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>>> Lightweight expertise
Less weight. More savings, power and
endurance. Audi lightweight technology.
What started with lightweight body
construction has now made its way into
nearly all areas, combining innovative
materials such as aluminium, carbon
fibre and magnesium, intelligent design
principles and resource-saving manufacturing
processes into an overall concept.
>>> Aerodynamics
Less drag, more efficiency. Thanks to the
consistently aerodynamic styling of the
vehicle’s lines, its underbody and spoiler edges
– in order to achieve the best possible form
for aerodynamic efficiency. Not forgetting tyres
with reduced rolling resistance. All tested in
the Audi wind tunnel at up to 300 km/h.
>>> Transmission expertise
Improved efficiency thanks to improved
transmission ratios. A higher torque output
makes longer ratios possible, especially
in higher gears. For excellent pulling power
at low engine speeds. This reduces fuel
consumption without impacting on performance
or sportiness.
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Audi ultra
Building an Audi is an extremely complicated business. And yet a simple principle applies for all models: all vehicle
components interlock precisely in order to produce emission-reducing synergies. What started in accordance with this
principle at the end of the 1980s with Audi lightweight construction and the revolutionary Audi Space Frame (ASF®) is
now known as the reversal of the weight spiral: every lightweight component has an impact on other components, which
can in turn be made smaller. In this way, existing forms and materials are continuously being improved with regard to
their functionality, the lowest possible weight and their production process. With the goal of building vehicles that are even
more efficient and make more sparing use of resources. At the same time, more and more efficiency technologies are being
built into an Audi. These include recuperation and the start-stop system. Not to mention progressive, efficient high-tech
engines. For greater driving dynamics, high compression, more efficient combustion and lower CO₂ emissions. All this is
known as Audi ultra. Today and in the future – towards CO₂-reduced mobility.
Audi ultra
Perfectly combined.
The future of efficient technology.
>>> Recuperation
Braking that leads to even more efficient driving.
With brake energy recovery (recuperation).
Part of the kinetic energy produced when braking
and coasting is temporarily stored in the vehicle’s
battery and then used when accelerating.
Depending on the driving cycle, this can save
up to 3% fuel.
>>> Engine expertise
Powerfully and efficiently driven. By Audi ultra
with efficiency technologies in the engine sector.
Such as Audi cylinder on demand and the Audi
valvelift system, which both reduce the amount
of energy consumed by the engine. Or clean diesel
technology, which can help to reduce emissions.
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