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Audi customer teams successful in Europe

Audi customer teams successful in Europe

Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR) Podium successes: Two drivers of an Audi RS 3 LMS – Plamen Kralev (Kraf Racing) and Massimiliano Mugelli (Pit Lane Competizioni) – made it into the top three at the second event of the 2017 TCR Italy at Misano. In race one, Kralev took second place and in race two, he trailed his brand colleague Mugelli in third place. Vervisch on podium: Belgian Frédéric Vervisch in an Audi…

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Audi Intelligent Technologies - a tribute to boxing

Audi Intelligent Technologies – a tribute to boxing

The best boxers can foresee punches before they’re thrown, and the best drivers seem to see around corners in time to dodge trouble coming down the track. Boxers rely on experience and the advice of their coach for this advantage. Audi drivers can get support from Audi intelligent technologies, a suite of Audi assistance systems including collision avoidance , side assist, pre-sense front and…

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TechDay Combustion Engine Technology

TechDay Combustion Engine Technology

© 2017 by AUDI AG. All rights reserved. Further information about the official fuel consumption figures and official, specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide to fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and electricity consumption of new cars,” which is available free of charge from all sales outlets and from DAT (Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH), Hellmuth-Hirth-Strasse 1,…

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Audi recalls 24,000 cars in Europe with the TDI V engine

Audi recalls 24,000 cars in Europe with the TDI V engine

For several months now, Audi has been systematically investigating the emissions of a large number of engine-transmission combinations in certain driving conditions. The latest analyses of A7 and A8 automobiles of model years 2010 through 2013 with V6 and V8 engines certified according to the EU5 emission standard have revealed that in certain situations, NOx emissions are between 20 and 100…

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Facts on the fourth Audi victory at the Nürburgring

Facts on the fourth Audi victory at the Nürburgring

For only the second time in the history of the race, which has been held since 1970, a participant surpassed the 4,000-kilometer mark. The first time was achieved by Audi Sport Team Phoenix in 2014, which drove 4,035 kilometers. Therefore, the Audi R8 LMS remains the only car to have driven more than 4,000 kilometers on the Nürburgring in the given time of 24 hours. The record distance from 2014…

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Smart Factory Hackathon: ||coding for Audi’s production of the future

Smart Factory Hackathon: ||coding for Audi’s production of the future

With their specialized knowledge of various subjects ‑ including IT, mathematics, business administration or communication design ‑ participants in the Smart Factory Hackathon will take on real‑life tasks from the areas of production and logistics in groups of three to five persons. With the use of anonymized data sets, they will work out solutions and generate real application cases. They will…

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Customer racing success in America and Australia

Customer racing success in America and Australia

Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR) Two trophies for an Audi customer team: Paul Holton continued his string of podium results in the Pirelli World Challenge. The American took two second place finishes in the Touring Car Class with an Audi RS 3 LMS from the C360R team at the Lime Rock circuit in Connecticut. Win in Russia: At the second round of the TCR Russia, two Audi drivers stood on the podium. Irek…

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Audi and Ekström from hunted to hunter

Audi and Ekström from hunted to hunter

To mark the 50th anniversary of rallycross at the Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Ekström and his team mates Toomas Heikkinen und Reinis Nitišs experienced a weekend with several obstacles. “I started well and held third place consistently in the qualifying sessions behind the strong Polos,” said Ekström. “In the semi-final, things weren’t quite right, which is why I had to start the finale from the…

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Fourth victory for the Audi R8 LMS in the Nürburgring 24 Hours

Fourth victory for the Audi R8 LMS in the Nürburgring 24 Hours

Audi Sport Team WRT had to be satisfied with third place in the end. Following the setback of Audi Sport Team Land, the Belgian team with drivers Marcel Fässler/Robin Frijns/Nico Müller/René Rast (CH/NL/CH/D) looked like the sure winners, but they lost the game of tire poker: The team first changed to slicks and then later made the final change to rain tires.  Phoenix Racing, with another Audi R8…

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Third victory for Philip Ellis in the Audi Sport TT Cup

Third victory for Philip Ellis in the Audi Sport TT Cup

Guest starter Johnny Cecotto delivered an eye-catching performance in the Eifel. The 61-year-old former motorcycle world champion, who still has many fans in Germany and has signed many autograph cards, reached seventh place. Behind him, Mike Beckhusen crossed the line after a strong fight-back. The 17-year-old German had started from 14th and fought his way through to eighth. “We have just…

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Audi R8 LMS second on the grid at the Nürburgring

Audi R8 LMS second on the grid at the Nürburgring

But Audi is not only competing in the leading GT3 category. The Audi R8 LMS GT4 will make its race premiere this weekend. Audi Sport Team Phoenix and the drivers Joonas Lappalainen/Alexander Mies/Peter Terting/Alex Yoong in car number 17 secured fourth on the grid in the SP-X class. Directly behind follows the sister car, number 18, with Christian Abt/Rahel Frey/Patrick Huisman/Peter Terting in…

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Audi MMI: Navigation

Your MMI Navigation system has extraordinary capabilities to enhance your drive with user-definable views, routing selections, and more. Get started with setting destinations and discover more as you become familiar with the interface. Learn more about Audi MMI at: http://audi.us/mmi For more Audi Technology Tutorials visit: http://audi.us/technology Subscribe to our YouTube channel:…

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Audi MMI: Voice Recognition – Navigation

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​Audi driver Ekström: “The DTM is fun again”

​Audi driver Ekström: “The DTM is fun again”

You’re leading the World RX and mounted the podium for the first time this year in the DTM last Sunday. Are you happy with the start of the new season?Mattias Ekström: “Starting the new rallyross season with three victories in the first three races was simply incredible, a dream! In the DTM, I had good races on the first two weekends, but poor qualifying sessions. That’s why I’m not where I’d…

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Farewell to the home of rallycross: Audi and Ekström say “Goodbye, Lydden Hill”

Farewell to the home of rallycross: Audi and Ekström say “Goodbye, Lydden Hill”

50 years after the first race at the “home of rallycross,” the World RX will be moving on to Silverstone in 2018. Mattias Ekström and his team, EKS, have many memories of the Lydden Hill Race Circuit. Track sections such as Devil’s Elbow and Hairy Hill enjoy cult status in the World RX community. “This year, we’ll be on the grid for the third time at Lydden Hill and the races have always been…

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Johnny Cecotto in the Audi Sport TT Cup

Johnny Cecotto in the Audi Sport TT Cup

Audi R8 LMS (GT3) Victory in New Zealand: Simon Evans and Gene Rollinson began the North Island Endurance Series in New Zealand with a victory. On the Taupo race track at the foot of a volcano, they won the three-hour race in the Audi R8 LMS from Smeg Racing, having started from pole position. Neil Foster and Jonny Reid were third in another Audi R8 LMS for the International Motorsport team.…

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1st place finish for Audi A3 Sportback g-tron in Auto Bild endurance test

1st place finish for Audi A3 Sportback g-tron in Auto Bild endurance test

The top ranking of the Audi A3 Sportback g-tron (CNG consumption in kg/100 km: 3.6 – 3.3*; combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 5.5 – 5.1* (42.8 – 46.1 US mpg); combined CO2 emissions in g/km (CNG): 98 – 89* (157.7 – 143.2 g/mi); combined CO2 emissions in g/km (gasoline): 128 – 117* (206.0 – 188.3 g/mi) ) in the endurance test conducted by automotive publication Auto Bild resulted from the…