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Downsized 4.0 TFSI for Audi S8 cuts fuel consumption 23% compared to predecessor; cylinder deactivation and start-stop

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TFSI twin turbo V8 for the upcoming Audi top-of-the-line S8 ( earlier post ), due on market in early summer 2012, develops 382 kW (520 hp), while consuming 10.2 liters per 100 km (23 mpg US), the Audi S8 is significantly more fuel efficient than its competitors, according to Audi. TFSI start-stop and cylinder deactivation.

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Porsche takes top two spots at Le Mans, Audi third

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Audi still made the podium; defending race winners Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer were third (393 laps) in the Nº 7 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro. Lotterer in the Nº 7 Audi R18 e-tron quattro produced the fastest race lap in 3:17.476 on lap 337. The first and second place finishers.

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Pierburg GmbH electric compressor for turbos

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Pierburg GmbH, part of the KSPG Group, has developed an electric compressor for spontaneously boosting the charge pressure of engines fitted with an exhaust-gas turbocharger. This component allows pressure to be increased regardless of the exhaust-gas energy availability.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

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Engineers thought it might be a good idea to add all-wheel drive to the MN12, at a time when the only companies doing so for passenger cars were bit players Subaru and Audi. The only other major difference was the placement of the gas tank, which was slightly relocated for Mark VIII usage. But the Mark VIII would be different, special.

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Calls for an international 48V electrical standard for vehicles; looming WLTP implementation

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This means that in addition the power demand is more difficult to achieve with engine downsizing and transmission down-speeding alone. The WLTP is significantly more dynamic with faster acceleration rates. —Paul Bloore, product validation manager for CPT’s hybrid product group. Click to enlarge. The conference. Earlier post.).

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Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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Eaton said that a series of process improvements and new engine valve product designs will help engine manufacturers address issues related to engine downsizing to achieve better fuel economy and reduced emissions. The 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid SUV features an Audi 3.0L Audi will replace the 3.6-liter liter V-6 and the 4.2-liter

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Audi Introducing Three New Models at Frankfurt Show; New 1.2L A3, 3.0L TDI A4, and S5 Sportback

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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. Audi debuted the 3.0 Audi injects AdBlue upstream of a DeNOx converter, where NO x is catalytically reduced.

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