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Three questions for:
Dr.-Ing. Stefan Knirsch
Technical Development
How will the future of mobility look ?
The future of mobility is e cient and sustainable, digital and connected.
Individual mobility and public transportation will merge ; self-learning,
piloted driving and parking cars will communicate with each other and
with the tra c infrastructure.
Audi customers expect sportiness from their cars, yet at the same time
high e ciency. How do you do that ?
Audi has long balanced these seemingly opposite aspects, which are
among the core competencies of Technical Development : Classic
combustion engines, electrifi ed drive trains, synthetic fuels plus intelli-
gent lightweight construction and optimized aerodynamics – with
this broad portfolio of e ciency technologies we are well positioned.
We uncover new potential with every innovation.
Where can you experience the Audi future today ?
The future of Audi is part of our present. It is spawned in the minds of
our more than 10,000 development engineers, who create “Vorsprung
durch Technik” every day, all around the world. The second I get into an
Audi, I get a sense of how the premium driving experience of the future
will look : technically sophisticated, comfortable and at the same time
sporty and highly emotional.
ANOTHER NEW ONE FOR CHINA.
The Audi A6 L e-tron was developed
specially for the Chinese market
and is based on the long-wheelbase
version of the A6. The highly
e cient parallel hybrid drive
system comprises a 2.0 TFSI with
an output of 155 kW (211 hp) and
a 91 kW electric motor, consumes
on average just 2.2 liters of fuel
and enables electric driving at
speeds up to 135 kilometers per
hour. Its total range is 880 kilo -
meters, 50 kilometers of which
can
be driven on electric power only.
“As architects, engineers and designers,
we are every bit as responsible for the
sustainability of a building as a car manu-
facturer
is for its automobiles,” Price
concludes at the end of our talk. “And
that without sacrifi ce in terms of aes-
thetics or quality of life.” The new Audi
Q7 e-tron quattro also performs this
same balancing act. The plug-in hybrid
combines the advantages of a combus-
tion engine with those of an all-electric
drive system, impressing with its e -
ciency without compromising sportiness
or ride comfort. And not just in Shanghai.
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