{{More citations needed|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox engine |name=Audi RC8 2.0 TFSI |image= |manufacturer=[[Audi Sport GmbH]] |production=2019-2020 (DTM) |configuration=[[Inline-4]] cylinder |displacement={{convert|2.0|L|cuin|0|lk=on|abbr=off}} |bore= {{convert|86|-|90|mm|in|2|lk=on|abbr=on}} |stroke=Free but typically approximately between {{Convert|86|-|90|mm|in|2|lk=on|abbr=on}} |length={{convert|600|mm|in|2|lk=on|abbr=on}} |width={{convert|697|mm|in|2|lk=on|abbr=on}} |height={{convert|693|mm|in|2|lk=on|abbr=on}} |block=Die cast steel or aluminium alloy. Machining process from a solid is not permitted |head=Die cast steel or aluminium alloy |valvetrain=[[DOHC]] 16-valve (four-valves per cylinder) |turbocharger=Single-[[Turbocharged petrol engines|turbocharge]]d by [[Garrett Advancing Motion]] with {{convert|3.5|bar|psi|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} of turbo boost pressure |compression= 15:1 |power={{Convert|610|+|30|hp|kW|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} (2019) later {{Convert|580|+|60|hp|kW|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} (2020-present)<ref>{{cite web|title=DTM-Hersteller einig: Push-to-pass 2020 doppelt so stark, mehr Freiheit bei DRS|url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/dtm/news/dtm-hersteller-einig-push-to-pass-2020-doppelt-so-stark-mehr-freiheit-bei-drs-19122601/|language=de|last=Haidinger|first=Sven|work=motorsport-total.com|publisher=Motorsport Total GmbH|date=26 December 2019|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> including push-to-pass |torque=Approx. {{convert|650|Nm|ftlbf|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} @ 9,000 rpm |coolingsystem=Single mechanical water pump feeding a single-sided cooling system |weight={{Convert|187|lb|kg|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} including turbocharger |fuelsystem=Bosch HDEV6 {{convert|350|bar|psi|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} central high-pressure gasoline direct fuel injection. One direct injector per cylinder fed by an engine-driven high-pressure fuel pump |management=[[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]] Motronic MS 7.4 |fueltype=[[Aral AG|Aral Ultimate]] 102 RON unleaded racing [[gasoline]] |oilsystem=[[Dry sump]]. [[Castrol]] EDGE SUPERCAR and [[TotalEnergies|Total]] Quartz (WRT) |predecessor=Audi DTM V8 |successor= }} [[File:Nico_Muller_2019_DTM_Hockenheim_(May)_FP1_2.jpg|thumb|Audi RS5 Turbo DTM]] The '''Audi RC8 2.0 TFSI''' is a prototype four-stroke 2.0-litre single-[[turbocharger|turbocharge]]d [[inline-four engine|inline-4]] [[Gasoline engine|gasoline racing engine]], developed and produced by [[Audi Sport GmbH]] for [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]]. The RC8 2.0 TFSI engine is full custom-built but partially borrows the cylinder blocks from [[List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines#2.0 R4 16v TSI/TFSI (EA888)|Volkswagen-Audi EA888 2.0 R4 16v TSI/TFSI]] road car engine which had a same displacement. Audi RC8 2.0 TFSI was shakedown on 15 November 2018 and later made public unveil on 20 March 2019 after more engine dyno test.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.audi.com/en/experience-audi/audi-sport/audi-racing/dtm/story-dtm-turbo.html|title=Progress through Turbo|work=[[Audi Sport GmbH]]|date=20 March 2019|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827135353/https://www.audi.com/en/experience-audi/audi-sport/audi-racing/dtm/story-dtm-turbo.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Audi RC8 TFSI is the first-ever turbocharged DTM engine to date, replacing the aging Audi DTM V8 engine after nineteen-years of service which conform the "[[Class 1 Touring Cars|Class 1]]" regulations that shared with Japanese [[Super GT]] under '''Nippon Race Engine (NRE)''' formula.
The RC8 2.0 TFSI engine also featuring push-to-pass system which produces {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} later {{convert|60|hp|kW|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} for more overtaking manoeuvre improvement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.turnology.com/news/2019-audi-dtm-engine-lightweight-640-hp-turbo-four-cylinder/|title=2019 Audi DTM Engine: Lightweight, 640-HP Turbo Four-Cylinder|last=Parry|first=Tommy|date=2019-03-28|website=Turnology|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-29}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Applications== *[[Audi RS5 Turbo DTM]] *[[Audi RS Q e-tron]] (generator)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.audi.com/en/experience-audi/audi-sport.html Audi Sport Official Website]
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