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TECHNOLOGY& RESEARCH
Panorama
Audi celebrates its third
consecutive “Engine of
the Year”award. A panel
of over 60 renowned mo-
toring journalists from 30
different countries be-
stowed the coveted
award on the 2.0 liter
TFSI engine. The four-
cylinder unit dominated
its class and favorably
impressed the jury, lead-
ing the experts again to
recognize Audi for the
best work in engine de-
velopment.
“Engine of the Year”
Audi comes 1st
Audi drive select gives
you three cars in one: At
the touch of a button the
customer can switch be-
tween “automatic,” “dy-
namic” or comfort”
modes. This makes it
possible to drive the car
with very balanced, ex-
tremely sporty or particu-
larly comfortable settings
and also to create a per-
sonalized profile.
Audi drive select
Three in one
Audi secures progress through science thanks to its
partnerships with many universities, colleges and re-
search facilities. The first such project began in 2003
with the Technical University in Munich. By the end of
2007 there were no fewer than nine university partner-
ships. New partners include among others Munich’s
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität since November 2007
and the University of Dortmund. The aim of the part-
nerships is to transfer knowledge between industry
and the field of academic research. The projects are
geared towards meeting AUDI AG’s new requirements
in the field of research and development. Project par-
ticipants work with Audi to provide possible solutions
to issues in the fields of powertrain and lightweight
construction, production technology, IT, engineering
and business and social sciences. Over the past year,
researchers worked on approximately 100 doctorate
projects of which 63 were part of the research partner-
ship. Apart from the universities already listed, Audi
also works with Ingolstadt University of Applied Sci-
ences and the universities of Karlsruhe, Stuttgart,
Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany as well as with Bu-
dapest’s University of Technology and the SZE Gyor
in Hungary.
Partnerships with universities in 2007
University meets industry
030201
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Audi drive select: The driving style can be
changed at the touch of a button.
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Simply the best:
The 2.0 liter TFSI engine.
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