Audi News Articles
Audi Begins A3 e-tron EV Project in America
This week Audi launched its A3 e-tron pilot program which is one of several ongoing product and market research projects for this electric vehicle, and other advanced-tech projects. The A3 e-tron pilot program will take place in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Denver, and was launched Monday at TED2012 in Long Beach, [...]e-Tron Powered Audi A3 Heading For Geneva
Audi released some information about its Geneva presence and an electrified A3 is part of the plan. The company said it is working intently to electrify the drivetrain using plug-in hybrid technology. To demonstrate this, the brand with the four rings is showing the Audi A3 e-tron at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The close [...]One-Two Win For Audi’s Hybrids At Sebring
Audi Sport extended its winning sequence at Sebring International Raceway on Saturday by placing its two hybrid-powered cars in the top two positions. Marcel Fassler, Benoit Treluyer and Oliver Jarvis won the 61st Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida in their No. 1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro – the first [...]Trio Of New Diesel Models Coming From Audi
Audi is making a big diesel push, introducing three more TDI models. Audi is expanding its TDI models with the A6 TDI, A7 TDI and Q5 TDI. These new TDI clean diesel models join the newly-introduced A8 L TDI, and highly-successful Q7 TDI. EPA estimated fuel economy figures for the new clean diesel introductions are [...]Cylinder Deactivation Now Found in Audi’s A3 With 1.4-liter TFSI
Audi’s A3 equipped with the 1.4-liter TFSI engine will have access to Cylinder-on-Demand (CoD) technology. According to Audi, the A3 with CoD technology will return fuel economy figures of up to 60.1mpg. Capable of making a near seamless switch between two cylinder and four cylinder operation in as little as 13 milliseconds, this system allows [...]Audi Expands Testing Of A1 e-tron
The Audi A1 e-tron extended-range electric vehicle will undergo additional testing this year in the NPE (National Platform of Electrification) in Germany. These test will include UQM Technologies’ PowerPhase systems which provide the electric drive in the e-tron. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is promoting this program to demonstrate and further develop [...]Audi R18 e-tron Quattro To Compete First-Last Appearance In Sebring
Audi’s R18 e-tron quattro will be celebrating both a debut and a farewell this coming weekend: it will contest the 12-hour race at Sebring (Florida) for the first time and at the same time, it is provisionally the LMP1 sports car’s final appearance in the North American endurance classic. Audi said the race at Sebring [...]Audi Believes And Invests In Sustainable Aluminum
Audi, long-time proponent of the use of aluminum in the manufacture of vehicles, is joining the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative to help develop a global standard for sustainable aluminum. The German company said it is taking the opportunity to influence the entire value chain of one of its most important materials – one of the objectives [...]Audi Confirms A8 Hybrid for Production
In spring of 2010, Audi and parent company Volkswagen AG joined a growing group of carmakers planning to integrate hybrid and electric drive into their model lineups. Among the several plug-in and hybrid-electric vehicles Audi unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show was the A8 hybrid. Though details about the car were scarce at the [...]Audi A3 e-tron And Sedan Coming To US
Audi confirmed the A3 Sportback e-tron Plug-in Hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) for the U.S. market at the same time it announced the arrival of the A3 sedan. Audi of America, Inc. officially announced plans March 26 for the arrival of the all-new 2015 Audi A3 sedan. Coming to showrooms in the first quarter of 2014, [...]