Audi A3, Q5 and Q7 earn top rankings in the 2012 Total Quality Awards

Source : Audi of America

- Audi R18 e-tron quattro on the two top spots
- Eleventh success in total for Audi at Le Mans 24 Hours
- Audi R18 ultra completes one-two-three win of Audi Sport Team Joest

AUDI AG has achieved another technological milestone in motorsport. On the 80th running of the famous Le Mans 24 Hours, a vehicle with hybrid drive – the Audi R18 e-tron quattro – has triumphed for the first time. Read more

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- Audi’s diesel hybrid sports car takes grid position one at Le Mans
- André Lotterer beats last year’s best time by nearly two seconds
- Two Audi R18 cars on the front row

Premiere at the Le Mans 24 Hours: The 80th running of the endurance classic that has been held since 1923 will see a sports car with hybrid drive starting from grid position one for the first time – the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro.
The intelligent combination of TDI power at the rear axle and an electrically driven front axle made it possible for André Lotterer in the Audi R18 e-tron quattro designated as car number “1” to achieve a fastest lap of 3m 23.787s in the final qualifying session on Thursday night shortly after 22:00 – and thus an improvement of last year’s best time by nearly two seconds. Read more

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- Mono turbo offers greatest opportunity in sports car engine design
- Audi uses innovative turbocharger solution
- Two more weeks to go before the start of the Le Mans 24 Hours

Audi relies on a highly efficient engine concept in the R18. The interaction between the merely 3.7-liter V6 TDI unit with an unusually designed single turbocharger and VTG technology is both complex and intriguing. It gives the Audi factory drivers optimum opportunities to set their sights on the next success at the Le Mans 24 Hours (June 16/17, 2012). Read more

Audi took the NFL Films crew to the 2008 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and with the footage gathered created the rather excellent documentary Truth in 24 (it’s still free to view on iTunes and YouTube). It turns out Audi took a crew to last year’s race as well, and soon we’ll be treated to the sequel, Truth in 24 II. Read more

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