Test report by CoMod Mike... on the Audi R10 TDI
(27261/30446)
Test environment: Club track (wood)
27 m track length; 12-volt track voltage (14.8 volts is too high!), Non-magnetic wires (therefore no magnetic effect), wooden track: High demands on concentricity and chassis geometry
. Vehicle setup:
OOTB (with both magnets); tires sanded down after the OOTB test.
1. Appearance:
- The design was executed very nicely despite the space constraints typical of LMP models.
- The car appears slightly high off the track.
However, comparisons with original images show that the sidewall on the original is comparably high!
2. Technical aspects:
- Body: 23 g; total weight: 104 g
. - The Audi’s ground clearance is sufficient and still leaves room for tire skidding.
- Of course, the R10 also uses the new engine/rear axle module. This makes maintenance very easy. You only have to loosen one screw… and changing tires, breaking in tires, and oiling the engine… are all quick and easy to do. An advantage not just for quick pit stops during endurance races!
3
. Build Quality: -
Clean printing
4
. Handling:
- 8.6 sec
- 8.3 sec after tire lapping -
Runs very smoothly without any modifications. The car handles sufficiently smoothly and very quietly out of the box on the hard wooden track. Tire grinding therefore only resulted in a slight improvement in cornering.—
Grip on the wooden track is very good despite the lack of magnetic effect.—
No tilting due to the car’s typical dimensions. Thanks to its low center of gravity, the Audi handles corners very well. Only the unmodified tires cause slight “bouncing” in the turns.
- This slight drifting in the turns is
accentuated by thehard tire edges, which are true to the model ; however, this can be
significantly reduced by sanding and rounding off the rear tires. The R10 thus demonstrates wood-track suitability comparable to that of the BMW Z4 and promises plenty of driving fun even for the most discerning slot car enthusiast!
CoMod Mike...
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by CoMod JörgW on the Audi R10 TDI
(27261/30446)
Audi R10...the legend continues.
After Audi first claimed victory in 2000 with the Audi R8—which looks very similar to the Audi R10 presented here—the company with the rings in its grille has been on a winning streak ever since. Isn’t that right? Well, okay... in 2003, a green Audi—which was allowed to call itself a Bentley—won the race. After that, however, the internal “Bentley Boys” experiment came to an end, and Audi once again claimed the top spot on the podium under its own banner.
Carrera
It had even included the Audi R8R in its lineup—in the 199 version, which had not yet achieved success—as a counterpart to the then-victorious BMW V-12 LMR. This tradition continues in 2008 in both scales, each featuring two different vehicles in two versions apiece.
The new Audi R10 from theEvolution - or DIGITAL 132
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series looks well-proportioned and is finely detailed right down to the flexible, shatterproof antenna. In direct comparison, the 1999 Audi R8R model still looks rather clunky. Nevertheless, the new Audi R10 is not a display model meant just for looking at; rather, it was designed for racing and play. The letters of the drivers’ names, which are approximately 1 mm tall, are crisply printed and easily legible. The rest of the printing is also abrasion-resistant.
The tires look great in the wheel wells, but could use a little more grip during operation—even without magnets. The tires on the newCarrera
VW Go
lfs...well, just the rubber compound, of course...that would be nice. The ground clearance appears to be slightly higher than on the original, but this in no way detracts from the very good overall visual impression.
The test model had absolutely no technical issues. Tires, axles, center keel, sliders… everything was manufactured precisely and without any problems. When driven with a full set of magnets, right out of the box, the vehicle was very quiet, fast, and very stable to maneuver.
Acceleration and driving fun with great drifts come into play when you remove the magnets proportionally—to get used to the vehicle and your own driving skills. When drifting on the inside lane of Turn 1, you sometimes find yourself wishing for a slightly greater angle of rotation for the guide keel. Dremel and the like., or a file, can easily fulfill this wish. Just be sure to proceed in very small steps… once it’s gone, it’s gone.
For me, the Audi R10 isn’t exactly a surprise guest at the party, but rather an old friend in a new guise—one you’re always happy to spend time with. In addition to the Porsche Spyder, the GT cars from the current lineup also make for great playmates.
CoMod JörgW
(27261/30446)
Test environment: Club track (wood)
27 m track length; 12-volt track voltage (14.8 volts is too high!), Non-magnetic wires (therefore no magnetic effect), wooden track: High demands on concentricity and chassis geometry
. Vehicle setup:
OOTB (with both magnets); tires sanded down after the OOTB test.
1. Appearance:
- The design was executed very nicely despite the space constraints typical of LMP models.
- The car appears slightly high off the track.
However, comparisons with original images show that the sidewall on the original is comparably high!
2. Technical aspects:
- Body: 23 g; total weight: 104 g
. - The Audi’s ground clearance is sufficient and still leaves room for tire skidding.
- Of course, the R10 also uses the new engine/rear axle module. This makes maintenance very easy. You only have to loosen one screw… and changing tires, breaking in tires, and oiling the engine… are all quick and easy to do. An advantage not just for quick pit stops during endurance races!
3
. Build Quality: -
Clean printing
4
. Handling:
- 8.6 sec
- 8.3 sec after tire lapping -
Runs very smoothly without any modifications. The car handles sufficiently smoothly and very quietly out of the box on the hard wooden track. Tire grinding therefore only resulted in a slight improvement in cornering.—
Grip on the wooden track is very good despite the lack of magnetic effect.—
No tilting due to the car’s typical dimensions. Thanks to its low center of gravity, the Audi handles corners very well. Only the unmodified tires cause slight “bouncing” in the turns.
- This slight drifting in the turns is
accentuated by thehard tire edges, which are true to the model ; however, this can be
significantly reduced by sanding and rounding off the rear tires. The R10 thus demonstrates wood-track suitability comparable to that of the BMW Z4 and promises plenty of driving fun even for the most discerning slot car enthusiast!
CoMod Mike...
---------------------------------------------------------------------Review
by CoMod JörgW on the Audi R10 TDI
(27261/30446)
Audi R10...the legend continues.
After Audi first claimed victory in 2000 with the Audi R8—which looks very similar to the Audi R10 presented here—the company with the rings in its grille has been on a winning streak ever since. Isn’t that right? Well, okay... in 2003, a green Audi—which was allowed to call itself a Bentley—won the race. After that, however, the internal “Bentley Boys” experiment came to an end, and Audi once again claimed the top spot on the podium under its own banner.
The new Audi R10 from the
The tires look great in the wheel wells, but could use a little more grip during operation—even without magnets. The tires on the new
The test model had absolutely no technical issues. Tires, axles, center keel, sliders… everything was manufactured precisely and without any problems. When driven with a full set of magnets, right out of the box, the vehicle was very quiet, fast, and very stable to maneuver.
Acceleration and driving fun with great drifts come into play when you remove the magnets proportionally—to get used to the vehicle and your own driving skills. When drifting on the inside lane of Turn 1, you sometimes find yourself wishing for a slightly greater angle of rotation for the guide keel. Dremel and the like., or a file, can easily fulfill this wish. Just be sure to proceed in very small steps… once it’s gone, it’s gone.
For me, the Audi R10 isn’t exactly a surprise guest at the party, but rather an old friend in a new guise—one you’re always happy to spend time with. In addition to the Porsche Spyder, the GT cars from the current lineup also make for great playmates.
CoMod JörgW
