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Audi Hybrid Car

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Audi A1, whole new dimension to the compact class this summer. It is dynamic and high quality, emotional and individual. The agile chassis and powerful engines make the A1 the sportiest car in the segment.

Thanks to its compact dimensions, it is very agile and nimble in city traffic and offers a high degree of everyday utility.

Audi A8 Hybrid concept It is equipped with Audi’s fully developed

• Turbocharged,
• Direct-injection 2-liter, 4-cylinder gasoline engine, linked to a 33-kilowatt electric motor (or 44 horsepower) via a wet clutch.
• The A8 Hybrid makes combined power equivalent to 245 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque, which is good for a zero-to-60 mile per hour time of 7.6 seconds and a top speed of 146 miles per hour.
• Conversely, it is also capable of sipping fuel at rate of just 38 miles per gallon. It can also travel on electric power alone, at speeds up to 40 miles per hour, for about a mile and a half.

Audi A1 etron, The Audi A1 e-tron is a Mega City Vehicle (MCV) with an innovative drive technology. It comes equipped with a powerful electric motor for zero-emission driving in the city. There is also an internal combustion engine on board that recharges the battery in exceptional circumstances. The A1 e-tron is very agile thanks to the 102 hp peak power of its electric motor.

• The first e-tron, which debuted at the 2009 IAA in Frankfurt/Main, is a near-series high-performance sports car with electric motors for all four wheels.
• The A1 e-tron now presents another approach – a compact electric car in the premium class. The four-passenger, two-door MCV city car. The Audi A1 e-tron always drives on electric power; its internal combustion engine is only used to recharge the battery in isolated cases.
• The precise interaction of the components, their intelligent packaging, and the efficient management of the current flows are the product of the expertise that the company has developed in this area. The objective is to use the energy with the lowest possible losses.
• Behind the three e-tron models is a broadly diverse and modular technology platform that continues to grow very rapidly as Audi drives development forward.

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