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Audi opted the Beijing Motor Show as its venue for the introduction of its new-fangled compacted SUV, the Q5 – a fitting venue specified that the Q5 will be administered the 1st Audi or even the first German unit for that matter to be completely produced in the facilities in China for export to the places around the world.

The Audi Q5 prides for its capacity of the lowest drag coefficient in its category and with relevance to Audi, it is also the ‘sportiest’ vehicle in its rank. As one would predict to expect from the likes of Audi, the Q5 gets all the nicest equipment range, counting along a seven-speed S-tronic twin fold-clutch transmission with rocker switches mounted aboard the steering wheel and Audi’s very true drive select control arrangement.

There are 3 variants of engines accessible in the Q5 that includes the likes of one petrol variant and two TDI units that’s typically diesel and they all profit from direct-injection and turbo charging unit. The 2.0-litre TFSI has been re-programmed and now pumps out a potentially killing performance of 155 kW per 211hp along with a very vigorous 350Nm of torque. The speeding potency of the units are, 0 to 100 km/h rush takes a reputable 7.2 seconds and the same engine is competent and even efficient enough to return 8.5 L/100km as its mileage, a definite service to the one who shells so much to take home this AUDI.

Posted May 12, 2008 Comments(0)

After a long overdue all you wagon lovers can admire the Audi A4 Avant witch is said to be the best premium station wagon of its class-offers due to its superb drivability and uncompromising quality, a high elegance and intelligent functionality vehicle. The A4 Avant will be available for sale in spring ’09 in European markets but there will be a 1.8 TFSI attraction model Avant with 88 kW (120 hp) for 27,550€ available in fall ’08.

The interior is light and spacious with high quality workmanship and very sophisticated looks, taking some features from the A8. The manual parking break was replaced by a new ingenious electromechanical parking break and A4 Avant also has a whole new climate control system that has 10% increased cooling capacity, saving 0.2 liters of fuel per 100 km. Audi has raised the peak with the adaptive airbags, belt tensioners with variable belt force limiters and seat position sensors on the front seats witch will save the passengers life by controlling the airbag deployment and belt tension on the seat position and accident severity. Audi A4 Avant will be launched with two gasoline engines (3.2 FSI, 1.8 TFSI) and two diesel engines (2.0 TDI, 3.0 TDI) having a range between 105 kW (143 hp) to 195 kW (265 hp).The best part is the greatly reduced fuel consumption on both types of engines (gasoline engines -12%, diesel engines – 9%) while improving the performance by 8% thanks to the direct fuel injection technology. The 3.2 FSI is the most powerful of the four with 195 kW (265 hp) and 330 Nm (243.40 lb-ft) torque between 3,000 and 5,000 rpm. It reaches 100km/h (62.14 mph) in 6.4 with a max speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph)

The front axel was moved 154 millimeters (6.06 inches) forward for perfect distribution of the axel loads, improving handling and ride comfort at once. Audi has incorporated the Avant with some high-tech systems design to help you park or warn you of hazards when changing lane and others.A4 Avant has 50 cubic feet of cargo capacity in the back being five inches larger then the outgoing model but up to 10% lighter.

Posted March 26, 2008 Comments(0)

Elegant, sportive Audi Cabriolet A3 awaits us in shops from the spring of 2008 (sales will begin in february – Germany). It will be equipped with 4 types of different engines and with some new kits which we will have to choose.

The new Cabriolet without the convertible seems lighter but when the convertible is activated is like a shine of the sun on road, gives the slight impression of Coupe model. It’s convertible can activated in 9 seconds using the hydraulics. Hood represents a new thing, it can be found in the automatic and the semi-automatic models. This car doesn’t disappoint when looking at the it’s security, can be certainly considered one in which persons find themselves in safe in any situation. The materials which are in the body of car are represented by hard-strength steel and some other reinforcement parts.

Looking at it’s technical specifications from outside it has 4238 mm length, 1756 mm width, 1424 mm height. This measurements place it in sport compact class. Precision and perfection can be see on the Audi’s logo. The headlights beneficiate of the Xenon technology which with the system Dynamic Adaptive Lights give a very good and crisp light. The Attraction choice is equipped 16 inch rims, the Ambition variant having 17 inch rims made of aluminum. The 18 inch rims from Quattro GmbH can be bought only at the client’s request, optionally. Audi offers for this model a wide pallet of colors. The top of the car can be painted only in 3 colors: black, blue and red. The top can be rose even when the vehicle travels has a speed of 30km/s, with the help of just pressing a button on the board. The top can be activated too from outside.It’s inside is typically the best which Audi provides to it’s models. With calm lines and large surfaces the Cabriolet just sucks people eyes inside.

The four airvents and other devices remember of Audi TT model. When it is chosen the Ambition model it comes with three rungs covered with leather. In the front seats are implemented technologies with medical purposes or warm up for all the seats. The back seats can be put in the 50:50 position for giving more space to luggage. The maximum space for luggage has the volume of 467l as normally it would have only 260l indifferently the top is open or not.The A3 Cabriolet offers a multitude of engines from which we can be equip. Two engines with gas and two diesel engines. All engines are turbocharged with the direct injection being TFSI or TDI. The motorizing 1.9 TDI gives 105hp and a hefty of 250 N/m available from just 1900 rpm it is the first Diesel used by Audi for a Cabriolet model. On the road it uses something around 5.1l at 100 km. Maximum full speed is 185 km/h while it can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 12.3 seconds. Another engine diesel is the 2.0 l TDI 16 V. This has a 140 hp and a hefty of 320 N/m available between 1750 rpm and 2500 rpm. Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is made in 9.9 seconds and full

Posted December 18, 2007 Comments(0)

The site created for Audi let to ‘leak’ finally some images with the new model which will be revealed to public in march at the Auto Salon from Geneva. From images we can admire a lesson of design, the new Audi Coupe being a perfect combination of curve lines that start from the front to the rear, lines that travel all body of car. Those lines end in the best rear drawn by Walter de Silva lately.It looks astonishing from outside, from the inside it will be carrying some top motorizations a V6 TDI of 3 l, a V8 FSI and a V6 FSI of 3.2 l.All models will have excepting the base equipment, Quattro traction. Cars will have a manual gear with six speeds, the gear box with double clutch S-tonic.Looking at images the car looks bigger that A4, fact that will offer an advantage to it’s rival BMW 3 series coupe. The car has 4 seats, clam type. A boot of 455 l, length of the car is 4.63 m. It ensures enough inside space for carrying 4 persons and their luggage on big distances in a comfortable. Using aluminum and the board give a sportive ambiance, but what really catches our eye is the white color of the inside which really gives an aura for this car.The performances of this car are also notable: the 3.2 FSI quattro with manual transmission gets from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds, having the maximum speed of 250 km/h. Beside those performances the consumption is 8.7 l per 100 km, in the 3.2 FSI multitronic. Looking at the other model 3.0 TDI quattro accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.9 seconds, having a medium consumption of 7.2 l per 100 km.
A5 is the first car developed on the modular platform of Audi, platform which will be used for the next generation of limousines A4 and A6, as for the new model A8 too.

Posted December 18, 2007 Comments(0)