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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Audi of America is offering qualified customers who purchase or lease a 2021 Audi e-tron or e-tron Sportback a subscription to Arcadia at no additional charge for up to five years. 2021 Audi e-tron. Audi aims to achieve net CO 2 neutrality globally across the lifecycle of its vehicles by 2050.

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Audi Q8 makes debut in China; 48V mHEV system standard

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The Audi Q8 made its debut at the Audi Brand Summit in Shenzhen, China. The Audi Q8 launches on the European market in the third quarter of 2018 and in the US in the fourth quarter of 2018. Audi offers the adaptive air suspension with controlled damping as an option, with either comfort or sport setup.

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Audi unveils Q8 plug-in hybrid concept full-size SUV; production version in 2018

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Audi presented the Audi Q8 concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2017. The concept full-size SUV is the basis for a production model that Audi will launch on the market in 2018; whether or not the first production version will be a plug-in hybrid has yet to be determined. lb-ft) of torque.

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Audi to begin production of e-tron Sportback in 2019; second new electric model for Brussels

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Audi will begin production of the Audi e-tron Sportback—Audi’s second production electric car—at Audi Brussels (Belgium) in 2019. The Audi e-tron electric SUV—the first electric model—will drive off the assembly line there as of 2018. Earlier post.). miles) (NEDC). —Prof.

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Second-generation Audi A7 Sportback features standard 48V MHEV system with gasoline or diesel engines

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Audi has unveiled the second-generation A7 Sportback, which is the essence of Audi‘s new design language. In the NEDC, the base version of the Audi A7 Sportback 55 TFSI consumes 6.8 To support it, the Audi valvelift system (AVS) adjusts the intake valve opening times and stroke in two stages based on load and engine speed.

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New Audi A7 Sportback features mild-hybrid system as standard; V6s with 48V system

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Audi has unveiled the new A7 Sportback four-door coupe. mph), the four-door coupe can coast in freewheeling mode with the engine deactivated and then restarted comfortably via the BAS. The new Audi A7 Sportback will initially launch with the 3.0 In the NEDC, the base version of the Audi A7 55 TFSI consumes 6.8

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Audi A4 and A5 now available to order as g-tron in Europe; Audi e-gas for 3 years as standard

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Like the A3 Sportback g-tron that is already on the market ( earlier post ), they can run on a choice of the climate-friendly fuel Audi e-gas, conventional CNG (compressed natural gas) or gasoline. mph) (A4 Avant g-tron: 223 km/h (138.6 The g-tron models are especially eco-friendly when running on Audi e-gas. kilogram (1.3

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