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Technology

“It’s an exciting time to be a car enthusiast”

Chris Evans and Audi share a passion for memorable experiences. In the interview, he discusses EVs and new technologies.

Technology

Promoting well-being inside your car

The Audi active coach is an innovative service that enriches your driving experience with recommendations and focuses on your well-being before, during and after the journey.

Technology

Combining charging time with experiences

The Audi charge and explore service finds charging stations where you can pursue your favourite activities while charging your car.

Technology

A true update

For Stephanie Eckardt, the new Audi Application Store offers a modern combination of flexibility, entertainment and convenience.

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A special experience

For Christopher Broeker, the Audi driving experience is ideal for experiencing technologies such as the quattro drive.

Technology

“How did we ever want to drive anything else?”

Nils Wollny, CEO of holoride, on his experience with e-mobility and the role cars could be playing in the future.

Performance

Road to Dakar 2024: Learning from the desert

In Saudi Arabia, Mattias Ekström and the entire Audi Sport Team begin their intensive preparations for the 2024 Dakar Rally.

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A true eye catcher

When Markus Eberle stands in front of the current model of the Audi RS 6 Avant performance, there’s one thing that catches his eye immediately.

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A digital must-have

According to Rainer Denninger, the Audi smartphone interface should no longer be missing from the equipment list.

Technology

A truly cool system

The feature Joachim Doerr finds most fascinating about the Audi SQ8 e-tron assures a high standard of e-performance.

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Technology

“We create unique experiences”

Giorgio Delucchi, Head of Digital Experience and Business at Audi, and his team focus on systematically expanding the brand’s digital ecosystem.

Technology

Heading into the next era of electrification

Henrik Wenders, Head of the Audi brand, has been living the electrified lifestyle for years. An interview about enthusiasm and fresh thinking.

e-tron GT quattro:

Kraftstoffverbrauch kombiniert: 19.6–18.8 kWh/100 km

CO2-Emission kombiniert 0 g/km

Power consumption combined:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

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“We stay true to ourselves by always venturing down new paths.”

Sebastian Grams, a member of the Audi Sport GmbH management team, talks about the future of the Audi Sport performance brand.

Power consumption combined:

³Audi TT RS Coupé iconic edition: Fuel consumption (combined*) in l/100 km: 9.1; CO₂ emissions (combined*) in g/km: 207. Information on fuel/power consumption and CO₂ emissions with ranges depending on the selected equipment of the vehicle. Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

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“We’re taking our DNA into the future”

Steffen Bamberger, Head of Technical Development at Audi Sport, on the high performance brand's future vehicles.

Power consumption combined:

Audi R8 GT: Fuel consumption (combined¹) in l/100 km: 15.0–14.9; CO₂ emissions (combined¹) in g/km: 341–339. Information on fuel/power consumption and CO₂ emissions with ranges depending on the selected equipment of the vehicle. Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.
Audi TT RS Coupé iconic edition: Fuel consumption combined¹: 9.1 l/100 km; CO₂ emissions combined¹: 207 g/km. Information on fuel/power consumption and CO₂ emissions with ranges depending on the selected equipment of the vehicle. Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

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Intelligent thermal management for fast charging

The actual charging time of an electric vehicle depends to a large extent on an ideal charging curve. It is achieved by a complex thermal management of the lithium-ion battery.

SQ8 e-tron Sportback:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

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Taking dynamics to a whole new level

Three electric motors ensure an impressive driving experience in the Audi SQ8 Sportback e-tron.

SQ8 e-tron Sportback:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Technology

“I’m always very relaxed when I’m on the road.”

Top Swiss chef Andreas Caminada is an ambassador for effortless electromobility.

RS e-tron GT:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Technology

Tests under extreme conditions in the climatic wind tunnel

The fully electric Audi SQ8 Sportback e-tron ^* and Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron^* vehicles have to prove themselves in the Audi climatic wind tunnel.

SQ8 e-tron Sportback:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

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“Another car is not an option”

Sunnie Jaye Groeneveld is an expert for the digital transformation of working environments and industries, and so she travels a lot. Quite often in her Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron, she admits in this episode of our Audi e-tron Stories.

Q4 e-tron Sportback:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Technology

Experience music in your car in a new way

About the integration of Apple Music in selected Audi models and the importance of music in cars.

Sustainability

“I enjoy talking about electromobility”

Helmuth Brants talks about the advantages of Audi charging hubs and the effect e-mobility has on him personally.

Technology

“I usually drive in ‘efficiency mode’”

In this Audi e-tron story Tom Kristensen provides insight into his electrified everyday automotive life.

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“Electromobility helps me relax”

Olympic skiing legend Anna Veith explains why electromobility has a pleasantly relaxing effect on her.

Future

Audi activesphere concept: Your active lifestyle companion

Audi’s fourth Sphere concept car is a convertible crossover coupé with quattro technology and an innovative operating concept.

The vehicle shown is a concept vehicle that is not available as a production vehicle.

Technology

“I'm addicted to silence”

In this part of the Audi e-tron stories, Tom Klocker explains what fascinates him about driving quietly through nature.

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“It just feels good”

In the Audi e-tron story, Anna Gasser explains why sustainability is particularly important to her as a winter sportsperson.

Technology

Functions on Demand: a modern approach to individualization

With Functions on Demand, customers can book selected functions even after purchasing the vehicle.

e-tron GT quattro:

Kraftstoffverbrauch kombiniert: 19.6–18.8 kWh/100 km

CO2-Emission kombiniert 0 g/km

Power consumption combined:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Sustainability

This is how the new Audi Q8 e-tron is built

The electric motors of the new Audi Q8 e-tron are built in Györ, Hungary, whereas the final assembly of the models takes place at the Brussels site. A great deal of work is being done at both sites to ensure that the latest fully electric Audi e-tron models are manufactured in the most resource-efficient way possible.

Power consumption combined:

The vehicle shown is a concept vehicle that is not available as a production vehicle.

Technology

Electric athleticism in the snow

How do you safely drive the Audi RS e-tron GT on snow and ice? Star skier Anna Veith finds out at an Audi driving experience.

RS e-tron GT:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Sustainability

“Battery development is incredibly exciting right now.”

German chemist Maximilian Fichtner does research on the battery technology of the future for electromobility.

Design

A designer between worlds

Andrés Reisinger is creating a digital artwork with Audi to be presented at Design Miami.

Design

“Tomorrow is undefined. It is up to us to create it”

Digital artist and designer Andrés Reisinger sheds light on the genesis of his creation in the light of the reveal at Design Miami/.

The vehicle shown is a concept vehicle that is not available as a production vehicle.

Technology

Brave, new digital worlds

Annegret Maier and Boris Meiners take a look at what the near and distant future hold for digital mobility.

Technology

A statement’s power often lies in the fine detail

We speak to César Muntada, head of light design at Audi, about freedom through progress and his path to becoming a visionary.

Sustainability

“Collaborations are the most important currency today”

Greentech Festival CEO Judith Kühn-Gerres explains why crises also offer opportunities and how to take advantage of them.

Technology

Light as a means of communication

The Audi Q4 e-tron’s new digital daytime running lights are customizable and display dynamic light sequences.

Q4 e-tron:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

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Defining that wow feeling

At the Audi Technical Development division, engineers are working on translating that special Audi driving experience to the new Audi electric vehicles.

Sustainability

“We need new alliances”

Greentech Festival founder Marco Voigt on eco-conscious lifestyles, the power of lucky breaks and sustainable tights.

Technology

"Progress changes our world for the better"

Fermín Soneira, A to C segment series head at Audi, talks electromobility and his ideas for “Future is an attitude.”

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Electrifying sound

A sound journey: Exploring the creative process, sources of inspiration and challenges in designing the new Audi e-tron GT quattro model’s sound.

e-tron GT quattro:

Kraftstoffverbrauch kombiniert: 19.6–18.8 kWh/100 km

CO2-Emission kombiniert 0 g/km

Power consumption combined:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Audi Sport

With expertise and passion to the finish line: The 2022 Dakar Rally

The Audi RS Q e-tron made a triumphant debut at the 2022 Dakar Rally.

Power consumption combined:

This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.

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“The future is now”

Formula E racing driver Lucas di Grassi on his drive for a better tomorrow, the greed for knowledge and the mobility revolution.

Power consumption combined:

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Aerodynamics: Scoring decimal points

Even the tiniest improvements in aerodynamics add to an electric car’s range. This has triggered a quest for perfection in the Audi e-tron models.

Power consumption combined:

Design

The masterpiece

Marc Lichte, head of Audi design, answers nine questions about the Audi e-tron GT.

RS e-tron GT:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Technology

From LED to Matrix LED and OLED technology

Better visibility, precise illumination: Audi is constantly building a technological advantage with the head- and taillights.

Future

A glimpse of the future

The Audi A6 e-tron concept ^* is a study representing the all-electric executive class.

The vehicle shown is a concept vehicle that is not available as a production vehicle.

Design

Smart craftsmanship

Find out about how the fully electric Audi e-tron GT quattro is being produced at Böllinger Höfe by melding craftsmanship and smart factory technology.

The vehicle shown is a concept vehicle that is not available as a production vehicle.

Technology

Lightening the mood

Audi is working on lighting concepts for tomorrow’s mobility. The focus is on people—and biologically effective light.

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Pioneer of light

It is a characteristic feature that makes Vorsprung durch Technik physically tangible: Light is playing an ever more important role as a means of communication at Audi.

Q5:

Only consumption and emission values according to WLTP and not according to NEDC are available for the vehicle.

Audi Sport

“‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ is much more than just a slogan”

Oliver Hoffmann, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at AUDI AG, about “Vorsprung durch Technik” and the Four Rings’ future.

50 Articles about„Technology“

“It’s an exciting time to be a car enthusiast”

Promoting well-being inside your car

Combining charging time with experiences

A true update

A special experience

“How did we ever want to drive anything else?”

Road to Dakar 2024: Learning from the desert

A true eye catcher

A digital must-have

A truly cool system

“We create unique experiences”

Heading into the next era of electrification

“We stay true to ourselves by always venturing down new paths.”

“We’re taking our DNA into the future”

Intelligent thermal management for fast charging

Taking dynamics to a whole new level

“I’m always very relaxed when I’m on the road.”

Tests under extreme conditions in the climatic wind tunnel

“Another car is not an option”

Experience music in your car in a new way

“I enjoy talking about electromobility”

“I usually drive in ‘efficiency mode’”

“Electromobility helps me relax”

Audi activesphere concept: Your active lifestyle companion

“I'm addicted to silence”

“It just feels good”

Functions on Demand: a modern approach to individualization

This is how the new Audi Q8 e-tron is built

Electric athleticism in the snow

“Battery development is incredibly exciting right now.”

A designer between worlds

“Tomorrow is undefined. It is up to us to create it”

Brave, new digital worlds

A statement’s power often lies in the fine detail

“Collaborations are the most important currency today”

Light as a means of communication

Defining that wow feeling

“We need new alliances”

"Progress changes our world for the better"

Electrifying sound

With expertise and passion to the finish line: The 2022 Dakar Rally

“The future is now”

Aerodynamics: Scoring decimal points

The masterpiece

From LED to Matrix LED and OLED technology

A glimpse of the future

Smart craftsmanship

Lightening the mood

Pioneer of light

“‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ is much more than just a slogan”

Sales

Service

Experience

50 Articles about
„Technology“