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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 technologies.
>>> 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% of fuel.
>>> Engine expertise
Powerfully and efficiently driven. By Audi ultra
with efficiency technologies in the engine sector.