Body - Audi Technology Portal
The key factor behind the consistent lightweight design is the body shell with multimaterial Audi Space Frame (ASF): It weighs only 200 kilograms (440.9 lb). The resulting unladen weight of 1,555 kilograms (3,428.2 lb) leads to a superior power-to-weight ratio of 3.46 kg/kW (2.55 kg/hp). Available media:
Chassis - Audi Technology Portal
Audi A5 Avant – Drivetrain technology. More dynamic chassis and steering design. The handling characteristics typical of the Audi brand have also been further developed in the. new A5. As a result of extensive detail work on the suspension and steering, the Audi A5* offers. precise, effortless, and largely neutral handling, which can be ...
Suspension control systems - Audi Technology Portal
The new Audi Q8 e-tron is equipped with standard air suspension and controlled damping. This allows the vehicle to configure to different road conditions, and the ride height can be adapted by a total of 76 mm depending on the driving situation. ... A new solution in the competitive environment is the electromechanical active body roll ...
Underbody - Audi Technology Portal
Underbody. A car produces 40 to 50 percent of its total aerodynamic drag in and around the underbody, the wheels and the wheel arches. Audi has an excellent tool for optimizing these zones – the aeroacoustic wind tunnel. With its rolling floor and the four small treadmills on which the wheels can turn, it provides insightful and detailed ...
Audi Technology Portal - multitronic
The continuously variable multitronic is an option for many Audi models with a longitudinal engine and front-wheel drive. Like all transmissions from Audi, it offers outstanding features such as low internal friction, a wide gear-ratio spread and high efficiency. The smooth multitronic nearly always allows the engine to operate in its optimal ...
Audi Technology Portal - Aluminium as a material
Aluminium as a material. Aluminum is an excellent material for vehicle bodies. With its low density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter (0.098 lb per cu in), it is roughly two-thirds lighter than conventional grades of steel, and since it is a relatively soft metal, it is easy to machine. Alloys, the most important components of which are ...
Audi Technology Portal - Hot-shaped steels
Back to overview Hot-shaped steels. A number of steel bodies from Audi, from the A1 (Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 7.1 – 3.8; Combined CO 2-emissions in g/km: 162 – 99)** to the A7 Sportback, comprise significant proportions of high- and ultra high-strength steels of different strength classes.The best of these are the hot-shaped steels, …
Audi e-tron – Battery and Safety - Audi Technology Portal
95 kWh of energy: the high-voltage battery system. The powerful lithium-ion battery in the Audi e-tron provides for a range of more than 400kilometers (248.5mi)in the WLTP driving cycle. The battery operates with a nominal voltage of 396 volts and stores 95kWh of energy. The battery system in the Audi e-tron is located beneath the cabin and is ...
Audi A8 – Predictive active suspension - Audi Technology Portal
To help with getting in and out of the car comfortably, the body raises and lowers itself by up to 50 mm (2 in.). The wheel range for the enhanced Audi A8, which goes from 18 to 21 inches, includes six new designs from Audi and Audi Sport. In top versions like the Audi S8*, Audi offers carbon fiber ceramic brake disks as an option.
Aluminium bodies - Audi Technology Portal
The R8 V10 plus* has a dry weight of 1,454 kilograms (3,205.5 lb).The key factor behind the consistent lightweight design is the body shell with multimaterial Audi Space Frame (ASF): It weighs only 200 kilograms (440.9 lb).The resulting unladen weight of 1,555 kilograms (3,428.2 lb) leads to a superior power-to-weight ratio of 3.46 kg/kW (2.55 kg/hp).