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Audi taking their latest generation engines to the Chinese market

Audi has decided to launch some of their more advanced and efficient engines in the Chinese market. At an Audi Green Olympics Initiative event in Shanghai, the company announced the addition of the 2.8L FSI V-6 to the A6L and the A8. In the big A8, the 2.8L is rated at 28.3 mpg (US) which is pretty impressive for such a large car. In the next few years they also plan to introduce their TDI diesel engines in the Chinese market. In the meantime they will also be supplying 1,000 cars with the FSI V-6 and smaller turbo-charged TFSI engines for use ... Read more →

Audi SynFuel driving World Economic Forum Dane Muldoon

Audi's Ingolstadt brand, which is providing the chauffeur service at the World Economic Forum (WEF), is running part of its Audi A8 fleet on emissions-friendly SynFuel diesel fuel. SynFuel, which is ...

Using aluminum to create lighter, more fuel-efficient automobiles Derrick Y. Noh

Graphic: New York Times The use of aluminum in automobiles is by no means ground-breaking news. Sixteen years ago Honda pioneered the first all-aluminum unibodied mass-produced vehicle with the NSX. ...

Audi taking their latest generation engines to the Chinese market 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Audi has decided to launch some of their more advanced and efficient engines in the Chinese market. At an Audi Green Olympics Initiative event in Shanghai, the company announced the addition of the 2.8L FSI V-6 to the A6L and the A8. In the big A8, the 2.8L is rated at 28.3 mpg (US) which is pretty ...

Audi SynFuel driving World Economic Forum 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Audi's Ingolstadt brand, which is providing the chauffeur service at the World Economic Forum (WEF), is running part of its Audi A8 fleet on emissions-friendly SynFuel diesel fuel. SynFuel, which is produced synthetically from natural gas, is crystal-clear and free of sulphur and aromatics. ...

Using aluminum to create lighter, more fuel-efficient automobiles 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Graphic: New York Times The use of aluminum in automobiles is by no means ground-breaking news. Sixteen years ago Honda pioneered the first all-aluminum unibodied mass-produced vehicle with the NSX. Since then we've seen automakers turn to aluminum to reduce the weight of drivetrain components, ...


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