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Audi Travolution Project Minimizes Red Lights and Emissions Its been said many times, but maybe not enough, that its not just what you drive but how you drive that effects your fuel economy. This point was comically illustrated by the boys at TOP GEAR by pitting a Prius against a M3, with the M3 coming out on top. Of course this was done tongue in cheek, but that point is driving style has a very large impact on efficiency. Driving style also can impact the were and tear to your vehicle and therefore maintenance costs.When I was just learning to drive, my... Article added: 2008-08-08 07:30:26 Article Views Rating: 209
Audi RS6, Audi TTS, and Audi R8 headline in new Advanced Audi Driving Experience Fans of the Audi Driving Experience in the UK finally get what they want- a chance to drive Audi's hot new S / RS models in the Advanced Audi Driving Experience. No word yet on when this program will extend across other countries. Now give me the keys to that RS6![source] Article added: 2008-08-08 07:30:21 Article Views Rating: 230
Wheels and More Upgrades Audi R8 Do you want to upgrade your Audi R8? Do you desire to increase its horsepower and make it more attractive? Why wouldn’t you look at the special features the German tuner, Wheels and More, can add to it?! The company came up with the special package for the supercar. They did not touch the engine and you still have a 4.2-liter V8. ECU was reprogrammed and the car received a handmade stainless steel exhaust system. Together these factors increase the Audi’s horsepower by 37 and it brings the car to... Article added: 2008-08-08 07:29:59 Article Views Rating: 226
American firm to supply Audi superchargers American OEM firm Eaton Corporation has announced that its Twin Vortices Series TVS supercharger has been chosen by Audi for its new 3.0 liter TFSI V6 engine. The new engine will go into production later this year and will be used for a range of Audi models including the new S4 and possibly even the next RS4. Initial applications will see the forced-fed engine produce a peak output of 290hp 213kW and 310lb-ft 420Nm.[source] Article added: 2008-07-21 08:44:45 Article Views Rating: 227
Eaton tapped to produce superchargers for Audi Audi is using American supercharging muscle to give its new 3.0 liter TFSI V6 the desired wallop. Eaton Corporation has been enlisted by Ingolstadt to supply positive-displacement, Roots-type blowers that will work with direct injection to deliver 290 horsepower and fat, responsive torque down low on the tach. Roots blowers aren't anything new, but Eaton has refined the design with its latest Twin Vortices Series units. The TVS units add a fourth lobe to the rotors, and crank up the twist to 160 degrees... Article added: 2008-07-21 08:44:41 Article Views Rating: 225
Eaton to supply supercharger for new Audi TFSI American OEM firm Eaton Corporation has announced that its Twin Vortices Series TVS supercharger has been chosen by Audi for its new 3.0 liter TFSI V6 engine. The new engine will go into production later this year and will be used for a range of Audi models including the new S4 and possibly even the next RS4. Initial applications will see the forced-fed engine produce a peak output of 290hp 213kW and 310lb-ft 420Nm. While many of its rivals have adopted turbochargers in their quest to boost performance... Article added: 2008-07-21 08:43:50 Article Views Rating: 203
2009 Audi A5 Sportback From the moment the first Mercedes-Benz CLS four-door "coupe" was introduced to the public, other German luxury automakers hit the drafting board. According to the German auto experts at AutoBild, Audi is just over a year away from unleashing its own cleverly packaged sedan. The A5 Sportback would be based off the A4/A5 platform, and takes a little of both models and melds them together. Audi parent company VW has already unveiled a four-door coupe version of the Passat destined for sale... Article added: 2008-07-15 07:59:30 Article Views Rating: 13688
2010 Audi A1 The Audi A1 supermini will go on sale in March 2010, a secret company document has revealed. The engineering papers, which were sensationally leaked out of Ingolstadt, detail the Audi A1's new line-up of four-cylinder launch engines.The petrol model range begins with an 86bhp, 1.2-litre petrol engine. Further up there'll be a naturally aspirated 1.4-litre petrol with 122bhp and a high-performance, turbocharged version of the same unit that will yield 170bhp.New diesel engines include a 1.6-litre common... Article added: 2008-07-03 05:58:39 Article Views Rating: 1195
Audi is not a premium brand......says BMW Just when it seems American SUVs and pickup trucks are in full retreat, the Germans are slugging it out in the premium segment. Since 2003 BMW took control of the segment, which is 7 percent at 395,458 units last year, selling 66,435 X3s and 52,466 X5s in Europe, and now the Mercedes GLK and Audi Q5 are set to hit the market this autumn.According to Automotive News, a BMW spokesman said the company feels more threatened by Mercedes' GLK class than Audi's Q5."A typical BMW customer is not going to move... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:16:34 Article Views Rating: 210
Peugeot Diesel Smashes Audi's LeMans Track Record By Over 7 Seconds! Peugeot pulverised the Le Mans lap record and filled the top three places after first qualifying for the weekend's 24 Hours sportscar race late on Wednesday. French driver Stephane Sarrazin, partnered by Portugal's Pedro Lamy and Austrian Alex Wurz in the diesel-engined 908, demolished the existing record by 7.8 seconds with a time of three minutes, 18.513 seconds in the first session. The remaining two Peugeots were also comfortably inside the lap record, with the three works Audi diesel R10s filling... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:16:32 Article Views Rating: 224 |
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