Specifications

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Aluminium sheet
Cast aluminium
Aluminium profile
Hot-formed steel
About weight reduction
The demands placed on modern vehicles are
contradictory.
On the one hand, they must offer
enhanced performance and comfort, on the other
they need to be more economical and efficient.
Audi ultra resolves this conflict by examining each
and every component. We demand the highest
functionality combined with the lowest possible
weight. The result is an intelligent mix of materials
that even allows a reduction in engine size: lighter
vehicles no longer need a large engine to be agile.
In 2012, for example, the two Audi R18 e-tron
quattros and the Audi R18 ultra that drove to
podium finishes at Le Mans had V6 engines,
whereas their victorious predecessor in 2010,
the R15 TDI, had featured a V10 engine.
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