Specifications

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Aluminium profile
Hot-formed steel
Cold-formed steel
About weight reduction
The demands placed on modern vehicles are
contradictory. On the one hand, they must offer
enhanced performance and comfort, on the other
they need to be more economical and efficient.
Audi ultra resolves this conflict by examining each
and every component. We demand the highest
functionality combined with the lowest possible
weight. The result is an intelligent mix of materials
that even allows a reduction in engine size:
lighter vehicles no longer need a large engine
to be agile. Thus in 2012, for instance, both the
Audi R18 e-tron quattro and the Audi R18 ultra
drove to podium finishes at Le Mans with a
V6 engine, whereas their victorious predecessor
in 2010, the R15 TDI, had featured a V10 engine.
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