This guy swapped a 1.2 TDI into an Audi A8

"cuts_off_prius" (cutsoffprius)
08/22/2016 at 01:28 • Filed to: None

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I’ll copy and paste an overview:

Current setup and best results of this car:

- 1.2 TDI with 120 hp and 285 NM

- 1749V garret turbo

- Big intercooler

- 6 speed manual front wheel drive gearbox

- Weigth 1470 kg with full tank

- Yamaha R1000 radiator no fan

- power steering

- 205/70R15 tires

- smooth underside

- Grill block

- A4 B6 front brakes and suspension components

- Weight of the car 1470 kg with full tank

Best fuel consumption

3.92 L/100 km

59.97 mpg (US)

71.97 mpg (Imp)

80% at 100 km/h speed

15% at 90 km/h

and 5% in the city

cars onboard computers avg speed was 88km/h.

Acceleration 60-120 km/h -> 10.5 seconds

Power to weight ratio concerns? Not as bad as big SUVs.

DISCUSSION (18)

Hoccy > cuts_off_prius
08/22/2016 at 01:37

This is what we need to lower our consumption, not adding heavy batteries and electrical engines.

Until hydrogen is available on a larger scale, that is.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > cuts_off_prius
08/22/2016 at 02:04

Some other guy did a similar thing:

http://www.wardtro.de/html/3l_audi.h…

Also he re-used some parts:

http://www.wardtro.de/html/lupo_v8.h…

He also cut down a 3L engine(3 cylinder) to a 2L(2 cylinder) for better fuel consumption:

http://www.wardtro.de/html/2l_lupo.h…

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > cuts_off_prius
08/22/2016 at 02:16

Or you could just buy a Prius, but heck, why not hack together a VW parts bin special?

cuts_off_prius > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
08/22/2016 at 02:20

Nice finds! And what makes the A8 really suitable for this is its lightweight chassis for its size. Think I read about some parts of the body/chassis being aluminum.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > cuts_off_prius
08/22/2016 at 02:25

Yes it is, this generation of A8 was to first of its class to feature an all aluminium space frame, making it way lighter than a comparable 7 series or S-class.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > cuts_off_prius
08/22/2016 at 02:52

Wow, that’s impressive. Imo also kinda stupid because 3 cylinder diesel engines run like shit, that’s the reason a friend bought a 1.6 TDI VW Polo instead of the facelifted version where the popular 1.6 was replaced with the 1.4 TDI.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > cuts_off_prius
08/22/2016 at 02:57

Looks like they put the leftover engine and lupo shell together.
Now that’s more to my liking

http://www.wardtro.de/html/lupo_v8.h…

[edit] clicked the wrong reply button, but anyway, fun!

TheHondaBro > cuts_off_prius
08/22/2016 at 02:57

If you want a small fuel-efficient engine, why not get a K20?

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
08/22/2016 at 02:58

Looks like they put the leftover engine and lupo shell together.
Now that’s more to my liking

http://www.wardtro.de/html/lupo_v8.h…

Svend > cuts_off_prius
08/22/2016 at 03:41

That’s some work gone into that.

I wonder how it compares to the Ford Mondeo Zetec 1.0EcoBoost 125ps (123bhp)?

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/22/2016 at 04:02

Yes, that indeed is some great parts re-use!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > cuts_off_prius
08/22/2016 at 08:38

If someone asked me to do that conversion to my car id have a stroke.

Opposite Locksmith > Hoccy
08/22/2016 at 09:18

Cars that drive like this would be unbelievably infuriating to anyone but an ecomodder hypermiler

Hoccy > Opposite Locksmith
08/22/2016 at 09:45

So you’ve driven it?

Opposite Locksmith > Hoccy
08/22/2016 at 10:21

No but I read the stats

Schaefft > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
08/22/2016 at 14:15

Wow, that guy lives 10mins from my parents house lol.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Schaefft
08/22/2016 at 14:39

Haha, what a coincidence, I knew about that site since it was linked on a dutch car website a while back, obviously for the fact he swapped a V8 into a Lupo, not the A8 3L.

You should swap engines with Car Guy, so you have world’s most fuel efficient Lincoln MKVIII, and he has world’s fastest Twingo. Haha

Schaefft > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
08/23/2016 at 05:42

Haha, not sure what he’d think about this though.