Audi cars BY Alvin CHUNG

Audi TT  The Audi TT is a small 2-door sports car marketed by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Audi since It is assembled by the Audi subsidiary Audi Hungaria Motor Kft. in Győr, Hungary, using bodyshells manufactured and painted at Audi's Ingolstadt plant for the first two generations[2] and parts made entirely by the Hungarian factory for the third generation.[3].  The Audi TT is a small 2-door sports car marketed by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Audi since It is assembled by the Audi subsidiary Audi Hungaria Motor Kft. in Győr, Hungary, using bodyshells manufactured and painted at Audi's Ingolstadt plant for the first two generations[2] and parts made entirely by the Hungarian factory for the third generation.[3].

Audi R8 V10 Plus  The Audi R8[11] (Typ 42)[12] is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car,[11][13] which uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system.[11][14] It was introduced by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in  The car is exclusively designed, developed, and manufactured by Audi AG's private subsidiary company manufacturing high performance automotive parts, Audi Sport GmbH (formerly quattro GmbH),[15] and is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo and presently the Lamborghini Huracán platform.[16] The fundamental construction of the R8 is based on the Audi Space Frame,[11] and uses an aluminium monocoque which is built using space frame principles. The car is built by Audi Sport GmbH in a newly renovated factory at Audi's 'aluminium site' at Neckarsulm in Germany.[11]  The Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car (designed by Frank Lamberty and Julian Hoenig) first appeared at the 2003 International Geneva Motor Show and the 2003 Frankfurt International Motor Show. The R8 development program began in 2004 with Lamberty's design being approved and frozen for production. In 2005, Audi announced that the name of the successful Audi R8 race car would be used for a new road car in Production body prototypes began field testing in January The R8 road car was officially launched at the Paris Auto Show on 30 September There was some confusion with the name, which the car shares with the 24 Hours of Le Mans winning R8 Le Mans Prototype (LMP). 6- time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx described the R8 as "the best handling road car today".[17][18][19]  The Audi R8[11] (Typ 42)[12] is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car,[11][13] which uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system.[11][14] It was introduced by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in  The car is exclusively designed, developed, and manufactured by Audi AG's private subsidiary company manufacturing high performance automotive parts, Audi Sport GmbH (formerly quattro GmbH),[15] and is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo and presently the Lamborghini Huracán platform.[16] The fundamental construction of the R8 is based on the Audi Space Frame,[11] and uses an aluminium monocoque which is built using space frame principles. The car is built by Audi Sport GmbH in a newly renovated factory at Audi's 'aluminium site' at Neckarsulm in Germany.[11]  The Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans quattro concept car (designed by Frank Lamberty and Julian Hoenig) first appeared at the 2003 International Geneva Motor Show and the 2003 Frankfurt International Motor Show. The R8 development program began in 2004 with Lamberty's design being approved and frozen for production. In 2005, Audi announced that the name of the successful Audi R8 race car would be used for a new road car in Production body prototypes began field testing in January The R8 road car was officially launched at the Paris Auto Show on 30 September There was some confusion with the name, which the car shares with the 24 Hours of Le Mans winning R8 Le Mans Prototype (LMP). 6- time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx described the R8 as "the best handling road car today".[17][18][19]

Audi A4  The Audi A4 is a line of compact executive cars produced since 1994 by the German car manufacturer Audi, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.  The A4 has been built in five generations and is based on the Volkswagen Group B platform. The first generation A4 succeeded the Audi 80. The automaker's internal numbering treats the A4 as a continuation of the Audi 80 lineage, with the initial A4 designated as the B5-series, followed by the B6, B7, B8 and the B9. The B8 and B9 versions of the A4 are built on the Volkswagen Group MLB platform shared with many other Audi models and potentially one Porsche model within Volkswagen Group.[2]  The Audi A4 automobile layout consists of a longitudinal engine front-engine design, with transaxle-type transmissions mounted at the rear of the engine. The cars are front-wheel drive, or on some models, "quattro" all- wheel drive.  The A4 is available as a sedan and station wagon. The second (B6) and third generations (B7) of the A4 also had a convertible version, but the B8 version of the convertible became a variant of the Audi A5 instead as Audi got back into the compact executive coupé segment.

Audi A1  The Audi A1 (internally designated Typ 8X) is a supermini sized economy car launched by Audi at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Sales of the initial three door A1 model started in Germany in August 2010, with the United Kingdom following in November 2010.[5] A five-door version, called Sportback, was launched in November 2011, with sales starting in export markets during spring 2012.[6

Audi A8  The Audi A8 is a four-door, full-size, luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since Succeeding the Audi V8, and now in its fourth generation, the A8 has been offered with both front- or permanent all-wheel drive—and in short- and long- wheelbase variants. The first two generations employed the Volkswagen Group D platform, with the current generation deriving from the MLB platform. After the original model's 1994 release, Audi released the second generation in late 2002, the third in late 2009, and the fourth and current iteration in  Notable for being the first mass-market car with an aluminium chassis, all A8 models have used this construction method co-developed with Alcoa and marketed as the Audi Space Frame.[1]  A mechanically-upgraded, high-performance version of the A8 debuted in 1996 as the Audi S8. Produced exclusively at Audi's Neckarsulm plant, unlike the donor A8 model, the S8 has been available only in short-wheelbase form and is fitted standard with Audi's quattro all-wheel drive system.  The Audi A8 is a four-door, full-size, luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since Succeeding the Audi V8, and now in its fourth generation, the A8 has been offered with both front- or permanent all-wheel drive—and in short- and long- wheelbase variants. The first two generations employed the Volkswagen Group D platform, with the current generation deriving from the MLB platform. After the original model's 1994 release, Audi released the second generation in late 2002, the third in late 2009, and the fourth and current iteration in  Notable for being the first mass-market car with an aluminium chassis, all A8 models have used this construction method co-developed with Alcoa and marketed as the Audi Space Frame.[1]  A mechanically-upgraded, high-performance version of the A8 debuted in 1996 as the Audi S8. Produced exclusively at Audi's Neckarsulm plant, unlike the donor A8 model, the S8 has been available only in short-wheelbase form and is fitted standard with Audi's quattro all-wheel drive system.

Audi A9  The high-end luxury coupe segment keeps growing with new entries. And Audi could join in, if its chief designer gets his way – but it won’t happen just yet.  “I love the shape of a two-door coupe,” Marc Lichte told Autocar, “but it is also true that the [sales] volumes [for them] are much lower than for four- doors. In the future, who knows? We have many ideas in this direction.”  The German automaker previewed just such a vehicle in the form of the Prologue concept in 2014, forecasting a potential A9 coupe to sit alongside the A8 sedan at the top of Audi’s lineup.  If it were to be put into production, the A9 would target the likes of the Mercedes S-Class coupe and the forthcoming new BMW 8 Series and Polestar 1 – not to mention sportier models like the Lexus LC and Aston Martin DB11 – while plugging the big gap between the existing Audi A5 and Bentley Continental GT.  To hear Lichte tell it, it’s not that Audi isn’t interested in pursuing that segment, it’s just that it has other priorities at the moment. “First we must launch the A6, then we have the Q8 next year, A1 and Q3. We won’t do anything before this. It’s step by step.”  The high-end luxury coupe segment keeps growing with new entries. And Audi could join in, if its chief designer gets his way – but it won’t happen just yet.  “I love the shape of a two-door coupe,” Marc Lichte told Autocar, “but it is also true that the [sales] volumes [for them] are much lower than for four- doors. In the future, who knows? We have many ideas in this direction.”  The German automaker previewed just such a vehicle in the form of the Prologue concept in 2014, forecasting a potential A9 coupe to sit alongside the A8 sedan at the top of Audi’s lineup.  If it were to be put into production, the A9 would target the likes of the Mercedes S-Class coupe and the forthcoming new BMW 8 Series and Polestar 1 – not to mention sportier models like the Lexus LC and Aston Martin DB11 – while plugging the big gap between the existing Audi A5 and Bentley Continental GT.  To hear Lichte tell it, it’s not that Audi isn’t interested in pursuing that segment, it’s just that it has other priorities at the moment. “First we must launch the A6, then we have the Q8 next year, A1 and Q3. We won’t do anything before this. It’s step by step.”

Audi A3  The Audi A3 is a small family/subcompact executive car produced since 1996.[1][2] The first two generations of A3 were based on the Volkswagen Group A platform, which they share with several other models such as the Audi TT, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Caddy, and Volkswagen Touran, as well as SEAT León, SEAT Toledo, and Škoda Octavia. The third-generation A3 uses the Volkswagen Group MQB platform.

Audi A7  The Audi A7 Sportback is an executive car/mid-size luxury car (E-segment) produced by Audi since A 4-door fastback features a like sloping roofline with a steeply raked rear window and integrated boot lid (forming the so-called "Sportback"), and four frameless doors.

Audi A5  The Audi A5 is a series of executive coupe cars produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi since March The A5 range additionally comprises the coupe, cabriolet, and "Sportback" (a four door features a fastback like roofline with a steeply raked rear window with integrated trunk lid) version of the Audi A4 saloon and estate models.  Under Audi's internal platform numbering convention, the A5 is a member of the B-platform series of vehicles, sharing its platform designation with the A4 saloon and Avant. The first generation A5 (Type 8T) is therefore a member of the B8 family, whilst the second generation 2016 model is based on the B9.[2] Both are derived from the Volkswagen MLB (Modular Longitudinal Matrix) architecture. This PhotoThis Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SACC BY-SA

Audi A6  The Audi A6 is an executive car made by the German automaker Audi, now in its fifth generation. As the successor to the Audi 100, the A6 is manufactured in Neckarsulm, Germany – and is available in sedan and wagon configurations, the latter marketed by Audi as the Avant. Audi's internal numbering treats the A6 as a continuation of the Audi 100 lineage, with the initial A6 designated as a member of the C4-series, followed by the C5, C6,C7 and the C8. The related Audi A7 is essentially a sportback (fastback) version of the C7-series and C8 - series A6, but is marketed under its own separate identity and model designation.  All generations of the A6 have offered either front-wheel drive or Torsen- based four-wheel drive – marketed by Audi as their quattro system. Second- and third- generation A6 models have shared their platform with the company's Allroad models.  Both petrol and diesel versions of the A6 are supplied. A wide range of engines make power units with a capacity of 150 to 333 horsepower. These are inline 4-cylinder 16-valve turbocharged engines and more powerful 3- litre units in a V6 configuration with a mechanical compressor.

Audi Q5  The Audi Q5 is series of compact luxury crossover SUVs produced by the German luxury car manufacturer Audi from 2008,[1] The original first-generation (Typ 8R) model was the third member of the B8 family to be released after the Audi A5 and fourth-generation A4, all being based on the Audi MLB platform. The second generation Q5 (Typ 80A) debuted in 2016 and shares the Audi MLBevo platform with the corresponding B9 versions of the A4 and A5.

Audi Q7  The Audi Q7 is a mid-size[3] crossover SUV made by the German manufacturer Audi, unveiled in September 2002 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Production of this 7-seater SUV began in the autumn of 2005 at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant in Bratislava, Slovakia.[4] It was the first SUV offering from Audi and went on sale in Later, Audi's second SUV, the Q5, was unveiled as a 2009 model. Audi has since unveiled a third SUV model, the Q3, which went on sale in the 3rd quarter of The Q7 shares a Volkswagen Group MLB platform and chassis with the Bentley Bentayga, Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne and the Volkswagen Touareg

 By Alvin CHUNG 2018