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Audi A5 Avant – Drivetrain technology Audi A5 Avant – Drivetrain technology
Audi A5 Avant – Drivetrain technology
More dynamic chassis and steering design
The handling characteristics typical of the Audi brand have also been further developed in the
new A5. As a result of extensive detail work on the suspension and steering, the Audi A5* offers
precise, effortless, and largely neutral handling, which can be differentiated significantly more
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Audi Q8 e-tron – Fahreigenschaften Audi Q8 e-tron – Driving characteristics
Audi Q8 e-tron – Driving characteristics
Ideal balance of comfort and sportiness
The new Audi Q8 e-tron is equipped with standard air suspension and controlled damping. This allows the vehicle to configure to different road conditions, and the ride height can be adapted by a total of 76 mm depending on the driving situation. The air suspension has also been tuned for optimized lateral dynamics.
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Audi SQ8 – Adaptive air suspension plus, eAWS, Sportdifferenzial und Allradlenkung Audi SQ8 – Adaptive air suspension plus, eAWS, sport differential and all-wheel steering
Audi SQ8 – Adaptive air suspension plus, eAWS, sport differential and all-wheel steering
For an ideal driving experience, a vehicle requires not only first-class engines, but also outstanding suspension components. On the SQ8 this includes the electronically controlled air suspension with a continuously adaptive damping system, the electromechanical active roll stabilization (eAWS) and all-wheel steering. In the optional advanced suspension package, customers also benefit from the sport differential.
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Audi RS 7 Sportback performance – Self-locking center differential Audi RS 7 Sportback performance – Self-locking center differential
Audi RS 7 Sportback performance – Self-locking center differential
Power from the 4.0 TFSI engine flows through a standard eight-speed tiptronic with faster shifting times to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. The mechanical center differential distributes engine power to the rear axle at ratio of 40 : 60, and if slippage occurs, more torque is automatically applied to the axle with better traction – up to 70 percent can flow to the front axle and up to 85 percent to the rear axle.
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Audi A8 – Predictive active suspension 2021 Audi A8 – Predictive active suspension
Audi A8 – Predictive active suspension
The highlight of the enhanced A8 is the predictive active suspension. It can load or unload each wheel with additional power individually via an electric motor and thereby actively regulate the position of the chassis in any driving situation.
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Audi RS e-tron GT – Fahrwerk_en Audi RS e-tron GT – Three-chamber air suspension
Audi RS e-tron GT – Three-chamber air suspension
The suspension is one of the elements that play a crucial role in shaping the harmonious overall character of the Audi e-tron GT quattro and the RS e-tron GT. It is a congenial partner to the dynamic drive, while always remaining confident and relaxed no matter how much strain is put on it. This, too, perfectly embodies the gran turismo philosophy.
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Audi S3 Sportback – Adaptive suspension Audi S3 Sportback – Adaptive suspension
Audi S3 Sportback – Adaptive suspension
Valves control the oil flow in the dampers so that they adapt to the condition of the road, the driving situation, and the driver’s requests in an individual and ongoing in a few thousandths of a second.
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Central vehicle dynamics computer Central vehicle dynamics computer – Vision
Central vehicle dynamics computer – Vision
Audi consistently drives the idea of integrating chassis and powertrain technology. In the future, an integrated vehicle dynamics processor will handle longitudinal and lateral dynamics control as well as energy and powertrain management: recuperating energy during a braking event, determining the damper compression rate within milliseconds and keeping the vehicle precisely on track – all practically at the same time.
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Audi RS 7 Sportback - Dynamic ride control - DRC Audi RS 7 Sportback - Dynamic ride control – DRC
Audi RS 7 Sportback - Dynamic ride control – DRC
Dynamic Ride Control (DRC) holds the RS 7 Sportback even more tightly to the road and improves handling. Pitching and rolling movements are significantly reduced during spirited driving. A new generation of dampers with integrated valves provides for a distinct spread between the various Audi drive select modes.
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Audi A3 Sportback - adaptive suspension Audi A3 Sportback – Adaptive suspension
Audi A3 Sportback – Adaptive suspension
The suspension of the new A3 Sportback – with a four-link rear axle for engines from 110 kW (150 PS) – is sporty and balanced, combining pleasant ride comfort with good dynamics.
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Audi Q5 – adaptive air suspensiopn with damper control Audi Q5 – adaptive air suspensiopn with damper control
Audi Q5 – adaptive air suspensiopn with damper control
An especially attractive solution is the suspension with damper control, which is available for all engine versions with a quattro drive. Its design is based on the CDC principle (CDC: continuous damping control): Electromagnetically actuated valves in the damper piston alter the through-flow cross-sectional area for the hydraulic fluid as necessary.
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Audi A5 Coupé – Suspension with damper control Audi A5 Coupé – Suspension with damper control
Audi A5 Coupé – Suspension with damper control
The all-new chassis is among the strengths of the Audi A5 Coupé*, including with respect to systematic lightweight construction and precise response. From dynamic handling to comfortable cruising – the two-door coupé has luxury-class qualities.
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Audi drive select
Audi drive select
The Audi drive select dynamic handling system lends fascinating breadth to the driving experience. Audi offers it in most of its models – as an option in some, a standard feature in others, and with the possibility of modular expansion in all of them.
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adaptive magnetic ride Audi magnetic ride
Audi magnetic ride
Audi magnetic ride is a suspension technology employed in the A3, TT and R8 families. This system continually adapts the function of the shock absorbers to the road profile and the driver’s style.
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Audi SQ7 TDI – 48 volt electrical subsystem with electromechanical active roll stabilization Audi SQ7 TDI – 48 volt electrical subsystem with electromechanical active roll stabilization
Audi SQ7 TDI – 48 volt electrical subsystem with electromechanical active roll stabilization
A new solution in the competitive environment is the electromechanical active body roll stabilization. Here a compact electric motor with a three-stage planetary gearbox separates the two halves of the stabilizer. On an uneven road surface, they are actively decoupled from one another, resulting in improved ride comfort. During sporty driving, the tubes are interconnected and twisted against each other. That significantly reduces body roll, i.e. the lean of the car. Together with the transmission, the electric motors produce anything up to 1,200 Nm (885.1 lb‑ft) of torque. The effect is taut, sporty handling: The car leans less in bends and the tendency to understeer is further reduced.
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adaptive air suspension adaptive air suspension
adaptive air suspension
The adaptive air suspension – air suspension with controlled damping – provides the full-size models like the A6 allroad quattro (Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 8.9 – 6.1; Combined CO2-emissions in g/km: 206 - 159)** with smooth ride comfort and sporty handling.
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