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Two weeks ago, Audi released its short video about this years 24 Hours of Le Mans, and now Toyota has put the experience into its own words and pictures. Called The Ultimate Endurance Race, the clip and accompanying press release focus on how hybrid power helped Toyota claim second and fourth places with the TS030 Hybrid in just its second year competing at Le Mans.

There are some brief scenes of the battles had this year, like when Lucas di Grassi in the Toyota almost kissed Allan McNish in the Audi above, but the best part might be when Toyota promises it will be back. Next year, it’s gonna be good. You’ll find the relevant words and the images just below.

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Toyota releases its Le Mans recap, ‘The Ultimate Endurance Race’ originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Audi, Earnings/Financials, Racing

Audi TT RS DTM racecar

Audi TT RS race car – Click above for high-res image gallery

Originally, Audi didn’t plan to send the TT RS over for the U.S.. Thanks to a petition on Facebook, it changed its tune and the car go on sale Stateside sometime in the near future. Once again turning to Facebook, we came across these photos of a TT RS variant we’ll never see in our driveway, regardless of how often we click the “Like” button: a DTM-inspired racer that’s set to debut in the VLN Endurance series.

Audi has teamed with Raeder Motorsports and will run the car during the last two rounds of the Endurance Championship, held at the Nürburgring. The production version of the Audi TT RS is a blast to drive, so we can only imagine the thrills the competition-spec car provides.

Gallery: Audi TT RS DTM Racecar

Audi TT RS DTM Racecar Audi TT RS DTM Racecar front head on Audi TT RS DTM Racecar profile Audi TT RS DTM Racecar three-quarter front wide Audi TT RS DTM Racecar rear three-quarter

[Source: Facebook, OneEightTurbo.com]

Audi TT RS endurance racer looks very serious originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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