09-03-2007, 04:10 AM
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Audi R8 engine fire
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09-03-2007, 06:02 AM
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wow, serious engine failure.
Audis fault because of bad engines or do we know what happend?
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09-03-2007, 06:16 AM
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Maybe the Lambo curse is spreading to Audi's R8 (being that it's so close to one).
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09-03-2007, 08:21 AM
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http://www.r8talk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1113
they say that the problem was with the hydraulic transmission, causing the fire. Software update should avoid this happening again.
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09-03-2007, 09:37 AM
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Interesting... how can a software update avoid a fire? Was it because the transmission was heating up too much and a software update would shut it down? That would mean the transmission has a design flaw as a car which just stops working kinda sucks...
I would have understood if it was a leaky hose or something, and a software update sure can't fix something like that. hmmm
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09-03-2007, 10:05 AM
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i guess the update keeps the pressures down and so no failures with the pipes.
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09-03-2007, 10:28 AM
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i would say a lawsuit could easily come from that and hey could get enough money to get a 911 turbo 
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09-03-2007, 11:39 AM
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:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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09-03-2007, 02:59 PM
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Looks like Audi has really joined the Supercar group, now that it has finally melted to the ground like many Ferrari's and Lambo's 
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