15 Sep 2020

Sporty Character with a Superior Performance: The Audi SQ7 and SQ8 with V8 TFSI Gasoline Engine

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52432"] source: Audi AG 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with 373 kW (507 PS) and 770 Nm (567.9 lb-ft) of torque Suspension comes with all-wheel steering and sport air suspension as standard, and with a sport differential and roll stabilization as an option New connectivity and assist services, and automatic parking upon request Both models will be launched on the European markets in the fall Audi is presenting the SQ7 and the SQ8 with new TFSI e...
Tue, Sep 15 , 2020 Bill
7 Aug 2020

Hardware Meets Software: From Classic Mechanical Systems to a Fully Interlinked High-End Control Unit

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="50281"] source: Audi AG Electronic Chassis Platform interlinks mechanical chassis components Brake energy recuperation turns efficiency into a new chassis dimension Future fusion of chassis and powertrain control in an integrated vehicle dynamics computer New high-end control unit clearly more powerful and about ten times as fast as current systems Exactly 40 years ago, Audi revolutionized the automotive world. With its permanent quattro all...
Fri, Aug 07 , 2020 Bill
7 Apr 2020

Tech Talk: Deep Dive on 40 Years of Audi quattro® All-Wheel-Drive Technology

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="45431"] source: Audi of America Editor’s Note: We are in some extraordinary times now. COVID-19 has caused many disruptions (to say the very least) and in terms of the automotive world, all industry and enthusiast events are on hold…but that doesn’t mean we have to stop learning. In quattro magazine, we have a column by James Benoit called Tech Talk where James talks about…well…the tech of Audi. Audi of America is releasing a serie...
Tue, Apr 07 , 2020 Bill