Audi has pooled the genes of
its rugged allroad models and its forthcoming e-tron hybrids to create a striking
and futuristic new crossover concept bound for this month‘s 2014 North
American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The car
is powered by a 2-litre FSI gasoline engine giving nearly 150bhp/litre,
highlighting the trend to down-sizing, a trend that is likely to be followed in
the future by down-speeding to reduce friction losses etc.
“The show car combines sex
appeal, highly efficient e-tron-quattro technology that produces 300 kW of
power yet only consumes 1.9 l/100 km of fuel (equating to 149 UK mile/gal) and
cutting-edge electronic applications,” claims Professor Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg,
member of the board of AUDI AG, Technical Development. “We are offering very
concrete glimpses of the near future in this show car.”
The outer body of the Audi
allroad shooting brake is a material mix of aluminium and carbon fibre
reinforced polymer (CFRP). Dark grey rubbing strips are typical allroad elements,
and they help reduce the volume of the body; they ascend dynamically from front
to rear. Together with the large wheels and flared arches, they accentuate the
car's offroad character.
Plug-in
hybrid drive
The
plug-in hybrid drive delivers 408 PS of system power and a system torque of 650
Nm (479.42 lbft). The
show car, weighing some 1,600 kg unladen, launches from a standstill to 62
mile/h in 4.6 seconds, and is capable of reaching an electronically limited top
speed of 155 mile/h.
Fuel consumption is
measured at 148.7mile/gas according to the relevant ECE standard, which equates
to CO2 emissions of 45g/km. A total driving range of up to 510 miles is
achievable.
The 2.0 TFSI in the Audi
allroad shooting brake delivers 292 PS of power and generates 380 Nm (280.27 lbft) of torque. The
transverse mounted 2-litre four-cylinder gasoline engine with a large
turbocharger is a high-end engine. In part-load operation, indirect injection
supplements direct gasoline injection to improve fuel economy; the exhaust
manifold that is integrated in the cylinder head enables high-performance
thermal management. ∎
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2014 Audi Allroad
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