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02 03 MORE FROM ONE
TANK OF FUEL
1,650 kilometers on just one
tank of gas (65 liters) – that is
what 40 Auto Bild readers
achieved in a fleet of Audi A4 2.0
TDI* cars (88 kW/120 hp) during
an efficiency marathon through
Austria and Switzerland. And
they beat the official average
consumption figure of 5.1 liters:
The winning team averaged
3.32 liters of diesel per 100 kilo-
meters. In the “Audi Efficiency
Tour 2008,” 3,600 existing and
prospective customers were also
able to find out for themselves
how efficient Audi models are.
The two-day fall event held in
10 German cities sought to iden-
tify the most efficient driver.
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SEVEN-SPEED DUAL-CLUTCH
TRANSMISSION
The Audi brand unveiled another example of pioneering technology
in the past year in the guise of a seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch trans-
mission for the Audi Q5. Thanks to its slick gear changes, it has
efficient propulsion and agile thrust with virtually no interruption to
the power flow. In combination with longitudinally installed engines
and quattro permanent all-wheel drive, the seven-speed S tronic show-
cases the typically sporty drivability of an Audi.
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EFFICIENCY STARTS
WITH THE ENGINE
In launching the Audi valvelift
system, the Audi brand unveiled
a technology that permits intel-
ligent control of the intake
valves on six-cylinder FSI en-
gines and the exhaust valves on
four-cylinder turbo FSI engines –
thus boosting both power and
torque, while at the same time
improving fuel efficiency. Audi
engine developer Dr. Stefan
Dengler, who masterminded
this technology, was presented
with the Hans List Award and
50,000 euros in prize money
by the Graz-based engine and
powertrain developer AVL List
(September 19, 2008).
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Innovation created
by Audi:
seven-speed S tronic
4 min.
4 x VORSPRUNG IN
Photos: AUDI AG
10 YEARS OF AUDI
ACCIDENT RESEARCH
An “accident-evading car” –
wishful thinking? Everyone at
the Audi Accident Research Unit
(AARU) is striving to make this
vision a reality. Since 1998,
AARU experts – in cooperation
with the Regensburg University
Hospital and the Bavarian Min-
istry of the Interior – are often
called upon to track down evi-
dence when an Audi model is
involved in an accident. Techni-
cal, psychological and medical
findings can then be channeled
back into the vehicle develop-
ment process. The objective is to
increase general road safety and
to further improve active and
passive safety and driver assis-
tance systems.
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* Fuel consumption and emission figures at the end of the Annual Report.