New diesel TDv6 Wildcat to compete in March
Diesel Wildcats to enter Tuareg Rally
By Bob Hume, 24th January 2012
The TDv6 Diesel Wildcat was launched earlier this month at the 2012 Autosport International show. It will be manufactured by Plymouth at Qt Services Ltd.
Based on a strengthened Land Rover Defender design, this new addition to the Wildcat range will be fitted with a tuned version of the 3-litre twin-turbo diesel engine from the Discovery 4.
Wildcat TDv6 Diesel engine
Qt Services is the first manufacturer to successfully integrate this new powerplant into a race car. Managing Director, Dave Marsh commented: “This new engine has exceeded our expectations. Delivering 316 HP and 513 lbs/ft of torque, it produces more than enough power to deal with the toughest off road conditions in the world”.
Formed in 1996, Qt is well known in off-road competition and bought the rights of the Widcat off the original developers, Bowler four years ago. They are now the sole manufacturers of the car.
The manufacturers say that the integration of the engine has worked well and will be entering two of them in the Tuareg Rally, which starts in Spain in March.
