The world's only supercar with a diesel engine.

The letters TDI (Turbocharged Direct Injection Diesel) are displayed on the backdrop of Audi's concept supercar.

The idea of ​​a diesel-powered supercar seems unbelievable, even bizarre. But Audi did just that more than 10 years ago, although the supercar was only a concept and not commercially produced.

According to a story published in Motor One, from 2010 to 2013, Audi developed a supercar internally codenamed Skorpion, which means scorpion in German.

The car's exterior design also closely resembles a giant scorpion, with aerodynamic curves throughout the exterior.

Most notably, the car is equipped with a 6.0L twin-turbo V12 diesel engine producing 493 horsepower.

Through a 6-speed manual transmission, the TDI diesel engine delivers power to Audi's renowned Quattro all-wheel drive system.

This powertrain configuration allows the Skorpion to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds, and the supercar can reach a top speed of 300 km/h.

The world's only diesel-powered supercar is housed in the August Horch Museum in Zwickau, Germany.

TDI is a term used by the Volkswagen Group (the parent company of Audi) for a line of turbocharged direct-injection diesel engines.

Audi may have wanted to make a breakthrough in diesel engine technology at the time, when diesel engines were becoming smaller and more common in passenger cars.

Audi must have been serious about launching the Skorpion at some point in 2013, as a German magazine reported in April 2013 that the car would be entering mass production.

Rumors suggest that Audi plans to produce only 333 units, using a monocoque chassis platform made of carbon fiber reinforced with a honeycomb aluminum structure.

However, that never materialized when the German brand quietly canceled this exciting project.

Currently, the only supercar equipped with a diesel engine is still on display as a concept version at the August Horch Museum in Zwickau, Germany.

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