It’s surprising that a lot of ordinary people have never heard of Audi. Most people don’t even know how to pronounce Audi. The truth is, however, Audi is one of the three best selling luxury carmakers in the world. There are also a lot of things that people might not realize about Audi that can only be seen in some subtle ways. Tony Stark showed how fast his Audi R8 is in the first two Iron Man movies. It is especially evident on Iron Man II, when he is required to drive hundreds of miles to attend a Congressional Hearing, and instead of taking his airplane, he just drove there. In a subtle way, it proved to the world that Audi cars are one of the fastest, best performing, and safest cars in the world. The competition nowadays is about being eco-friendly. If a car’s performance, even a luxury vehicle, would have a negative effect on the environment, it can expect a lot of criticism from a lot of people and could greatly affect their sales.
Most luxury car manufacturers resolve this problem through engines and body builds that are fuel-efficient and produce less emission. The most popular electric car is the Tesla. Audi answered with the e-tron series. As it appears, the e-tron car series are still concept cars. Nonetheless, it is a step of Audi towards a better environment. One of its e-tron cars was shown in the movie Iron Man III, driven by Robert Downey, Jr. The Audi R8 e-tron is now available for building upon the purchaser’s request. The Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, however, is no longer a concept car. Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Audi showed the world how much it cared about the environment. In the middle of 2014, it has been on sale across Europe. As concept cars, the performance of e-tron is still uncertain. The development of the Audi R8 e-tron has shown a battery capacity that can reach up to 450 km per charge. The distance is surely to bring the car owner to far places. For those that want an e-tron now, the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, a plug-in hybrid car, is available for purchase. The power of the R8 e-tron, though, cannot be ignored. The engine is expected to produce 309 hp which can push the R8 e-tron from 0-100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds. However, the performance of the A3 Sportback e-tron is already a reality. With an engine that can bring the car from 0-100 km/h in just 7.6 seconds and a battery range of 950 km, it surely is a powerful eco-friendly sports car.
Some are virtually worthless because they can only take like 20-30% of the max engine torque (the Honda CR-V seems to be a particularly bad offender here from some tests I've seen). AWD. It's not going to give you quite the same grip of a proper Torsen setup but it's still not quite unworthy of being called "true AWD". I agree on haldex setups being okay but coming from a Torsen setup in my STI the haldex in the Golf is horrible. I mean the haldex does do its job but it doesn't seem to send enough power out back (I have a haldex flash to make it engage the rear wheels more aggressively). Probably cause its not a true AWD with a locking center diff. It gets the job done but having a locking diff is def noticeable. Haldex is max 50/50 split, STI is 40/60 rear biased. I remember seeing a video (I think it was either from here or Jalopnik) that showed a CR-V with rollers on the front wheels to simulate slippage. The back wheels just responded like a level 100 charizard before you even got one badge and did nothing. In short: it's all about that type A Torsen. So the article mentions wear and rear on the crown gear after a long time, does anyone know if this is significant? I'm looking to buy a 2012 A6, but I don't like the sound of an AWD system that is worn down. It mentions the locking of the diff being worn down not the AWD system. I'm sure you'll be fine since the Subaru STI has a similar clutch type center diff and I've never heard of anyone changing clutch discs even with people breaking 250k miles. Come post about Volkswagen news and other interests. New models, old classics, whatever you want!
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