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NSU) is a German company which produces cars under My Audi the Audi brand, (pronounced /a??di/). It is part of the My Audi Volkswagen Group. The name Audi is based on a Latin My Audi translation of the last name of the founder August "Horch", My Audi itself the German word for “hear. Audi is headquartered in My Audi Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany and has been an almost wholly-owned (99.55%) My Audi subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) since 1964. Volkswagen My Audi Group relaunched the Audi name when it was acquired as My Audi part of Volkswagen's purchase of the Auto Union and NSU My Audi Motorenwerke AG (NSU) assets Audi's corporate tagline is Vorsprung durch My Audi Technik, meaning "Advantage through Technology". The German-language tagline is used My Audi in many European countries, including the United Kingdom, and in My Audi other markets, such as Latin America, Oceania and parts of My Audi Asia including Japan. A few years ago, the North American My Audi tagline was "Innovation through technology", but in Canada the German My Audi tagline Vorsprung durch Technik was used in advertising. More recently, My Audi however, Audi has updated the tagline to "Truth in Engineering" My Audi in the U.S Histor [edit] Birth of the company and My Audi its nam Audi Type EThe company traces its origins back My Audi to 1899 and August Horch. The first Horch automobile was My Audi produced in 1901 in Zwickau.[3] In 1909, Horch was forced My Audi out of the company he had founded.[3] He then started My Audi a new company in Zwickau and continued using the Horch My Audi brand His former partners sued him for trademark infringement and My Audi a German court determined that the Horch brand belonged to My Audi his former company.[3] August Horch was barred from using his My Audi own family name in his new car business, so he My Audi called a meeting at the apartment of Franz Fikentscher to My Audi come up with a new name for his company. During My Audi this meeting Franz's son was quietly studying Latin in a My Audi corner of the room. Several times he looked like he My Audi was on the verge of saying something but would just My Audi swallow his words and continue working, until he finally blurted My Audi out, "Father – audiatur et altera pars... wouldn't it be My Audi a good idea to call it audi instead of horch?". My Audi "Horch!" in German means "Hark!" or "hear", which is "Audi" My Audi in Latin (compare audible). The idea was enthusiastically accepted by My Audi everyone attending the meeting.[4] It is sometimes (incorrectly) believed that My Audi AUDI is a backronym which stands for "Auto Union Deutschland My Audi Ingolstadt" Audi started with a 2,612 cc (2.6 litre) four My Audi cylinder model[clarification needed] followed by a 3564 cc (3.6 L) My Audi model, as well as 4680 cc (4.7 L) and 5720 My Audi cc (5.7L) models. These cars were successful even in sporting My Audi events. The first six cylinder model,[clarification needed] 4655 cc (4.7 My Audi L) appeared in 1924 August Horch left the Audi company My Audi in 1920. In September 1921, Audi became the first German My Audi car manufacturer to present a production car with left-hand drive, My Audi the Audi Type K.[5] Left-hand drive spread and established dominance My Audi during the 1920s because it provided a better view of My Audi oncoming traffic, making overtaking maneuvers safer.[5 [edit] The Auto Union My Audi er Cover of the 1937 English motor sport magazine with My Audi an Auto Union racing car on a banked trackIn August My Audi 1928 Jorgen Rasmussen, the owner of DKW, acquired the majority My Audi of shares in Audiwerke AG.[6] In the same year, Rasmussen My Audi bought the remains of the US automobile manufacturer Rickenbacker, including My Audi the manufacturing equipment for eight cylinder engines. These engines were My Audi used in Audi Zwickau and Audi Dresden models that were My Audi launched in 1929. At the same time, six cylinder and My Audi four cylinder (licensed from Peugeot) models were manufactured. Audi cars My Audi of that era were luxurious cars equipped with special bodywork My Audi In 1932, Audi merged with Horch, DKW and Wanderer, to My Audi form Auto Union Before World War II, Auto Union used My Audi My Audi the four interlinked rings that make up the Audi badge My Audi today, representing these four brands. This badge was used, however, My Audi only on Auto Union racing cars in that period while My Audi the member companies used their own names and emblems. The My Audi technological development became more and more concentrated and some Audi My Audi models were propelled by Horch or Wanderer built engines [edit] My Audi The four-ring log The Audi emblem is four overlapping rings My Audi that represent the four marques of Auto Union. The Audi My Audi emblem symbolizes the amalgamation of Audi with DKW, Horch and My Audi Wanderer: the first ring represents Audi, the second represents DKW, My Audi third is Horch, and the fourth and last ring Wanderer.[7] My Audi [8 [edit] Second World War perio The build up and My Audi onset of World War II encouraged the development and production My Audi of special vehicles for military purposes in the 1930s. The My Audi Auto Union became an important supplier of vehicles to Germany's My Audi armed forces.[6] Following the outbreak of war, civilian production was My Audi interrupted in May 1940. After this, the company produced exclusively My Audi for military purposes.[6 During World War II, the Auto Union My Audi produced the Sd-Kfz 222 armored car, which was used in My Audi the German army during the war. It was powered by My Audi an 81 hp (60 kW) Horch/Auto Union V8 engine and My Audi reached a top speed of 50 miles per hour on My Audi the road Another vehicle which was used in World War My Audi II to shuttle German military officials safely was known as My Audi the Kraftfahrzeug (KFZ 11) or the Horch Type 80. The My Audi military used it as a light transport vehicle The Auto My Audi Union plants were heavily bombed and severely damaged within the My Audi last two years of the war [edit] Post-War perio The My Audi Saxonian plants of Auto Union was located in what was My Audi the Soviet occupied zone of Germany. In 1945 on the My Audi orders of the Soviet military administration in Germany, they were My Audi dismantled as part of war reparations.[9] Following this, the company’s My Audi entire assets were expropriated without compensation.[9] On 17 August 1948 My Audi Auto Union AG of Chemnitz was deleted from the commercial My Audi register.[9] These actions had the effect of liquidating Germany's Auto My Audi Union AG. The remains of the Audi plant of Zwickau My Audi became the VEB (for "People Owned Enterprise") Automobilwerk Zwickau, AWZ My Audi for short (which translates into English as Automobile factory Zwickau).[10 My Audi A new Auto Union was launched in Ingolstadt, Bavaria with My Audi loans from the Bavarian state government and Marshall Plan aid.[11] My Audi The reformed company was launched 3 September, 1949 and continued My Audi DKW's tradition of producing front-wheel drive vehicles with two-stroke engines.[11] My Audi This included production of a small but sturdy 125 cc My Audi motorcycle and a DKW delivery van, the DKW F 89 My Audi L, also known as DKW-Schnelllaster. Many employees of the destroyed My Audi factories in Zwickau came to Ingolstadt and restarted the production My Audi In 1950, after a former Rheinmetall gun factory in Dusseldorf My Audi was established as a second assembly facility the company's first My Audi post-war car went into production: the DKW Meisterklasse F 89 My Audi P, available as a saloon and a four-seater Karmann convertible.[9][12] My Audi My Audi The van and sedan were based on the DKW F8 My Audi and the DKW F9 pre-war constructions The former Audi factory My Audi in Zwickau, now under Soviet control, restarted assembly of the My Audi pre-war-models in 1949. Those models were renamed to IFA F8 My Audi and IFA F9 and were similar to the West German My Audi versions. West German and East German models were equipped with My Audi the traditional and renowned DKW two-stroke engines In 1958, Daimler-Benz My Audi acquired 87% of Auto Union and in the next year My Audi 100% Audi 75In 1964, Volkswagen acquired the factory in Ingolstadt My Audi and the trademark rights of the Auto Union. Two-stroke engines My Audi became less popular towards the middle of the 1960s as My Audi customers were more attracted to the comfortable four-stroke engines. In My Audi September 1965, the last DKW model, the DKW F102, got My Audi a four-stroke engine implanted and some front and rear styling My Audi changes. Volkswagen dumped the brand DKW because of its two-stroke My Audi smell, relaunching the Audi brand. The new model was classified My Audi internally as the F103 and sold as simply the "Audi" My Audi (the name being a model designation rather than the manufacturer, My Audi which was still officially Auto Union) but later came to My Audi be known as the Audi 72. Developments of the model My Audi were named for their horsepower ratings and sold as the My Audi Audi 60, 75, 80, and Super 90. These models sold My Audi until 1972 Audi 80 assembly line in Wolfsburg as of My Audi 1973In 1969, Auto Union merged with NSU, based in Neckarsulm, My Audi near Stuttgart. In the 1950s, NSU had been the world's My Audi largest manufacturer of motorcycles, but had moved on to produce My Audi small cars like the NSU Prinz, the TT and TTS My Audi versions of which are still popular as vintage race cars. My Audi NSU then focused on new rotary engines based on the My Audi ideas of Felix Wankel. In 1967, the new NSU Ro My Audi 80 was a space-age car, well ahead of its time My Audi in technical details such as aerodynamics, light weight, and safety My Audi but teething problems with the rotary engines put an end My Audi to the independence of NSU. Today the Neckarsulm plant is My Audi used to produce the larger Audi models A6 and A8. My Audi The Neckarsulm factory is also home of the quattro GmbH, My Audi this subsidiary is responsible for development and production of the My Audi Audi high performance cars: the R8 and the "RS" model My Audi range The mid-sized car that NSU had been working on, My Audi the K70, was intended to slot between the rear-engined Prinz My Audi models and the futuristic NSU Ro 80. However, Volkswagen took My Audi the K70 for its own range, spelling the end of My Audi NSU as a separate brand [edit] The modern era of My Audi Aud The new merged company was known as Audi NSU My Audi Auto Union AG, and saw the emergence of Audi as My Audi a separate brand for the first time since the pre-war My Audi era. Volkswagen introduced the Audi brand to the United States My Audi for the 1970 model year The first new car of My Audi this regime was the Audi 100 of 1968. This was My Audi soon joined by the Audi 80/Fox (which formed the basis My Audi for the 1973 Volkswagen Passat) in 1972 and the Audi My Audi 50 (later rebadged as the Volkswagen Polo) in 1974. The My Audi Audi 50 was a seminal design in many ways, because My Audi it was the first incarnation of the Golf/Polo concept, one My Audi that led to a hugely successful world car Audi QuattroThe My Audi Audi image at this time was a conservative one, and My Audi so, a proposal from chassis engineer Jorg Bensinger[13] was accepted My Audi to develop the four-wheel drive technology in Volkswagen's Iltis military My Audi vehicle for an Audi performance car and rally racing car. My Audi The performance car, introduced in 1980, was named the "Audi My Audi Quattro," a turbocharged coupe which was also the first German My Audi large-scale production vehicle to feature permanent all-wheel drive through a My Audi center differential. Commonly referred to as the "Ur-Quattro" (the "Ur-" My Audi prefix is a German augmentative used, in this case, to My Audi mean "original" and is also applied to the first generation My Audi of Audi's S4 and S6 sport sedans, as in "UrS4" My Audi and "UrS6"), few of these vehicles were produced (all hand-built My Audi by a single team), but the model was a great My Audi success in rallying. Prominent wins proved the viability of all-wheel My Audi drive racecars, and the Audi name became associated with advances My Audi in automotive technology In 1985, with the Auto Union and My Audi NSU brands effectively dead, the company's official name was now My Audi shortened to simply Audi AG In 1986, as the Passat-based My Audi Audi 80 was beginning to develop a kind of "grandfather's My Audi car" image, the type 89 was introduced. This completely new My Audi development sold extremely well. However, its modern and dynamic exterior My Audi belied the low performance of its base engine, and its My Audi base package was quite spartan (even the passenger-side mirror was My Audi an option.) In 1987, Audi put forward a new and My Audi very elegant Audi 90, which had a much superior set My Audi of standard features. In the early 1990s, sales began to My Audi slump for the Audi 80 series, and some basic construction My Audi problems started to surface This decline in sales was not My Audi helped in the United States by a 60 Minutes report My Audi which purported to show that Audi automobiles suffered from "unintended My Audi acceleration". The 60 Minutes report was based on customer reports My Audi of acceleration when the brake pedal was pushed. Independent investigators My Audi concluded that this was most likely due to a close My Audi placement of the accelerator and brake pedals (unlike American cars), My Audi and the inability, when not paying attention, to distinguish between My Audi the two. (In race cars, when manually downshifting under heavy My Audi braking, the accelerator has to be used in order to My Audi match revs properly, so both pedals have to be close My Audi to each other to be operated by the right foot My Audi at once, toes on the brake, heel on the accelerator; My Audi a driving technique called heel-and-toe). This did not become an My Audi issue in Europe, possibly due to more widespread experience among My Audi European drivers with manual transmissions The report immediately crushed Audi My Audi sales, and Audi renamed the affected model (The 5000 became My Audi the 100/200 in 1989, as it was elsewhere). Audi had My Audi contemplated withdrawing from the American market until sales began to My Audi recover in the mid-1990s. The turning point for Audi was My Audi the sale of the new A4 in 1996, and with My Audi the release of the A4/A6/A8 series, which was developed together My Audi with VW and other sister brands (so called "platforms") Audi My Audi R8In the early part of the 21st century, Audi set My Audi forth on a German racetrack to claim and maintain several My Audi World Records, such as Top Speed Endurance. This effort was My Audi in-line with the company's heritage from the 1930s racing era My Audi "Silver Arrows" Currently, Audi's sales are growing strongly in Europe. My Audi 2004 marked the 11th straight increase in sales, selling 779,441 My Audi vehicles worldwide. Record figures were recorded from 21 out of My Audi about 50 major sales markets. The largest sales increases came My Audi from Eastern Europe (+19.3%), Africa (+17.2%) and the Middle East My Audi (+58.5%)[citation needed]. In March 2005, Audi built its first two My Audi dealerships in India following its high increase in sales in My Audi the region Their 2007 worldwide sales have been released as My Audi 964,151 vehicles sold, yet another record for the brand. In My Audi 2008, Audi has achieved the 13th record year in a My Audi row passing the 1 million unit mark with 1,003,400 sold My Audi units.[14 Audi Q7 Audi Q5 Audi R8 Audi TT Audi My Audi A4 Audi A3 Audi A5 Audi A6 Audi A8 2007-Present My Audi 2009- Present 2006-Present 1999-Present 1996- Present 1996- Present 2007- Present My Audi 1995-Present 1994- Present xcludes the S Models, and the Hybrid My Audi [edit] Technolog This section does not cite any references My Audi or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations My Audi to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. My Audi (June 2008) [edit] Bodyshell Audi produces 100% galvanized cars to My Audi prevent corrosion,[15] and was the first mass-market vehicle to do My Audi so, following introduction of the process by Porsche, c.1975. Along My Audi with other precautionary measures,the full-body zinc coating has proved to My Audi be very effective in preventing rust. The body's resulting durability My Audi even surpassed Audi's own expectations, causing the manufacturer to extend My Audi its original 10-year warranty against corrosion perforation to currently 12 My Audi years (except for Aluminium bodies which don't rust).[16 An all-aluminium My Audi car was brought forward by Audi, and in 1994 the My Audi Audi A8 was launched, which introduced aluminum space frame technology My Audi (called Audi Space Frame). Audi introduced a new series of My Audi vehicles in the mid-nineties and continues to pursue leading-edge technology My Audi and high performance. Prior to that effort, Audi used examples My Audi of the Type 44 chassis fabricated out of aluminum as My Audi test-beds for the technique [edit] Drive layou In all its My Audi post Volkswagen-era models, Audi has firmly refused to adopt the My Audi traditional rear-wheel drive layout favoured by its two arch rivals My Audi Mercedes-Benz and BMW, favouring either front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. My Audi To achieve this, Audi has usually engineered its cars with My Audi a longitudinally front mounted engine, in an "overhung" position, over My Audi the front wheels – in front of the axle line. My Audi While this allows for equal length driveshafts (therefore combatting torque My Audi steer), and the easy adoption of four-wheel drive, it goes My Audi against the ideal 50:50 weight distribution (as do all front My Audi wheel drive cars) Audi has recently applied the quattro badge My Audi to models such as the A3 and TT which do My Audi not actually use the Torsen-based system as in prior years, My Audi with a mechanical centre differential, but with the Swedish Haldex My Audi Traction electro-mechanical clutch 4WD system [edit] Engine In the 1980s, My Audi Audi, along with Volvo, was the champion of the inline My Audi 5 cylinder, 2.1/2.2 L engine as a longer lasting alternative My Audi to more traditional 6 cylinder engines. This engine was used My Audi not only in production cars but also in their race My Audi cars. The 2.1 L inline 5 cylinder engine was used My Audi as a base for the rally cars in the 1980s, My Audi providing well over 400 horsepower (298 kW) after modification. Before My Audi 1990, there were engines produced with a displacement between 2.0 My Audi L and 2.3 L. This range of engine capacity was My Audi a good combination of good fuel economy (which was on My Audi the mind of every motorist in the 1980s) and, of My Audi course, a good amount of power [edit] Luxury competitor Through My Audi the early 1990s, Audi began to move more towards the My Audi position of being a real competitor in its target market My Audi against global luxury leaders Mercedes-Benz and BMW. This began with My Audi the release of the Audi V8 in 1990. It was My Audi essentially a new engine fitted to the Audi 100/200, but My Audi with noticeable bodywork differences. Most obvious was the new grille My Audi that was now incorporated in the bonnet By 1991, Audi My Audi had the 4 cylinder Audi 80, the 5 cylinder Audi My Audi 90 and Audi 100, the turbocharged Audi 200 and the My Audi Audi V8. There was also a coupe version of the My Audi 80/90 with both 4 and 5 cylinder engines Although the My Audi five cylinder engine was a successful and very robust powerplant, My Audi it was still a little too different for the target My Audi market. With the introduction of an all-new Audi 100 in My Audi 1992, Audi introduced a 2.8L V6 engine. This engine was My Audi also fitted to a face-lifted Audi 80 (all 80 and My Audi 90 models were now badged 80 except for the USA), My Audi giving this model a choice of 4, 5 and 6 My Audi cylinder engines, in saloon/sedan, coupe and Cabriolet body styles The My Audi 5 cylinder was soon dropped as a major engine choice; My Audi however, a turbocharged 230 hp (169 kW) version remained. The My Audi engine, initially fitted to the 200 quattro 20V of 1991, My Audi was a derivative of the engine fitted to the Sport My Audi Quattro. It was fitted to the Audi Coupe, and named My Audi the S2 and also to the Audi 100 body, and My Audi named the S4. These two models were the beginning of My Audi the mass-produced S series of performance cars [edit] Audi Space My Audi Fram The Audi A8 replaced the V8 in 1994, with My Audi a aluminium space frame, known as the "Audi Space Frame" My Audi (ASF), to save weight. The weight reduction was offset by My Audi the quattro four-wheel drive system. It meant the car had My Audi similar performance to its rivals, but superior roadholding. The Audi My Audi A2 and Audi R8 also use Audi Space Frame designs My Audi [edit] A The next major model change was in 1995 My Audi when the Audi A4 replaced the Audi 80. The new My Audi nomenclature scheme was applied to the Audi 100 to become My Audi the Audi A6 (with a minor facelift). This also meant My Audi the S4 became the S6 and a new S4 was My Audi introduced in the A4 body. The S2 was discontinued. The My Audi Audi Cabriolet continued on (based on the Audi 80 platform) My Audi until 1999, gaining the engine upgrades along the way. A My Audi new A3 hatchback model (sharing the Volkswagen Golf Mk4's platform) My Audi was introduced to the range in 1996, and the radical My Audi Audi TT coupe and roadster were debuted in 1998 based My Audi on the same underpinnings. Another interesting model introduced was the My Audi Mercedes-Benz A-Class competitor, the Audi A2. The model sold relatively My Audi well in Europe, however, the A2 was discontinued in 2005 My Audi and Audi decided not to develop an immediate replacement The My Audi engines available throughout the range were now a 1.4L, 1.6L My Audi and 1.8L 4 cylinder, 1.8L 4-cylinder turbo, 2.6L and 2.8L My Audi V6, 2.2L turbo-charged 5 cylinder and the 4.2L V8 engine. My Audi The V6s were replaced by new 2.4L and 2.8L 30V My Audi V6s in 1998, with marked improvement in power, torque and My Audi smoothness. Audi Further engines were added along the way, including a My Audi 3.7L V8 and 6.0L W12 engine for the A8 [edit] My Audi DS At the turn of the century, Volkswagen introduced the My Audi Direct-Shift Gearbox, or DSG, an automated manual transmission, drivable like My Audi a conventional automatic transmission. Based on the gearbox found in My Audi the Group B S1, the system includes dual electrohydraulically controlled My Audi clutches instead of a torque converter. This is implemented in My Audi some VW Golfs, Audi A3 and TT models where DSG My Audi is called S-tronic [edit] FS New models of the A3, My Audi A4, A6 and A8 have been introduced, with the aging My Audi 1.8 litre engine now having been replaced by new Fuel My Audi Stratified Injection (FSI) engines. Nearly every petrol engined model in My Audi the range now incorporates this fuel-saving technology, including the following My Audi FSI engine.Petrol engines 1.6 litre 4 cylinder 115 bhp My Audi (86 kW; 117 PS) 2.0 litre 4 cylinder 150 bhp My Audi (112 kW; 152 PS) (Slowly being phased out in order My Audi to make way for TSI engines – see section below) My Audi 2.0 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder 200 bhp (149 kW; 203 My Audi PS) 3.0 litre supercharged v6 300 bhp (224 kW; 304 My Audi PS) - 333 bhp (248 kW; 338 PS) 3.1 litre My Audi V6 265 bhp (198 kW; 269 PS) 4.2 litre V8 My Audi 350 bhp (261 kW; 355 PS) 4.2 litre V8 414 My Audi bhp (309 kW; 420 PS) 5.2 litre V10 435 bhp My Audi (324 kW; 441 PS) - 450 bhp (336 kW; 456 My Audi PS) 5.2 litre biturbo V10 573 bhp (427 kW; 581 My Audi PS) 6.0 litre W12 331 kW (450 PS) Other engines My Audi on sale and featuring in products of the Audi brand My Audi include 1.6 litre 4 cylinder 102 bhp (76 kW; 103 My Audi PS) 1.9 litre TDI 4 cylinder 105 bhp (78 kW; My Audi 106 PS) 2.0 litre TDI 4 cylinder 141 bhp (105 My Audi kW; 143 PS) 2.0 litre TDI 4 cylinder 170 bhp My Audi (127 kW; 172 PS) 2.7 litre TDI V6 180 bhp My Audi (134 kW; 182 PS) 3.0 litre TDI V6 233 bhp My Audi (174 kW; 236 PS) 4.2 litre TDI V8 326 bhp My Audi (243 kW; 331 PS) 6.0 litre TDI V12 500 bhp My Audi (373 kW; 507 PS) 1,000 N·m (740 ft·lbf)/1750 rpm (All My Audi TDI models are turbodiesels. [edit] Electric technolog Audi is planning My Audi an alliance with the Japanese electronic giant Sanyo to develop My Audi a pilot hybrid electric project for the Volkswagen Group. The My Audi alliance could result in Sanyo batteries and other electronic components My Audi being used in future models of the Volkswagen group. [17 My Audi Hybrid electric vehicles includes Audi A1 Sportback Concept.[18] Audi A4 My Audi TDI Concept E.[19] This section requires expansion. [edit] LED My Audi Daytime Running Light Since the end of 2006 Audi has My Audi started using the latest white LED daytime running light (DRL) My Audi technology as their new trademark for their new models. The My Audi style was first introduced in the R8, and is now My Audi being orientated to suit the whole Audi model range. As My Audi of 2009, LED DRLs are available throughout the current Audi My Audi model range [edit] Multi Media Interface (MMI Audi has recently My Audi started offering a computerised control system for its cars called My Audi Multi Media Interface (MMI). This comes amid criticism of BMW's My Audi iDrive control, essentially a rotating control knob designed to control My Audi radio, satellite navigation, TV, heating and car controls with a My Audi screen. MMI was widely reported to be a considerable improvement My Audi on BMW's iDrive, although BMW has since made their iDrive My Audi more user-friendly MMI has been generally well-received, as it requires My Audi less menu-surfing with its mass of buttons around a central My Audi knob, with shortcuts to the radio or phone functions. The My Audi screen, either colour or monochrome, is mounted on the upright My Audi dashboard, and on the A4 (new), A5, A6, A8, and My Audi Q7, the controls are mounted horizontally. However, an "MMI-like" system My Audi is also available on the Audi A3 and A4 models My Audi when equipped with the optional Audi Navigation System Plus (RNS-E) My Audi [edit] Motorsport This section does not cite any references My Audi or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations My Audi to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. My Audi (June 2008) Audi has competed in numerous forms of motorsports. My Audi Audi's rich tradition in motorsport began with their former company My Audi Auto Union in the 1930s. In the 1990s, Audi dominated My Audi the Touring and Super Touring categories of motor racing after My Audi success in circuit racing in North America [edit] Rallyin My Audi Walter Rohrl with his Quattro A2 during the 1984 Rally My Audi Portugal.In 1980, Audi released the Quattro, a four-wheel drive turbocharged My Audi car that went on to win rallies and races worldwide. My Audi It is considered one of the most significant rally cars My Audi of all time because it was one of the first My Audi to take advantage of the then-recently changed rules which allowed My Audi the use of four-wheel drive in competition racing. Many critics My Audi doubted the viability of four-wheel drive racers, thinking them to My Audi be too heavy and complex, yet the Quattro was to My Audi become a successful car. Leading its first rally it went My Audi off the road, however the rally world had been served My Audi notice 4WD was the future. The Quattro went on to My Audi achieve much success in the World Rally Championship. It won My Audi the 1983 (Hannu Mikkola) and the 1984 (Stig Blomqvist) drivers' My Audi titles,[20] and brought Audi the manufacturers' title in 1982 and My Audi 1984.[21 Audi Quattro S1 driven at the 2007 Rallye My Audi Deutschland.In 1984, Audi launched the short-wheelbase Sport Quattro which dominated My Audi races in Monte Carlo and Sweden, with Audi taking all My Audi podium places, but succumbed to problems further into WRC contention. My Audi In 1985, after another season mired in mediocre finishes, Walter My Audi Rohrl finished the season in his Sport Quattro S1, and My Audi helped place Audi second in the manufacturers' points. Audi also My Audi received rally honors in the Hong Kong to Beijing rally My Audi in that same year. Michele Mouton, the first and only My Audi female driver to win a round of the World Rally My Audi Championship and a driver for Audi, took the Sport Quattro My Audi S1, now simply called the "S1", and raced in the My Audi Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The climb race pits a My Audi driver and car to drive up a 4,302 meter high My Audi mountain in Colorado and in 1985, Michele Mouton set a My Audi new record of 11:25.39, and being the first woman to My Audi set a Pikes Peak record. In 1986, Audi formally left My Audi international rally racing following an accident in Portugal involving driver My Audi Joaquim Santos in his Ford RS200. Santos swerved to avoid My Audi hitting spectators in the road, and left the track into My Audi the crowd of spectators on the side, killing three and My Audi injuring 30. Bobby Unser used an Audi in that same My Audi year to claim a new record for the Pikes Peak My Audi Hill Climb at 11:09.22 In 1987, Walter Rohrl claimed the My Audi title for Audi setting a new Pikes Peak International Hill My Audi Climb record of 10:47.85 in his Audi S1 which he My Audi retired from the WRC two years earlier. The Audi S1 My Audi employed Audi's time-tested 5-cylinder turbo charged engine, with the final My Audi version generating 441 kW (600 PS; 591 bhp).[22] The engine My Audi was mated to a 6-speed gearbox and ran on Audi's My Audi famous all-wheel drive system. All of Audi's top drivers drove My Audi this car; Hannu Mikkola, Stig Blomqvist, Walter Rohrl and Michele My Audi Mouton. This Audi S1 started the S-series of cars for My Audi Audi which now represents an increased level of sports options My Audi and quality in the Audi line-up [edit] Motorsports in the My Audi US As Audi moved away from rallying and into circuit My Audi racing, they chose to move first into America with the My Audi Trans-Am in 1988 In 1989, Audi 
moved to IMSA GTO My Audi with the Audi 90, however as they avoided the two My Audi major endurance events (Daytona and Sebring) despite winning on a My Audi regular basis, they would lose out on the title [edit] My Audi Touring car In 1990, having completed their objective to market My Audi cars in the United States, Audi returned to Europe, turning My Audi first to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) series with the My Audi Audi V8, then in 1993, being unwilling to build cars My Audi for the new formula, they turned their attention to the My Audi fast growing Supertouring series, which took place nationally, first in My Audi the French Supertourisme and Italian Superturismo. In the following year, My Audi Audi would switch to the German Super Tourenwagen (known as My Audi STW) and then to British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) the My Audi year after that The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), having My Audi difficulty regulating the quattro four wheel drive system, and the My Audi impact it had on the competitors, would eventually ban all My Audi four wheel drive cars from competing in 1998, by then My Audi Audi switched all their works efforts to sports car racing My Audi By 2000, Audi would still compete in the US with My Audi their RS4 for the SCCA Speed World GT Challenge, through My Audi dealer/team Champion Racing competing against Corvettes, Vipers, and smaller BMWs My Audi (where it is one of the few series to permit My Audi 4WD cars). In 2003, Champion Racing entered an RS6. Once My Audi again, the quattro four wheel drive was superior and Champion My Audi Audi won the championship. They returned in 2004 to defend My Audi their title but a newcomer, Cadillac with the new Omega My Audi Chassis CTS-V, gave them a run for their money. After My Audi four victories in a row, the Audis were sanctioned with My Audi several negative changes that deeply affected the car's performance. Namely, My Audi added ballasts and Champion Audi deciding to go with different My Audi tires and backing off the turbos boost pressure In 2004, My Audi after years of competing with the TT-R in the revitalized My Audi DTM series, with privateer team Abt Racing/Christian Abt taking the My Audi 2002 title with Laurent Aiello, Audi returned as a full My Audi factory effort to touring car racing by entering two factory My Audi supported Joest Racing Audi A4s [edit] Sports Car racin My Audi Audi R10 TDIBeginning in 1999, Audi built the Audi R8R My Audi (open-top prototype) and the Audi R8C (GT-Prototype) to compete in My Audi sports car racing, including the Le Mans Prototype LMP900 class My Audi at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. For the 2000 My Audi season, Audi focussed mainly on the new Audi R8, due My Audi to favorable rules for open-top prototypes. The factory-supported Joest Racing My Audi team won at Le Mans three times in a row My Audi with the Audi R8 (2000 — 2002), as well as My Audi winning every race in the American Le Mans Series in My Audi its first year. Audi also sold the car to customer My Audi teams such as Champion Racing In 2003, two Bentley Speed My Audi 8s, with engines designed by Audi, and driven by Joest My Audi drivers loaned to the fellow Volkswagen Group company, competed in My Audi the GTP class, and finished the race in the top My Audi two positions, while the Champion Racing R8 finished third overall My Audi and first in the LMP900 class. Audi returned to the My Audi winner's circle at the 2004 race, with the top three My Audi finishers all driving R8s: Audi Sport Japan Team Goh finished My Audi first, Audi Sport UK Veloqx second, and Champion Racing third My Audi At the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans, Champion Racing My Audi entered two R8s along with an R8 from the Audi My Audi PlayStation Team Oreca. 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Audi My Audi has been on the forefront of sports car racing, claiming My Audi a historic win in the first ever diesel sports car My Audi at 12 Hours of Sebring. As well as winning the My Audi 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2006 making history, the My Audi R10 TDI has also shown its capabilities by beating the My Audi Peugeot 908 HDi FAP in 2007, and beating Peugeot again My Audi in 2008 [edit] Sponsorship Audi Medcup: sailing regatta located in My Audi Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal. Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta. Audi My Audi Hamilton Island Race. [edit] See als Wikimedia Commons has My Audi media related to: Audi Wikimedia Commons has media related My Audi to: Audi Audi Driving Experience Audi Centre of Excellence My Audi quattro GmbH Audi Channel Volkswagen list of German cars [edit] My Audi Cultural reference In the 1998 Ronin (film) The professional driver My Audi requests an Audi S8 as the Getaway car. 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