Audi 2008 Annual Report Download - page 174

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Management Report
128 Business and underlying
situation
128 The Group
131 Corporate steering
134 Research and development
136 Employee matters
139 Audi in society
141 Environmental aspects
147 Economic environment
150 Course of business
157 Financial performance
159 Net worth
160 Financial position
160 Report on post-balance sheet
date events
161 Risk report
165 Report on expected
developments
169 Disclaimer
(231,005) vehicles from this popular premium compact model line were delivered to customers
in the past fiscal year.
TT car line
The Audi TT car line was further expanded in the past year. In addition to the very high-
performance versions Audi TTS Coupé and Audi TTS Roadster, both models are available with
a 1.8 TFSI entry-level engine version. The four-cylinder gasoline engine with turbocharging and
direct injection is rated at 118 kW (160 hp) and achieves an impressive combined-cycle fuel
consumption of just 6.7 and 6.9 liters of premium fuel per 100 kilometers respectively in the
Audi TT Coupé and Roadster. Its CO2 emissions are 155 and 159 g/km respectively. The Audi
brand has also made its ultra-efficient TDI technology available in a production sports car for
the very first time in the guise of the 2.0-liter TDI engine. The average fuel consumption of
the Audi TT Coupé 2.0 TDI quattro with 125 kW (170 hp) engine is an outstanding 5.3 liters
of diesel fuel per 100 kilometers. This corresponds to CO2 emissions of 139 g/km. In all,
43,820 (51,771) Audi TT models were delivered to customers in the reporting period.
A4 car line
The new Audi A4 Avant debuted on the market in April 2008. Like the new Audi A4 Sedan before
it, this sporty midsize station wagon can be equipped with a comprehensive package of assis-
tance systems adopted from the full-size category. Other impressive qualities are its unique
design and new, efficient powertrain versions that achieve an average improvement in fuel effi-
ciency of 14 percent compared with its predecessor model. The Audi brand presented a particu-
larly impressive example of the fusion between performance and efficiency when it unveiled its
two sporty versions Audi S4 and Audi S4 Avant, which will appear on markets this spring. Both
models have a completely new three-liter V6 engine with gasoline direct injection. The 3.0-liter
TFSI engine has an output of 245 kW (333 hp) and a peak torque of 440 Nm and, in combina-
tion with S tronic, achieves fuel consumption of 9.4 liters of premium fuel per 100 kilometers
in the sedan version and 9.7 liters in the Avant version. Overall, the new Audi S4 outperforms
the fuel efficiency of its predecessor model by an average of 26 percent and offers even more
dynamic road performance. Its CO2 emissions are 219 and 224 g/km respectively. In addition,
a long-wheelbase version of the successful Audi A4 model has been available exclusively on the
Chinese market since the end of 2008. This vehicle, which is built locally at the Changchun plant
in China, is not only more spacious, but thanks to its special chassis settings that are adjusted to
meet local road conditions, it offers superior suspension comfort, thereby meeting the demand-
ing expectations of Chinese customers in the premium segment. This should help to spread the
medium-term success of the new Audi A4 in the major growth market China. Deliveries of the
successful Audi A4 car line (Sedan, Avant and Cabriolet) reached 366,275 (317,212) units in the
past fiscal year, an improvement of 15.5 percent.
A5 car line
The Audi A5 Coupé, which acquired further attractive engine versions last year, also enjoyed a
great deal of popularity in 2008. The new 2.0 TFSI developing 132 kW (180 hp) is now being
offered as an entry-level engine. Thanks to its use of the latest in engine technology, such as
the Audi valvelift system (AVS), it is an exceptionally powerful and efficient version. Deliveries
of this emotionally charged vehicle, which will also become available as a Cabriolet this year,
totaled 54,272 (18,553) in the year under review.
Audi Q5
The range of premium SUV models was expanded in November 2008 with the arrival of the new
Audi Q5. Thanks to its ultra-sporty proportions, it maintains the style typical of the Audi brand
vehicles and has a low drag coefficient of just 0.33. From its very launch, the new Audi Q5 came
available with three powerful gasoline and diesel engines with progressive TFSI and TDI tech-
nology. Other technological highlights include the optional seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch
transmission and the driving dynamics system Audi drive select. By year-end, the Audi Q5
already had 9,034 new owners.