March 2nd, 2010 
Shteph 
Audi has just released technical details on its new A1 e-tron concept that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show. A1 uses an extended range electric architecture like the Chevrolet Volt, but with a compact and power-dense Wankel rotary engine/generator to keep the battery alive after power from the grid is depleted. The diagrams released by Audi show that the Wankel is mounted in the car’s rear behind the T-shaped battery pack that sits mostly under the rear seat. (more…)
Posted in Audi, Electric Cars 
Tags: A1, A1 e-tron, Audi A1, Chevrolet Volt, e-tron, extended range electric vehicles 
No Comments » February 13th, 2010 Shteph 
Audi calls A1 “the first premium car in the small compact sector” and created it as a competitor for Mini or Ford Fiesta. The car has lost none of the visual strength of the metroproject quattro – the concept that previewed it at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007.
It was presented as having a coupé-like roofline, in contrasting colours, but I don’t see anything next to coupé in the photos. There’s also a bold single-frame grille and striking headlamps, which can be ordered as a full LED set-up, with xenons and daytime running strips. Other highlights include sharp shoulder lines, a neat roof spoiler and lower diffuser. Inside, the dashboard has four bold air vents – in the shape of a jet turbine – plus the option of LED ambient lighting. Buyers can pick from a variety of colours for the vent nozzles, armrests and centre console. (more…)
January 17th, 2010 Shteph 
Audi headquarters. Management calls a meeting. People running down the halls, papers flying in the air, everybody yelling. Finally, the grandpas wearing glasses, schlepping their perfusion enter the meeting room. Silence falls. Top-grandpa rolls his wheel-chair next to the table, adjusts his voice and dithers: Meeting theme: TO-DO LIST FOR THE NEXT HALF DECADE…Hopefully I will survive to tear you of a strip for not accomplishing it! Everything gets dark, grandpa cackles, tilts his head back with a demonic look in his eyes, then chokes: You think we’re gonna let those puny BMW or Mercedes get in front of us? #1 on the list: (more…)
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