Sentences with phrase «use of quattro»

Use of quattro all - wheel drive is therefore lower on the highway, in particular.

High - value packaging is a given of Audi's basic buy, as is judicious use of Quattro all - wheel drive and turbocharging for vehicle safety and owner satisfaction.

Not exact matches

It uses three electric motors, with one at the front axle and two at the rear, for a kind of electro - Quattro all - wheel drive.

That car used the first iteration of Audi's Quattro all - wheel - drive system and housed a 160 - hp turbo five - cylinder under its long hood.

The car was designed under the watchful eye of Audi chief designer Marc Lichte and Audi's design team used the Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO race car from the late 1980s as a source of inspiration.

Drive is sent to all four wheels, of course, but this new RS uses a quattro four - wheel drive system that can send 100 per cent of torque to either axle — although it'll only do so in extreme circumstances.

Performance is very strong indeed but it doesn't come at the expense of traction, since the S1 uses Quattro all - wheel drive, like all of Audi's S models.

A bit of trail braking helps counter the inherent understeer, but to work the 40/60 torque split in the quattro system to your advantage you really have to ease the nose into a corner quite gingerly, hook it up and then use all the power after the apex.

So far this season, Audi has seen better performance (if worse luck), despite making major changes to allow this year's R18 e-tron quattro to run a new lithium - ion battery hybrid system, in place of the flywheel - based kinetic energy hybrid system it used previously.

Such a feat has undoubtedly helped Audi promote diesel technology in its road cars, and with the advent of the e-tron quattro racers, two more technological frontiers can be used to please the marketing men.

Audi will likely use the 340 - hp five - cylinder from the TT RS mated with Quattro all - wheel drive, aiming for a higher price somewhere between that of the TT and the R8.

The 4.2 FSI V8 quattro develops 414bhp at 7800rpm and 317 lb ft of torque from 4500rpm — only 10bhp shy of the latest V8 R8s and identical on torque, so you're not losing a great deal by opting for a used example.

On a full charge, the battery is claimed to provide the e-tron quattro concept with a range of over 311 miles based on the criteria used in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) test procedure.

The e-tron quattro concept provides a concrete foretaste of this,» confirmed Hackenberg, before later revealing, «We will use this car to introduce this technology to a bigger number of customers in the market.

All of the models in our exclusive fleet are equipped with quattro ® all - wheel drive, MMI ® Navigation plus, Premium Plus trim levels, and Wi - Fi connectivity for passenger use.3 Distracted Driving Always pay careful attention to the road, and do not drive while distracted.

With extensive fine - tuning and the use of carbon - fibre composites (CFC), the Audi engineers were able to reduce the weight of the high performance sports car by 100 kilograms compared to the Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro.

Until now, the turbo diesel engine of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro was limited to 3.7 liters of displacement while the permissible maximum size of gasoline engines used by LMP1 race cars was 2 liters (turbo engines) or 3.4 liters (normally aspirated engines).

Consistent use of lightweight construction: 100 kilograms (220.46 lb) trimmed The production R8 5.2 FSI quattro is already a shining example of the Audi's lightweight construction philosophy.

Some are lightly disguised future production vehicles, while others exhibit an environmentally friendly theme.Here's a look at a few of the more interesting concept vehicles on display at the show, which closes Monday: AUDI ALLROAD QUATTROThe German automaker has been building all - wheel drive cars for years, so it's no surprise that a beefier version of the A6 station wagon is on the way.The Allroad Quattro show car uses many of the same mechanical and suspension parts as the A6 wagon but wears a sport - utility wagon body complete with large fender flares and huge tires.

Further extended aero stuff will be added along the lower edges of the car, while the fenders will use plumped - up, wide arches as a nod to the glory days of the Audi Quattro rally car.

Critical Knowledge: All - new design for 2009Larger in nearly every dimensionHigh - strength steel used in manufacturingExclusive new turbocharged 4 - cylinder engineStandard quattro all - wheel drive (AWD) Engine sits behind front axle for better weight distributionAudi Dynamic Steering improves steering feelHigh level of standard safety featuresNew electromechanically operated tailgateAvailable in Fall 2008IntroductionIntroduced in 1998, Audi's popular A4 Avant (station wagon) model traces its lineage back to the Audi 80 Avant, a model first launched in 1966.

So, instead of reviving the memory of the legendary Ur Quattro, we need to start using the Crosslane coupé as a voodoo doll.

The h - tron quattro concept uses hydogren fuel cell technology — and an on - board, temporary - boost - of - power battery — to drive a 90 - kW motor attached to the front axle as well as a 140 - kW motor in the rear.

We didn't get to drive the turbo - diesel model, a $ 73,900 quattro proposition, which is a shame because Audi reckons it's the most economical diesel AWD vehicle in Australia, using fuel at a rate of 4.6 L / 100 km.

Previewed in Audi's Sport quattro concept, the latest MLB platform, nicknamed the MLB Evo, uses a combination of ultrahigh - strength steel, aluminium and even some composites to help get weight down.

It felt drama - free and fast with the TT RS leaning on its Quattro all - wheel - drive and traction control, making best use of the engine's 354 pound - feet of torque.

Quattro (meaning four in Italian) is the sub-brand used by the car brand Audi to indicate that all - wheel drive (AWD) technologies or systems are used on specific models of its Audi automobiles.

On request, Audi will combine quattro all - wheel drive with the optional sport differential on the rear axle: It uses two superposition gears to steplessly vary the distribution of the power at the rear axle between the wheels.

Derived from the unit used in the A8 luxury saloon, it is no less of a delight to the ear in the Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro.

The Audi metroproject quattro can in principle run self - sufficiently, using mixed operation of the combustion engine and electric motor.

The body of the Audi metroproject quattro makes optimum use of the modest - sized footprint of a premium compact - class car.

The e-tron quattro will ride on an electrified evolution of the MLB platform widely used throughout the Audi lineup.

Regardless of engine, the Q7 uses an eight - speed automatic transmission and Audi's quattro AWD system.

Type: Used Year: 2014 Make: AUDI Model: R8 Trim: 4.2 FSI V8 Quattro 2dr S Tronic (Over 12000 of Factory Option!)

The power of the five - cylinder engine was transmitted via a six - speed gearbox, which even then used the dual - clutch principle — a pioneering feat by Audi — on a quattro driveline equipped with three locking differentials.

Even compared to premium brand vehicles like the 2012 Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI Quattro, which uses significant amounts of aluminum and magnesium in its architecture for weight savings, the 2013 Santa Fe Sport 2.0 T AWD tips the scales 351 pounds lighter.

The Allroad Quattro show car uses many of the same mechanical and suspension parts as the A6 wagon but wears a sport - utility wagon body complete with large fender flares and huge tires.

The E-Tron Quattro uses a 95 - kilowatt - hour battery that reportedly gives the EV a range of around 311 miles (500 kilometers).

The powertrain of the R8 e-tron sports car provides the basis for the e-tron quattro concept, which uses three electric motors — two on the rear axle and one on the front axle — to drive the SUV.

For energy storage the e-tron quattro concept uses a lithium ion battery positioned underneath the floor and between the two axles, preserving a low center of gravity and offering a range greater than 310 miles.

The system is a rear - biased version of Audi's quattro system that provides balanced handling, while the A6's construction uses a combination of aluminum panels and high - strength steel to save weight and improve the A6's nimble, responsive feel.

To be marketed under the name quattro ultra, the new system abandons the widely used Torsen torque sensing system, as well as the central differential and rear differential hardware used by Audi in one form or the other since the inception of its original quattro four - wheel drive system back in 1980.

Mechanical developments brought to the latest incarnation of the quattro four - wheel drive system are similar those used on the four - wheel drive versions of Audi's transverse engine models, including the A1, A3, Q3 and TT.

Unlike the process used by the existing Torsen torque sensing quattro system, the only rear - wheel drive components engaged when running in front wheel drive are the bevel gears within the axle and gears within the differential — the latter of which compensate for differences in the speed of rotation of the wheels during cornering.

Flanked by the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron (earlier post) on one side and the Audi concept e-tron quattro (earlier post) on the other, Audi of America president Scott Keogh used his press conference speech at the Los Angeles Auto Show yesterday to declare that the brand is targeting at least 25 % of its US sales to be e-tron — i.e., plug - in hybrid or full electric — models by 2025.

In fact, the Audi quattro concept also represents the systematic further development of a production coupé using high - performance technology.

The 2011 TT quattro which uses the EA888 2.0 TFSI has specs of 155kw and 350nm and a 0 - 100 time of 5.6 s, whereas the R has 195kw and 350nm and is only 0.1 s quicker at 5.5 s?

Both A7 models include the latest, performance - oriented version of Audi's quattro all - wheel - drive system, which during normal driving sends about 60 percent of engine torque to the rear wheels but can send more to whichever wheels can best use the traction.

The other notable features on the front are used to «visualize Audi's Quattro DNA» and include chiseled new air intakes on the outwards flanks of the front.