Luxury Cars

After the weekend revealed brochure Audi RS5, the German company yesterday released official information about the hot model from which it is clear that he relies on a 4.2-liter V8 engine. The 8-cylinder engine delivers power 450 h.p. and a maximum torque of 430 Nm and combined with seven-speed gearbox S-tronic. The car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h for 4.6 sec and top speed is limited to 250 km/h, but if desired by the client it can be increased to 280 km/h. Fully expected drive is transmitted to all four wheels, via Quattro, a differential distributes torso ratio of front to rear axle 40:60, but according to the specific situation it may be changed from 70:30 to 15:85. Audi RS5 differs from the standard model with a special bodykit, including new bumpers, grille, diffuser and spoiler on the tailgate, which is active and is rising at speeds above 120 km/h, where it is below 80 km/h is harvested. Wheel rims are 19-inch, a sports suspension, having knocked the car with 20 mm onto the road and the brakes are 365 mm. discs. Optionally available 20-inch wheels and more reliable brakes with 380 mm. discs.

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Already announced that an electric supercar Audi e-Tron, which was presented at the exhibition in Frankfurt will go into mass production in 2012. But the German company decided to show us yet another concept with that name. As implied by its name, e-Tron Detroit, it debuted at the exhibition launch yesterday in the American city. The electric car with dimensions 3 920 mm length, 1 780 mm width and 1 220 mm height, which means that its dimensions are much more compact than those of the first concept. The weight of e-Tron 1 350 kg or 250 kilograms with objectives. lower than that debuted on the Frankfurt e-Tron, which is due in addition to its small size and extremely lightweight body and structure achieved through the use of composite materials such as aluminum, carbon fiber and fiberglass. Audi e-Tron Detroit is different from the previous concept and the number of motors. Unlike the first in which were four, the new prototype has only two, with a total power 204k.s. and have 2 maximum torque 650Nm. allowing the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h for 5.9 sec while the maximum speed limit is again at about 200 kilometers per hour

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The head of Audi spread new pictures TT RS, revealed more details about the car and reported the price that Germany will start from 55 800 euros in the coupe version and 58 650 euros in convertible. As you already know the engine of the Audi TT RS is a 2.5-liter FSI, whose power is 340 h.p. and its maximum torque is 450Nm. in the range 1 600 - 5 300 rev/min. Drive is transmitted to all four wheels through a mechanical 6-stage transmission. According to Audi, the model is the fastest in its class, such as body accelerates from 0-100 kilometers / hr for 4.6sec, a cabriolet with 0.1sec more slowly. Maximum speed in both versions is a limit of 250 kilometers / h, but if it is removed, they will be able to develop 280 kilometers / hr. Audi TT RS has a relatively low weight for this class of vehicles. 1 450 kilograms body weight. And convertible - with 60 kilograms more. The average fuel consumption is the first 9.2l/100km. And in the open version - 9.5l./100km.

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During the time, Audi had as a producer of both the daily and sports cars which are winners of awards in order championship rallies. Despite the excellent quality of the company was continually criticised that something is missing models Audi RS4, Audi A8 and S8. Now in the new R8 is concentrated all the know-how of Audi. Three years after the designing and building of Audi Le Mans quattro, Audi R8 the serial version was shown for the first time the World Auto Exhibition in Paris. Audi R8 aesthetic violate current trends of the company. It is showing and creating some lines of older prototypes, especially those of Audi Quattro Spyder and Le Mans. The first being seen in the Audi R8, are extremely aggressive forms. Immediately noticeable is that designers are not using the uniform other models already in front mask, and thus give a unique species. Logo also is not front and a lid. As in the A5, and the R8 are used diod projectors. R8 has 12 diodes to signal lights, but this will be the first car equipped with electrical producing diodes providing all lighting functions. This innovation is expected to affect the design of the lower classes in the coming years.

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