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Audi Adds Start-Stop System, On-Board Computer with Efficiency Program; Targeting 20% Drop in Fuel Consumption by 2012

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Audi start-stop system display. Beginning in the second quarter of 2009, Audi will add a start-stop system and an on-board computer with an efficiency program to what it calls its modular efficiency platform. Audi also employs a number of measures to minimize driving resistance and optimize aerodynamics. Click to enlarge.

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Audi A5 Cabriolet road test

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Audi’s A5 coupe was launched in 2007 to take on the likes of the BMW 3-Series Coupe and Mercedes-Benz CLK. Two years on, Audi has added a Cabriolet variant to the A5 line-up, with the intention that it will replace the outgoing A4 Cabrio. Audi A5 Cabriolet lease prices Audi A5 Cabriolet new and nearly new cars.

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Audi targets 20 per cent cut in fuel consumption

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Audi aims to lower the fuel consumption of its model range by 20 per cent by 2012 compared to the 2007 level by implementing a number of new technologies. These technologies will complement an energy recovery system which is already standard on several Audi models. It is already included as standard equipment with the Audi A3 1.4

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Establishing dealer network.

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