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Audi Demonstrates the 2016 Flagship A8 Model

2016 Audi A8 Sport Coming with even more power and enhanced features, the 2016 Audi A8 L 4.OT Sport vehicle is ready to rule the over streets. The Audi flagship sedan model offers upgraded 4.0T twin turbo V8 engine that is capable of producing a total of 450 hp (330 kW), while the exterior comes with more muscular front and more distinctive presence. So, let’s check out what this bad boy has to offer.

The exterior, as you can see for yourself, offers a bit lower bumper and more sporty look, while the sides of the sedans enhance that aggressive affair. The new Audi A8 model also offers and 20-inch 5-double spoke wheels and two optional wheel styles.

On the other hand, the interior of the vehicle comes with enhanced comfort features. The standard Executive and Luxury packs offer 22-way Comfort front seats, covered with Valcona leather with diamond stitching. In fact, the front seats also include massage functions. I am not sure if this is a good idea, provided that this is a performance-oriented machine. However, it’s up to the driver how and when to use it. Further additions include panoramic sunroof and acoustic glazing on the windows.

2016 Audi A8 Sport

And the technological features include Audi Driver Assistance Functions suite that contains Pre Sence Rear, Audi Heat-Up Display, Adaptive Cruise Control and Stop&Go.

Prices start from $90,500.

So, what do you think of the latest A8 L 4.0T Sport?

Source: Audi

October 27, 2015

Audi Sport TT Cup Will Come With a Touch of Winter

Audi Sport TT Cup is held in Summer’s hottest month, but this didn’t scare the winter champions to give it a try

Audi Sport TT Cup and especially its third race weekend will come with fresh winter touch. No, the event will not take place at some special mountain place. The ski superstars Felix Neureuthor (D), Marcel Hirscher (A) and Aksel Lund Svindal (N) will be on the grid at Spielberg, Austria on August 1 and 2. So, who are the winter champions and is the ski challenge the only one in their sport life. Let’s check out.

As you may know, Hirscher is currently the world’s best ski racer. For the last four years the Australian won the overall World Cup and numerous victories in the giant slalom and other slalom events. But the young champion, who is only 26 years old is also a big fan of the motor race world. He even contested a regularity race at the Red Bull Ring with Audi RS 5. At this event Hirscher had to chase a time, set in advance.

2015-Audi-Sport-TT-Cup-event

On the other hand, Neureuther has impatiently awaited the del with Hirsher for a long time now. Since the beginning of 2015, the son of ski legends Rosi Mittermaier and Christian Neureuther decided to try out some motorsport experiences. As you know, during the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Kitzbühel the 31-year-old-champion sat behind the wheel of DTM star Mattias Ekström’s Audi S1 EKS RX quattro and proved his racing abilities in a nicely done practice session.

And the last of the trio, Svindal is the high-speed ski racer specialist. The 32-year-old Norwegian super star is a downhill master and throughout his 14 years in the world of ski sports, he won several times downhill challenges, twice the downhill World Cup and in 2010 became an Olympic gold medalist in the super G event. Long story short, he is not afraid of high speed. Regardless if he is on the ski track or behind the wheel of some mighty sporty vehicle.

There also will be other guest drivers at the Audi Sport TT Cup, including Rahel Frey (CH) and Doreen Seidel (D). The former Audi DTM driver Rahel Frey contests the ADAC GT Masters and the Audi R8 LMS ultra in the Audi R8 LMS Cup in 2015. The other driver, Doreen Seidel, Playmate of 2008 has already finished on the podium of the guest entrants twice in the Audi Sport TT Cup, held in Nuremberg Norisring.

Source: audi-mediacenter.com

July 20, 2015

Audi Debuts Sport Quattro Laserlight Concept Car At CES In Las Vegas

Audi-Sport-quattro-laserlight-concept-shadow So, remember that mysterious Audi coupé concept that was about to début at NAIAS? Yeah, this has nothing to do with it, although, we did mix them up for a moment. It’s Audi’s other concept that is set to make a world-first appearance at the 2014 CES in Las Vegas (kicks off on the 6th of January) – it’s low, it’s sleek and it has “quattro” in its name.

They’ve also added “laserlight” to the title. Apparently, Audi want to much as much emphasis on their future tech. Headlights as possible. We don’t blame them. Who has lasers on their car and wants to keep quiet about it. Whoa, whoa! Lasers?! It’s not as exciting as it sounds, but yes, Audi are using laser technology for the high-beams to complement the now “démodé” LED matrix that’s been employed. The two inner trapezoidal elements of the dual headlights (nice quattro touch by the way) use laser diodes that are only a few microns in diameter. With their 500 meters of illumination, these laser high-beams have approximately twice the lighting range and three times the luminosity of LED high beam lights.

So when not blinded by the headlights, you’ll notice that it has only two doors and a swept-back C-pillar. It’s low (1,386 mm high) and stout (1,964 mm wide) with a wheel base of no more than 2,784 mm. The remaining 1818 mm of the total length goes to the overhangs (which are short). Most of the car concept is a blend of steel and aluminum, but there’s also a prolific use of CFRP material throughout: the jutted front splitter, the diffuser at the back which runs quite high, the door sills. Even the quattro-ish tail lights are backed by a black CFRP panel.

The total weigh comes down to 1,850 which is pretty good considering that beneath the again CFRP hood you’ll find a V8 bi-turbo engine mated to a powerful electric motor that’s being charged by a pretty big li-ion battery. That’s right, the Audi Sport concept is a parallel hybrid that can run on pure electricity for around 31 miles. The total power output comes to around 700 hp. 560 of those come from the 4.0 TFSI alone. The torque? 800 Nm combined. The stated 94 mpg fuel economy might just be possible with the cylinder on demand (COD) system, which deactivates four cylinders under partial load, and the start-stop system. Put it in sport mode, 0 to 60 should be possible in just 3.7 seconds while the top speed is limited at 190 mph.

Needless to say that such performance requires immense stopping power and grip. The front suspension is comprised of five links per wheel, while the rear suspension is based on the company’s self-tracking trapezoidal link principle. The stiff springs and shocks may brake your back over the occasional pebble, but you’ll forgive them when indulging in high-speed cornering. Carbon-ceramic is, of course, used for the brake disks.

Inside, a driver-oriented approach dictates that the climate controls should be integrated in the air nozzles; a single element is used to control the intensity, temperature and volume of the air stream. The TFT display has its own graphics card for exceptional 3D rendering, an iDrive-type-of-knob gives you control over the new user interface that has a menu structure akin to that of a smart phone.

That’s essentially it. Looks exciting and sounds interesting, but will it have what it takes to pay tribute to the quattro name? More importantly, though, is it ever going to be made?

Source: Audi

January 2, 2014

Audi Sport quattro concept Combines Stunning Looks With 700 Horsepower

Audi Sport quattro concept comes to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Sport Quattro and it will be revealed at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The new model continues grand quattro tradition delivering stunning exterior and 700 hp plug-in hybrid powertrain.

The visual stance of the new Audi model is very powerful. Its foursquare appearance can be attributed to the length of 4,602 millimetres, a width of 1,964 millimetres and a height of just 1,386 millimetres. The wheelbase is of 2,784 millimetres.

Audi Sport quattro concept runs purposefully on 21-inch centre-locking wheels with a five twin-spoke design and this additionally enhances the aggressiveness of the car. In order to pay homage to the quattro models of the early 1980s, the new concept includes angular, flat C-pillars and the rectangular double headlights. The latter feature the groundbreaking Matrix LED technology which is to be used in the Audi A8 model.

Going to the front of the car, it is characterized by the hexagonal single-frame grille with new grille insert. The grille’s lower section is virtually vertical, while the low grille highlights the width of the car.

On the other hand, at the rear one can see a combination of a flat greenhouse and broad shoulders. There is also visible a spoiler at the lower edge of the rear window, which emphasizes car’s width.

Another distinctive element at the rear is the CFRP diffuser. In addition, the lower section houses two large tailpipes. The tail lights are mounted on a black CFRP facing and have a rectangular form. Moreover, the luggage compartment has a capacity of 300 litres (10.59 cubic ft).

To go further, the interior of the car continues the purposeful exterior design theme. This Audi includes spacious cabin with the steering wheel, digital instrument cluster and head-up display all in the direct field of view.

More importantly, the cabin of the car is lightweight. This is visible through the support structure of the interior is a carbon shell that also can be utilized as a storage compartment in the side doors.

The attention to detail here is visible through the choice of materials and the workmanship. The multifunction sports steering wheel is an example for this. It is utilized to switch between a numbers of virtual 3D displays.

Another highlight is the new air conditioning control unit. It is integrated directly into the air vents. Thanks to its innovativeness, the temperature, intensity and air flow can be controlled via one and the same element.

More importantly, this Audi Sport quattro concept is equipped with plug-in hybrid drive. This means that it can deliver breathtaking performance from a mighty system output of 700 hp (515 kW) and system torque of 800 Nm (590.05 lb-ft).

The power is transmitted on the road via a modified eight-speed tiptronic transmission which includes a sport differential on the rear axle. The car delivers up to 113 mpg, equating to CO2 output of 59 grams per kilometre.

First, the combustion engine is a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 one. It solely generates 560 hp (412 kW) and 700 Nm (516.29 lb-ft) of torque. The electric motor is located between the 4.0 TFSI unit and the transmission, it is a disc-shaped electric motor which produces 150 hp (110 kW) and 400 Nm (295.02 lb-ft). It draws its energy from a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery in the rear with a capacity of 14.1 kWh.

The charging here happens via an Audi wall box that utilizes intelligent charge management. Audi Sport quattro concept cover up to 31 miles on electric power alone. The interplay between the two drives is managed via intelligent management system.

In the new concept are available three driving modes. The EV mode is for purely electric driving; the Hybrid mode is for maximum efficiency; and Sport mode is for maximum performance. When the both units work together, the Audi Sport quattro concept accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h only in 3.7 seconds on its way to a top speed is 189mph.

At last, the front suspension includes five control arms per wheel, while the rear suspension follows the Audi track-controlled trapezoidal link principle. Tautly tuned springs and dampers puts Audi Sport quattro concept to the road.

Source: Audi

September 4, 2013

Audi Sport Quattro – KEMRacing in the Isle of Man [video]

Audi Sport Quattro is a legendary car produced in limited series of just 224 units. It was introduced back in 1985. The brutal car is still known as the most powerful rally car ever competed in an international competition – 600HP (441 kW).

However, the officially stated power of the inline 2.1 liter five-cylinder turbocharged engine was 480PS (350 kW). A recirculating air system helping the turbocharger spinning at high RPM, when the driver does not apply the throttle allowed the engine to resume full power immediately after the resumption of full throttle. This was extremely good move, because it reduced the turbo lag a lot and boosted the engine to 507PS (373 kW) at 8000RPM.

Here is a nice video of an original Quattro which was converted by UK firm Dialynx into a short wheelbase Sport Quattro competing at the Isle of Man Manx Classic Hillclimb and Sprint Series in April.

Enjoy!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr3VXBVk0cg

Source: Thatclicks via Youtube

May 8, 2012

Audi develops race version of the R8

For the first time, Audi Sport will offer a racing sports car specifically developed for customer use in the form of the powerful 500 hp plus GT3 version of the Audi R8 which will be available from autumn 2009. The logistics and factory space required for the AUDI AG customer programme will be created over the next few months in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm and Györ. (more…)

August 27, 2008

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