Audi R8 GT was one of the best sports cars available on the market. It combined excellent balance, power-to-weight ratio and last, but not least a beautiful exterior. Now, Audi revealed the R8 GT, which boasts more power, less weight and is significantly faster.
The power unit is the well-known 5.2 liter V10 FSI boosted to 560hp. The weight reduction is extraordinary – R8 GT is nearly 100 (220.46 lb) kilograms lighter, than the original version. (more…)
Audi is showing an uncompromising purist compact sports car with all-electric drive at the first major auto show of 2010. The Detroit showcar Audi e-tron is the name of this 3.93 metre long and 1.78 metre wide but just 1.22 metre tall two-seater; just a few months after the debut of the Audi e-tron at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, this is now the second electric concept vehicle from the brand with the four rings.
Coupled with the Detroit showcar Audi e-tron’s low gross weight of around only 1,350 kilograms, high-torque power units driving the rear wheels guarantee commensurate road performance. Two electric motors with a combined output of 204PS and 2,650 Nm (1954.54 lb-ft) accelerate the coupe with ASF-design aluminium body from 0 to 62mph in just 5.9 seconds. The Audi e-tron accomplishes the sprint from 37mph to 75mph (60 to 120 km/h) in a mere 5.1 seconds. (more…)
Audi brand presented a lightweight A5 Coupe prototype with over 100kg reduced weight. By swapping the steel construction for advanced aluminium and carbon fibre, the new lightweight Audi A5 Coupe prototype offers much better fuel economy, emissions reduction and handling agility. (more…)
Most manufacturers’ cars have grown heavier as the years have gone by. This isn’t true of Audi. Quite the opposite: more than ten years ago the Audi A8 and the Audi A2, with their aluminum bodies, put a stop to this never-ending spiral of increased weight. Since then, Audi has developed this pioneering weight-saving technology more and more. Today ASF (Audi Space Frame), as it is now known, is used for four Audi models: the TT, TT Roadster, R8 and A8. (more…)