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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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Bosch Analysis Finds US Light Duty Diesels Had a Consumer Take Rate of About 30% in 2009 When Both Diesel and Gasoline Engines Offered

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Bosch’s analysis of Polk data shows the average percentage of registrations for cars with clean diesel engines were: Audi A3 TDI: 20%. Audi Q7 TDI: 30%. Tags: Brief. An analysis by Bosch, using new car registration data provided by R.L Polk & Co., BMW 335d: 8%. BMW X5 xDrive x35d: 17%. Mercedes-Benz GL 350 BlueTEC: 18%.

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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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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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Mitsubishi Uses SABIC Noryl GTX Resin for RVR Front Fenders

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The RVR is the second fender from the Mitsubishi/SABIC Innovative Plastics relationship, which first gave consumers the Delica D:5 minivan in 2007, also sporting front fenders molded from Noryl GTX resin. Tags: Brief.

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Study Assesses Product Attribute Trade-offs and Technological Progress; Meeting Proposed Obama Fuel Economy Standards Will Require Downsizing and Change in Fleet Mix

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Firms such as Audi, Toyota, Honda and Subaru have made large gains relative to US manufacturers. Tags: Fuel Efficiency. However, a further cut of the data suggests that this is not the case.While across the entire sample, GMC and Ford are among the best in terms of fuel efficiency, over time their relative positions have diminished.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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Fritz Henderson, GM’s President and CEO: “ We had a couple of Audi and BMW customers sit in an Equinox and say ‘this vehicle should be priced well above what it is’—Chevrolet should blow people away for what they get for their money. ”. Tags: Fuel Cells Fuel Efficiency Perspective Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers.

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