6's sharing a trenchcoat. But you probably already knew that.

[@nazc0]

​@@Cjmatthews87 I think he is talking about the w8 passat. A friend had one in a wagon. Ridiculous sleeper, especially with the 1.8t badge he put on it

[@danielainger]

Didn’t they have the golf concept car with a w12 in I remember Clarkson driving it on top gear.

[@TopiasSalakka]

​@@nazc0Why not a 1.6 badge 🤔 Old work buddy put one in his V6 Passat.

[@danielainger]

They also won the Le Man 24 hours in a diesel too 😂

[@highqualityorangejuice420]

Definition of "BET"

[@LucYGaming_]

WAIT WHAT?!?! 😂

[@MangoIsLove55]

​@@LucYGaming_yeah, Driver61 made a video about it

[@LucYGaming_]

@@MangoIsLove55 i just watched the video and... THAT WAS EPIC, it remind me of how they change rules when Ford beat Ferrari and they force rule changes to get the gt40 out of the game

[@danielainger]

@@LucYGaming_ yep the R10 TDI back in 2006 god bless those Germans.

[@richardteale8203]

The diesel, well I remember back about 2008, I learnt from a newspaper article that Audi had won the LeMans 24 hour endurance race with their diesel, that only had a 5000rpm Rev limit, but made up for that with 585kw & a whopping one thousand one hundred newton meters of torque! These modern diesels are absolutely spectacular!

[@AKARazorback]

Instead of disrespecting them by associating them with drug abuse, maybe respect them for their engineering efforts pushing technical development

[@SVJontop]

U know what a joke is?

[@vincenegra2612]

Germans get things done on drugs~

[@Leo9ine]

Maybe Audi can sell you a sense of humor

[@DaBaldMan]

Mister 1st degree

[@Mushroomstamp007]

Who said Germans have no sense of humour 😅

[@me-2649]

They also have a limousine with a w12 engine and is a 4x4

[@thatguy7683]

So a V6 engine? Doesnt sound that crazy if the car isnt meant for limo racing

[@FromThe3PointLine]

Which 1?

[@me-2649]

@@FromThe3PointLine 2017 Audi A8 L W12 6.3 FSI Tiptronic Quattro

[@Youcancallmedrizzy729]

@@thatguy7683fuck are you talking about

[@TeewopShiesty]

@@me-2649bruh, long ass name

[@anastaciu]

That RS6 V10 was a thing of beauty... Nostalgia is setting in...

[@anastaciu]

No extra make-up, no cosmetics necessary. The simple beauty... Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

[@Chiyomi_Anzai599]

Kaguya-sama owned a S6 V10 Qauttro in her anime UwU season 1

[@hircine92h]

u drive it like 50-100km and off to the shop it goes again..

[@tonytouchz757]

Was also dirt crap unreliable

[@anastaciu]

@@tonytouchz757 true, worth it 😅

[@MrLlama-rc8nj]

The 2000s were peak VW. The V10 6 and 8, a VR5 as an optional engine in a no-nonesense Golf, that same Golf with AWD and a 3.2 VR6 in it, an eight cylinder Passat, a V10 diesel in the Touareg, the V12 disel in the Q7, a brand new Lamborghini V12, a sixteen cylinder hypercar motor, and 12 cylinder Bentleys with the same displacement as the old iron V8s with double the power

[@RedondoBeach2]

My daily driver is still a 2004 VW GTI 2.8L VR6, 6 speed manual... with the ordinal factory clutch! Definitely on the low end of the spectrum of engines you pointed out, but head and shoulders above what other compact cars had under the hood.

[@N17.90Dalmighty]

Don't forget about the compact S4s with them V8s as well🔥🔥

[@Chiyomi_Anzai599]

Don't want to spend V10 R8? It's alright get the V10 S6 Qauttro instead UwU that's what I loved about the V10 eras.

[@mascotimascoti5921]

The s6 was a monster v10 5.2 quatro ave Maria

[@jamesbuckley2578]

I owned one of the v12 diesels. Such a great engine, also a nightmare to fix anything on. That car cost me at least 10k a year in maintenance.

[@shannonrogue9676]

That sounds incredible, I love driving Audis

[@standrya000]

We will never again get to experience the early-mid 00’s madness from Audi/BMW & Mercedes.

[@toonie-2ni]

the mid 2000’s were a crazy era for the germans, think about the C6 RS6, the E60 M5 or the W211 E55. I think modern day performance sedans just can’t give off the same vibe what these cars did

[@deadbodybaby1]

What about the early 40s

[@medulahablengada]

Facts.

[@Todbrecher]

yeah...back in the day instead of directly creating a sporty car they took a normal one and went "let's find out what happens when we throw a totally overpowered motor in there!" Additionally todays cars are all synthetic sound. I drive an 18 year old Audi with just 130hp, and it sounds better than these modern exhaust fart cars.

[@erraldstyler]

craziest "German" car of all times will for ever be the Lotus Omega. The defintion o a sleeper. It was so fast, british gov wanted to ban it. Your chances of beating a Testarossa in an ordinary looking Opel were really, really good. If you ever found a Testarossa at the lights... Then the Alpina B10 Biturbo, and the E500 Hammer, the Audi RS2... the 90s were wilder and way more raw.

[@mellawrence9952]

​@@erraldstylerYesss, Merc C36, and later C46 😂

[@Seb-astian]

Just for clarification: Lamborghini uses Audi everything (Engine, Trans, Supsension...) and not the other way around.

[@mikopiko]

They both are within the same concern, that’s probably why.

[@Seb-astian]

@@mikopiko absolutely. The same concept is seen at Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen. Volkswagen produces all the Components, which are then used in those 4 Brands.

[@kgb_cccp]

That engine was created for Lamborghini Gallardo, so it's Lambo engine used in audi. You can't call some Porsche parts wv cuz they're in one concern

[@Seb-astian]

@@kgb_cccp I would never call Porsche VW, elsewise i would have said that earlier. Audi made the 5.0 and the 5.2 Liter V10. The Gallardo and Huracan are renamed Audi R8's. That is not my Opinion that is the Fact. It's not just the Engine, even the Transmission and Suspension+ Brakes are the exact same. But yeah they put Lamborghini Logos on top wow

[@Seb-astian]

@@kgb_cccp even the wheelbase is the same because they are built an the same base plate.

[@xxmpcxx]

The rs6 is a perfectly engineered piece of machinery👌

[@SK1PP3R88]

Except it's not. They sell for dirt cheap because the engine is a maintenance nightmare.

[@xxmpcxx]

@@SK1PP3R88 and also most cars over £100k aren't as reliable as a Toyota

[@GarrettMedicFennec]

Thats why audi has a special place in my heart, a lot of their cars are crazy, specifically the engines, 3.0t a6 owner looking at a 4.2 a6, cant wait to hear the german v8 singing

[@SandiShila]

Airplane tug car driver : *machine broke down* Audi SUV : "stand back, I got this"

[@SMhydra]

When audi had balls

[@user-qy2wf2lt6v]

Before the EU decided to cut 'em off...

[@GiancarloDiamond]

@@user-qy2wf2lt6v eu is s#it

[@GiancarloDiamond]

@@user-qy2wf2lt6v scam. in the past they useed to lie to our ancestors that the world will freeze. do you guuys remember sk your grandparents! they are so stupid and ridiculous these WEF guys brain dead 100%

[@wevefriends]

The way it towed that plane like a small U-Haul trailer was priceless as fuck

[@J.Gainez]

it's really not that impressive, old chevy pickups used to tow around planes in the 70s

[@wevefriends]

@@J.Gainez because they were built for heavy duty. Yes that Audi might be durable, but to think it could pull a plane is not what you’d normally see.

[@J.Gainez]

@@wevefriends awd + a powerful engine = extreme light work, again, it's really not that impressive lol... a medium powered V6 could do it, not recommended but it could

[@wevefriends]

@@J.Gainez exactly

[@constitutionalrepublican1611]

@@J.Gainez those chevy trucks had some gears back then. my wood truck would tow a house off a foundation, and is just a 6 cyl with a 4 speed granny low..... i put 3-4 thousand pounds of firewood in the back..... dont underestimate old chevy trucks.... they were made different back then, unless they were monday or friday vehicles....... if ykyk....

[@costinadrian6706]

No cocaine, just Ferdinand Piëch

[@MrSparklespring]

Yep a megalomaniac. See also Bugatti.

[@marinusbonsing]

I believe his grandson is now in the car manufacturing world . Yummie 😊😊😊

[@hschwie1]

He became the father of the Phaeton, with V10 diesel and W12 gasoline engines. Built on the platform of the Bentley Continental, with the same attention to detail but half price, because it “only was a VW” 😂

[@AndorRadnai]

The automotive world has him to thank for so much…

[@krane15]

Beat me to it.

[@DjoniBoj]

My 2007 Audi S8 v10 5.2 was doing 20mpg highway, no mpg city. Hahahahaha. That B&O audio was out of this world though...

[@Markko1986]

An Audi era worth remembering, unlike the current weed eaters.

[@robertvanderlinden2813]

Fun fact, 1000 newton meters is just short of the amound of torque 2 lanzbulldog tractors can make

[@VXRretro]

They actually had to limit the torque as they didn't have a gearbox at the time that could take the full torque from the engine

[@ferencfarkas9003]

Imagine they would put the r10 tdi in a road car, that would be even more insane. Ofc detuned and road worty but 600-650hp and 1100Nm in 2010, could have been the SQ7 back than. Or even more insane a v10 like in the rs6. Yes, than it should had pulled a gas station behind himself but that is another story. The Touareg actually got the w12 engine back in 2008 I guess.

[@robertvanderlinden2813]

@@ferencfarkas9003 an Lanz Bulldog is an 70 Year Old tractor with 50hp from a single piston at a maximum of 850rpm, so yeah, it has got some torque numbers cars 70 years later are yet to break

[@rossbrumby1957]

Ahh, the Lanz Bulldog- the international base measurement of torque! (If you forget steam power ever existed)

[@Jacobtheunwise]

My Toyota Hilux makes 1000 Newton meters it's not impressive

[@gh0st_dem0lisher]

Remember the 3.2L VR6 Audi TT? Ot the S4 convertible with a 4.2L V8😂

[@axrinator]

Or in the 90's a 2.7L V6 Bi-Turbo with nearly 400 hp😂

[@doyoulikecrystalgel]

I recently sold my ‘06 B7 S4 6spd. God I miss that V8. That car was my pride and joy. I took it on many roadtrips. Looking to get a ‘11 or ‘13 E92 M3 next. That’s been my dream car since forever.

[@the2323guy]

The W8 Passat

[@KarimAkors]

@@doyoulikecrystalgel i still have my RS4B7 in the garage (only for summer) i would rather sell of my biological kids than my adopted mechanical.

[@abbsgarage.9676]

I just had one for smog hella of a thing... I tell ya...

[@johnbaetke4556]

The good old days.

[@constitutionalrepublican1611]

yea ok.... they were still obd 2..... obd1 and pre obd was where it really was.

[@robertgreenwood6940]

I think audi have always had an element of crazy with their early rs models and quattro rally cars

[@oscarcampbellhobson]

I had the v12 q7 and it sounded so damn insane

[@DontBaSlaveOfthesystem]

What year model?

[@oscarcampbellhobson]

@@DontBaSlaveOfthesystem 2012

[@DontBaSlaveOfthesystem]

@@oscarcampbellhobson thanks for responding man I’ll watch some KZbin videos V12 Q7 2012 🔥

[@dirtyd1373]

That SUV was so badass. I remember going with a buddies family who test drove this and his dad has a lead foot and it was the smoothest, best sounding faster SUV I ever had ridden in and couldn't wait to bust my ass working to be able to get me one. Then it turned out I can't get one now or pay a fortune and a half for it.

[@mat5267]

This was the pre 2008 crash era. Everything was cool.

[@maksmaksov9231]

Thanks to American capitalism for destroying it.

[@Patrick-pv9pe]

Q: Do you want to build a snowman? Audi Engineers: YES!!

[@marksteele2204]

I loved my Audi A6 twin turbo Quatro ❤❤❤ But the upkeep on it was EXPENSIVE!!!😂😂😂😂

[@PugGrumbler]

My sense in cars was ruined the moment I got a 600 hp sleeper

[@Ashw1115]

I remember in 2011 when the new 5 series came out I always wanted a European car but I knew nothing about them at all or cars in general but I knew Europeans are nicer. I got myself a bmw 550i Xdrive and that thing would smoke so many cars it was crazy, had no idea it was a twin turbo V8 until we were signing paperwork.

[@djthundercataus9353]

The day I got my 08 RS6 with a stage 1 kit “665hp,970nm and 0-100 in 3.8” was the moment I nearly lost my license 😂, damn that thing was fun

[@surajbalajr.4016]

Initially I used to be surprised at Torque numbers greater than 500 Nm. After I read into VAG and their fuckery with diesels, I'm never surprised at 1,000+ Nm Torque figures. 😂

[@boxoffisa]

@@Ashw1115executive car but also performance car. I wonder if you took kids to school with it. 😅

[@Ashw1115]

@@boxoffisa I certainly did! It was fully optioned out and it had 2 screens on the back of the front seats. My nephew and my niece loved riding in my car at one point I took them to school for the whole year because they would complain to my sister. I still have it, I always had it serviced at BMW and I use it as a track car now. Gutted everything out.

[@kinanalhawat6753]

I used to love Audi because of examples like this, but they changed.... A lot.

[@midhungopan9270]

Atleast they aren't ruining their designs like bmw and merc doing to their newer models🥲....Audis are still clean as a german should be....and talking about ev's audis e tron is the best looker from the germans

[@cj09beira]

@@midhungopan9270 i can't agree with that, they threw away their design language and replaced it with Lambo's

[@obama9862]

the worlds financial crisis was caused by how much cocaine Audi was buying💀

[@surajbalajr.4016]

The crisis came to an end sooner because of their cocaine purchases.😂

[@r000ty]

In 1989 they built a full sized Audi 100 family sedan that could go 100km with just 1.8L of gas, that's 130 miles per gallon. 😮 My buddy had one. Not the most fun to drive, but it was very reliable and got us around. We didn't know we had a miniseries experimental car, just an Audi 100 with some weird quirks and everyone always thought we were full of shit when we told them the car just burns about 2L/100km.

[@michaelgreen490]

That is why I love the transporter Dude was a beast in them couches on wheels

[@pandamilkshake]

Keyword: "Detuned". That means that a good team of mechanics can tune it to its' true potential and make that thing even crazier.

[@Peterpiperspickledpeppers]

That was my first thought too 😂

[@user-qy2wf2lt6v]

Yeah, but the issue is, that it will be cheaper to just get the Lambo instead. The Q7's V-12 is underperforming to prolong the life of the transmission, tires, exhaust, a the engine itself. While it will be cool to have 900 hp car with 1.5k newton meters or torque, it will be hard to sell a car with "3000 mile warranty".

[@AI-Records24]

Well not a team, just one person and a laptop can😅

[@user-qy2wf2lt6v]

@@AI-Records24 Why? How are you sure about it?

[@pandamilkshake]

@@AI-Records24 I highly doubt it. It would be easy if it was a Civic but we're talking about an S-line Audi here. The mechanics and programming on this car are *a lot* more complex.

[@jb1996BLOP]

That v12 diesel sounds sick though

[@GERntleMAN]

And to this day people don't do their research. Lamborghini used an Audi engine developed for the Nuvolari and Le Mans concept cars. When Audi bought most of Lamborghini, they used the engine in the Gallardo and later Audi used it's own engine. Not the other fucking way around

[@maxsav007]

Drives me absolutely nuts when people say "Lamborghini V10" there is no such fucking thing, takes 5 godamn seconds to find that out

[@taylorc2542]

Not quite. Audi would not have developed this engine without having Lamborghini justifying the business case.

[@maxsav007]

@taylorc2542 according to who? Develpment started in 1988, it was originally going to be a V10. Massim Ceccarani, and Maurizio Reggiani were going to concede to a V8 until a larger displacement V10 was agreed on. Well before any VW influence. dont make shit up.

[@marcalesander2417]

Man you’re really emotional! As if Italian engineers had no minds of their own. You should do more homework yourself friend!! Have a good day!

[@Charles-t6r]

Wrong!! Try reading a book.

[@BigWolf_87]

98 S8 is the GOAT. Favorite Audi of all time because it is a total sleeper.

[@PolyGerman43]

The V8/V10 diesels in Touareg are awesome.

[@leomathlein3658]

Mercedes engineer were probably on even harder drugs putting a 6.5L pagani V12 in their entire luxury lineup back in 2003 😂

[@Freddy99871]

The engine is made by Mercedes…

[@Highbread]

Naw their terms were much more extreme.. "Make it fast or be shot by the Hag at dawn." So, Fast AF they became.... AMG ONE: "FK it, gimme Hamilton's W11 motor."

[@Askthedoctor_uganda]

There’s a late 90s Mercedes sl 73 coupe with a 7.3litre engine

[@fairytail]

It’s the other way around, pagani uses Mercedes V12 engine!

[@erraldstyler]

nana, Pagani put a Mercedes engine in their cars.

[@HUMANBACQN]

Sometimes building rowdy cars is enough to recreate that feeling that nose candy gives

[@sawnmiwe1460]

They should take it again

[@Jeffrey-iq7op]

My kind of engineers.

[@koolumar101]

Wait till this dude finds out about CL65 & S65 amg 😂

[@adityasundar324]

As a kid, Audi was my favorite automobile brand as they created some of the best cars in the industry. Unfortunately, that's not the case anymore.

[@James-cs2wi]

They shut the mental asylum down after that😊😊😅😅

[@HhddGufif]

Stop falling for the marketing. If the rolling resistance is low enough you can pull the plane with a moped

[@nish9698]

A 1000 is a 1000 though, isn’t it ?

[@hoodman420]

Took 8 people to pull a plane, we do it every year at Fed Ex.

[@cdiddy1993]

Or even a mopar

[@HhddGufif]

​@@nish9698no. This is a question of grip vs rolling resistance. The engine doesn't even matter

[@nish9698]

@@HhddGufif that’s true, what I’m saying is that a 1000 nm is ridiculous no matter how you put it, I’m not ever ending up in a situation where i have to pull an airplane with my suv

[@Patches131]

Got the A6 4f with the 4.2 V8 and i love it 😂

[@markcaldwell2831]

"Nose candy" i like that. That made my day.

[@zerozero8829]

Eddie hall pulled that plane so 99% sure any car could pull it

[@morpheus2615]

I am pretty sure most liter sport bikes could also do it.

[@gareth6652]

I think my hyundai Getz would shit itself so idk😂😂

[@skylined5534]

He pulled a 30 tonne plane? And no trickery was involved? I don't think so, Tim.

[@CommittingComments]

@@skylined5534It has wheels, and rolling friction is substantially lower than sliding friction. Furthermore, the weight is spread across the massive plane, so both the density and downward pressure of the plane at any given point is lower.

[@dukchiken4763]

@@skylined5534its a literal strongman event smart guy

[@gyorgykoncz997]

Btw they put that 5.2 v10 Audi engine into a Lamborghini

[@Valentin359]

Nope. Lambo and audi V10 of that era is different engines. 1st v10 was created for gallardo and had displacement of 5.0 l, and it was proprietary for lambo and then r8. Later it was upgraded to 5.2. In same time with that update, audi createt their own v10 for s6/rs6 C6 and s8 D3, but based it on existing audi 4.2 v8, and thats why lambo and audi v10s had different bore spacing. Oil and cooling systems completely different, same as internals like crankshaft. Major parts between them are not interchangeable.

[@ranveerjadhav6191]

Bmw as well. Remember the e60 exists

[@thelglking5394]

Yea it’s even crazier because the v10 in the E60 came from an F1 car 😭

[@Midg-td3ty]

This was a great time.. The Biturbo V10 is still the RS6 I want to have. From all the years this one stole my heart.

[@Natogoon]

The S8 from that generation is my dream car Saving up rn

[@Mi2ey]

Loool dude that airplane is way more than 30 tons 😂

[@oneradmofo7624]

Add another 20 tons and it'll be right

[@Dog_in_tree]

And I'm sure my corolla could pull it just as easily.

[@skylined5534]

​@@Dog_in_tree Lol.

[@skylined5534]

The lightest version of the Sukhoi SuperJet 1000 is 24500kg of a little over 24 metric tonnes. So depending on the version it easily be around the 30 tonne mark.

[@Dog_in_tree]

@@skylined5534 it doesn't take much force to move a plane across a runway. A man can push 4,000lb SUV across a flat road by rotating the wheel with 1 finger. It's not just about weight.

[@Tungstencub3]

Volkswagen: and you aint gon act like i pulled a LITERAL FUCKING BOING 747!?

[@Ginx-pe4si]

Good blow, not too cut up...is amazing

[@charlesdouglas4613]

Those engineers deserve the greatest bonuses of all time!;❤😂

[@nairbvel]

We lived in Belgium in the 1980s and Dad bought a used Audi 80... with a manual transmission. I quickly picked up the nickname "Captain Whiplash," plus we drove that car on multiple long trips, sometimes returning home with so many souvenirs & other stuff that we bottomed out the suspension. 3 years later, when we returned Stateside, Dad sold the car to one of the US Marines at the embassy -- the car's 3rd owner, who we were told sold the still ready-to-roll, fully functional, "give it to me and I'll do it" little Audi 80 to its 4th owner a couple of years later. Most forgiving, most trustworthy vehicle my family ever owned.

[@GRZNGT]

Same people who put 4x4 into an estate body in the early 80s

[@eduardosanchez7827]

That was when car enthusiasts got hired at big car companies. Please bring them back!

[@erkhanfedorov2003]

audi just know how to make a car enthusiast happy

[@RAMMSTEIN4HIMMER]

2007-2010 qualifies as "the late 2000's"?... I'm in pain, and I'm not even that old.

[@philtorrez4198]

Now THAT is a proper gator tail.

[@OneIdeaTooMany]

Just remember that in the late 2000's, Audi also started developing the 2.0T engine... An engine which for many years had numerous issues.

[@arthurdent6256]

This is a car John Wick would drive to his dentist.

[@setaripantheon8801]

The Audi Q7 V12 Disel is a Dream Car and a mastery of engineering and automobiles!!!!❤❤❤

[@ondrakrek6551]

" hun we need a family car ! " " fuuuuuuuuuuuck, ok im on it " :D

[@snooqzz1289]

bro that s8+ is the stuff dreams are made of

[@VykronianF1]

Should’ve kept the nose candy!

[@lorangajapp8086]

Not a sweat maybe..Transmission on the other hand....

[@Dormazain]

That sounds like the most reasonable SUV I've ever heard of, better times.

[@efthimios]

lol I loved the narrating “they were on more drugs “ 😊😂😂😂

[@epicwhat001]

as an older man I wanna go back in time and buy one of those.

[@alexanderjones8115]

Sounds like the hired Americans who don't understand the meaning of overkill.

[@patrickpreston8424]

Bring it back. I loved driving the A8 with the v10 on the autobahns. Flew like a bat out of hell.

[@thatsmeinthepic]

Had the privilege of driving one of those S8 V10s. Got her up to 273kph 169mph and there wasn’t a hint of a rattle or lack of stability, just more wind noise.

[@niviuk8335]

Go back to the early 80s and you'll experience the same: Audi engineers have always been a special breed. My father is one of them :-)

[@starlordpro2077]

my fav audi is the R8 e-tron 2010. such a nice quick car~

[@nevertrustyoutubeandthegov]

They did good job bring back the engine and manual gearbkx

[@mik4mik4]

I wish we still lived in that timeline. The time before dieselgate. When everyone put big engines in normal cars.

[@LattManthier]

That 2.7l biturbo was pretty legit too. should have came stock with the ko4s though

[@-_YuvrajSingh_-]

Audi with the R9: *snorts* here comes the V12 with quad turbo

[@mfa2471]

They sounded awesome

[@Chameleo_official]

Bring this time back pls

[@kevnor7909]

Considering Volkswagen owns Audi and Lamborghini, manufacturing the engine and most parts of them, they just released (in a very limited batch and only for the richest people with no limit) a couple of them.. every premium car company is doing it, so what does that have to do with taking substances?

[@evoking12345]

Tbh dad had the v10 rs6 too and i liked it, he never used it but damn it was awesome. Expensive maintenance though; naturally

[@fredthegraycatt]

I had an AUDI back in the late 80's early 90's. That thing was an absolute cruiser. Solid. Nice piece of engineering. But, you needed to get rid of that thing before it needed ANY kind of service.

[@GreenvilleMadness]

My dad has the generation after, the D4. Even with the 4.0 twin turbo V8, it still can push crazy numbers, my dad does under 4 seconds STOCK.

[@redgamercze6576]

The realest sleeper build