Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Audi: All the novelty in Geneva

Great presence to Audi at the Geneva 2011. The house boasts 4 rings of its innovations to the general public, all different from each segment and target audience. In addition to the Audi A3 Concept, the most important news, the stand is full of many other premiere. It starts with the new Audi A8 L Security, the flagship "presidential" a step along that offers the highest standard of category in terms of comfort and safety.

5.27 meters long, the new A8 L W12 Security debut with a 6.3-liter engine and 500 horses, rubbing of specific allocations made by hand based on a body made of aluminum plant in Neckarsulm. Among the peculiarities of the resistance to the blows of a firearm (VR 7) according to the classification of bulletproof cars BRV 2009 (Bullet Resistant Vehicles) and that the explosions, tested according to the criteria laid down under ERV 2010 (Explosion Resistant Vehicles).

All this was achieved thanks to ultra-resistant materials - steel hot-worked shell, aramid fiber, ceramics, special alloys of aluminum and glass, plywood, etc. - and ad hoc measures to increase the safety of the occupants. The interior of the A8 L W12 Security provides among others a full leather package, four-zone automatic climate control with ionizer, electric blinds on rear windows, Bose Surround Sound system, TV tuner, electric adjustment of the two single beds placed in the rear seat , front seat comfort, adjustable, heated and, on request, with massage function and ventilation.

Of course the long list of optional equipment (fridge, coffee table, etc.). In Geneva, there is also room for the Audi Q5 hybrid four with a 2.0 TFSI petrol engine and electric with a total output of 245 hp and a torque of 480 Nm The Audi Q5 hybrid accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 7.1 seconds while top speed is 222 km / h.

Consumption instead amounted to 6.9 l/100 km combined cycle. The transmission is 8-speed tiptronic. A mention deserves the 72 cell battery that weighs 38 kg and placed in a shockproof under the floor of the trunk. Has in fact a double cooling system. At low temperatures, using the temperate air fed by a fan located in the cockpit.

At high temperatures it lights on a cooling system that just does not affect the electrical component in the hybrid system. Closes the circle with the RS3Sportback Audi 5-cylinder engine - permanent four wheel drive - with a 2.5-liter turbo supercharger capable of developing 340 horsepower and peak torque of 450 Nm managed by a 7-speed S tronic dual-clutch.

Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.6 seconds while top speed is electronically limited to 250 km / h. Consumption instead amounted to an average of 9.1 liters of fuel per 100 km. The Audi RS 3 Sportback will come this spring.

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