AUDI AND JOULE PIONEER SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES TO PETROL AND DIESEL USING WASTE WATER
Audi e-ethanol and Audi e-diesel are produced by combining salt or waste water with waste CO2, sunlight and special microorganisms New e-fuels developed by Audi and US-based fuels specialist Joule Produced using a remarkably simple, cost-effective and resource-sparing process in facilities that can even be located in the desert Genetically modified microorganisms suspended in pipes filled with brackish water react with waste CO2 and...
Audi opts for new prototype racing series
Two Audi R15 TDI cars in the new “Le Mans Intercontinental Cup” Three prototypes in the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours Clear commitment to the DTM – customer sport with the Audi R8 LMS Ingolstadt, December 8, 2009 – In 2010, the DTM, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the customer sport program with the Audi R8 LMS will again be the three cornerstones of AUDI AG’s motorsport commitment. By participating in the inaugural “Le Mans...
NEW AUDI A3 AUTOMATICS PIONEER START-STOP
Audi compact hatchback is first in premium sector to combine automatic transmission with economy focused start-stop function. Fuel saving start-stop function which was previously reserved for four-cylinder manual gearbox models becomes available in conjunction with S tronic automatic transmission (£1,420 in A3 models) Recuperation system to harness kinetic energy generated during braking also boosts economy A3 1.4 TFSI and 1.6 TDI...
AWARD-WINNING HORCH GIVES AUDI EVEN MORE CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION
An ultra-rare car bearing the name of Audi’s “founding father” August Horch has won the top award in the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, very appropriately crowning the prestige car company’s 100 year Centenary celebrations. This year sees a host of anniversaries for Audi, which is synonymous with the famous four rings emblem that also takes pride of place on this exquisite Horch. Sixty years ago this month, the brand...