Audi Tech Day lightweight pattern: Audi A5 gets 408 hp upon 1,400 kg
This video will go some way to explaining a Audi Quattro Concept’s use of lightweight materials upon an eventual production chronicle. As we pronounced progressing currently, the notion could get a singular manufacture run as a Audi Quattro coupe, regulating CFRP as well as aluminium. For supercar as well as sports automobile manufacturers, lightweight design is the brand new direction in keeping opening up, though fuel consumption as well as emissions down.
There are a little engaging safety aspects to do with regulating lighter weight materials which you can hear about in the video. It seems that with some materials interesting energy more well, lightweight structures don’t have to produce safety concerns. After some further speak about Audi’s investigate into composite materials, we get to see a cars regulating them.
There is an Audi R8 5.2 quattro antecedent representation that uses composite materials for a roof and building. Those materials will go on the manufacture model Audi R8 GT, which is 100 kg lighter thanks to the make use of of carbonfibre. There is additionally an Audi TTS coupe, weighing 1,390 kg in total (80 kg reduction than a stream manufacture model), as well as a Audi A5 we see in a video uses CFRP as well as aluminium to import just 1,400 kg. See them in video.
