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JUNE 12, 2015

Audi has set a new record time on the Sachsenring for cars with a diesel engine. The Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept rounded the 3.6 results of a gasoline-fueled 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The earlier Audi RS 5 TDI concept produced 283 kW (385 hp), with peak torque of 750 N·m (553.2 mph) in just 4.0

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Audi of America officially announced plans today for the arrival in the US of the new A3 family of premium compact cars, with three body styles, five new engines and seven variants including its plug-in hybrid model. Audi first revealed the A3 Sportback e-tron at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Audi is expanding its “ultra” strategy with 11 new models: especially efficient diesel engine versions in the A4, A5 and A6 model lines will be launched in Europe in early 2014. TDI ultra, Audi A5 2.0 TDI ultra, Audi A3 1.6 Top speed km/h (mph). The ultra range from Audi also includes the A3 1.6 A6 Avant 2.0

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MPG Audi Diesel Miles 225

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APRIL 23, 2012

Audi is presenting the Audi A6 L e-tron concept at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. Audi says that with its first e-tron technology study in the luxury class, it is showing what a locally produced New Energy Vehicle from Audi might look like. The basis for this study is the new A6 L, Audi’s bestselling model in China.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Audi TT Roadster. Audi is presenting the new TT Roadster and the TTS Roadster at the Paris Motor Show; the introduction follows the recent introduction of the 3rd-generation TT Coupé. A particular highlight in the third TT generation is the Audi virtual cockpit. Audi Model. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) With the 2.0

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Audi MPG Diesel Engine 231

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Audi's A8 L may be a big vehicle, but with one of Audi's famed TDI engines under the hood, you know it's unlikely to drink fuel like a big vehicle. Despite the performance on offer--60 mph will flash by in only 6.4 That TDI engine is a 3.0-liter liter V-6, developing 240 horsepower and a chunky 406 pounds-feet of torque.

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JANUARY 8, 2015

Further emphasizing its push towards production-ready piloted driving, Audi is showcasing a piloted driving version of its prologue concept hybrid—unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2014—at 2015 CES. ft) enable the Audi prologue piloted driving to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 Click to enlarge.

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Audi Concept Las Vegas San Francisco 150

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MAY 9, 2015

At the Wörthersee festival, Audi is showcasing the Audi TT clubsport turbo technology concept equipped with a new 2.5 The 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 is powered by an aluminum 5.8-liter Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi Board Member for Technical Development. lb-ft), with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 —Prof.

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Audi Engine Shelby Power 150

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JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Audi Concept Detroit Fuel 150

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. Audi has several development models already on the road. Audi's MLB.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Audi extended its range of natural-gas-fueled g-tron models just a few weeks ago ( earlier post ) with the new A4 Avant g-tron and A5 Sportback g-tron. The A3 Sportback g-tron has been on the market since 2014. TFSI engine operating according to the efficient, Audi-optimized B-cycle (Budack-cycle, earlier post ) combustion principle.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 26, 2013

At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype. It''s been a good week for electric vehicles in motor sport.

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BBC MPH Hybrid Racing Electric Cars 96

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The XL1 has a top speed (electronically controlled) of 160 km/h (99 mph); cruising at a constant 100 km/h the XL1 uses only 8.3 Volkswagen has already produced 50 units at its plant in Osnabrück; the other 200 will be produced and delivered in spring 2014. In all-electric mode, the XL1 requires less than 0.1 kWh to cover more than 0.6

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Price Carbon Fiber Li-ion Polymer 277

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APRIL 15, 2009

Audi has rolled out its new generation Q7 performance SUV with lower fuel consumption and emissions. The Audi Q7 is available with six direct injection engines, two of them gasoline-powered and four diesel engines, including the world’s most powerful diesel SUV, the Audi Q7 V12 TDI. The optionally available 3.0 liters (0.05

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Audi SUV Emissions Fuel 150

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Volkswagen launched the first production dual clutch transmission in 2003 as the Volkswagen 6-speed DSG, which was initially used in the Golf R32 and the Audi TT. Heinz Jakob-Neußer, Member of the Board of Management at Volkswagen responsible for the Development Division, referenced the 10-speed DSG at the Vienna Motor Symposium in May 2014.

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MAY 3, 2021

Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. Each Tesla Model S built after October 2014 has a software upgradable to ADAS as we reported recently. DOT, NHTSA and the University of Michigan.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

Audi Sport quattro laserlight concept. Audi will present the Audi Sport quattro laserlight plug-in hybrid concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) from 6 to 10 January in Las Vegas. An Audi wallbox that is used for charging provides for optimal energy transfer. Click to enlarge. l/100 km (94.09 Body and chassis.

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Audi Plug-in Concept MPG 310

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APRIL 3, 2014

The Volkswagen Group has said the Audi A3 e-tron will come to the North American market in 2015; introduction plans and timing for the Golf GTE are as yet unspecified. The Golf GTE and Audi A3 e-tron. In EV mode, maximum speed is 130 km/h (81 mph). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). From a 2013 Volkswagen Group presentation.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Audi A3 Sportback. Audi’s new A3 Sportback features a lightweight design and an initial choice of one diesel (TDI) and two gasoline (TFSI) engines, with two additional diesel engines and one gasoline unit to follow. liter engine accelerates the Audi A3 Sportback from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 10.9 Click to enlarge.

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Audi MPG Plug-in Diesel 281

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

In his remarks before the opening of the Geneva Motora Show in March 2014, Volkswagen Group Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. The Passat GTE leverages the Volkswagen Group’s MQB-based plug-in hybrid powertrain, also seen in the VW Golf GTE and the Audi A3 e-tron. Passat GTE sedan. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Charging 290

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

In Neuberg, Germany, Audi presented the Group’s first all-electric race car: the Audi e-tron FE04 for the Formula E series. The combination of the motor and transmission is the centerpiece of the Audi e-tron FE04. The combination of the motor and transmission is the centerpiece of the Audi e-tron FE04.

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JULY 17, 2014

Audi has built two technology studies with the “electric biturbo” technology it is developing ( earlier post ): the Audi A6 TDI concept is equipped with a new 3.0 a single turbo with supplementary electric compressor), while the Audi RS 5 TDI concept with a 3.0 mph) in sixth gear is reduced from 13.7 Click to enlarge.

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Audi Volt Exhaust Production 338

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

In his remarks before the opening of the Geneva Motora Show in March 2014, Volkswagen Group Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. The Passat GTE leverages the Volkswagen Group’s MQB-based plug-in hybrid powertrain, also seen in the VW Golf GTE and the Audi A3 e-tron. Passat GTE sedan. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 29, 2013

liter TSI four-cylinder engine in the 2014 Jetta and Passat, followed by the 2014 Beetle. In a presentation at Volkswagen of America’s 2014 line drive in St. now goes from 0 to 60 mph in a manufacturer estimated 7.3 The 2014 Jetta. For 2014, the torsion-beam rear suspension that was fitted to the 2.0L

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2014 Engine Exhaust Fuel Economy 331

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JUNE 29, 2011

One of the goals of Volkswagen AG is to launch numerous plug-in hybrid cars on the market in the years 2013/2014. Top speed of the car is 170 km/h (106 mph); the Volkswagen accelerates to 100 km/h in under 12 seconds. When operated in pure electric mode, the Golf Variant twïnDRIVE can reach a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph).

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Plug-in Fleet Plug Hybrid 210

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AUGUST 28, 2009

Audi will unveil three new vehicles at Frankfurt’s International Motor Show (IAA): the efficient A3 1.2 Audi A3 and A3 Sportback 1.2 Downsizing is a key element of Audi’s efficiency strategy. TFSI from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 11.1 Audi debuted the 3.0 TFSI, the low-emission A4 3.0 TDI clean diesel quattro.

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Audi MPH Diesel MPG 170

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

The Jetta is Volkswagen’s current best selling car in the US; total 2014 Jetta sales through September were 115,055 units, or 42.5% liter diesels currently fitted in Audi and Volkswagen TDI Clean Diesel models. 2014 Jetta TDI. On the road at 45 mph, however, that difference disappears: both the Jetta TDI and the 1.8L

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2015 Diesel Power Powered 262

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Venturi Automobiles announced a joint venture with award-winning actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio to enter a team in the new FIA Formula E Championship—the first fully-electric race series beginning in September 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen-brand cars as an option: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat. Accordingly, Volkswagen of America (VoA) diesel sales to date in 2014 represent slightly north of 23% of all Volkswagen of America sales. The 2014 Cruze Diesel.

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Diesel Fuel Economy MPG Economy 311

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MARCH 13, 2014

Currently on-sale in Germany, the e-Golf will be launched in late 2014 or early 2015 in the US. The e-Golf accelerates from 0 - 25 mph (40 km/h) in 4.2 seconds and from 0-60 mph in approximately 10.4 Top speed is electronically limited to 87 mph (140 km/h). seconds and on to 135 mph (217 km/h). Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The vehicle can operate on the electric motor alone at speeds of up to 50 km/h (31 mph), which reduces fuel consumption in city driving. This is even possible at higher speeds—in the later production version up to about 160 km/h (99 mph)—and therefore in freeway driving as well. All-electric drive mode. This car is already being sold.

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Hybrid Emissions Fuel Convert 150

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AUGUST 30, 2009

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. ”. Chevrolet is a global value leader. Buick will focus on North America and China.

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