Advertisement Active front axle steering systems enable a steering angle to be produced at the front wheels which deviate from the steering wheel angle turned by the driver. This means they can provide the driver with support. Function Hydraulic and …
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Advertisement The laser spot doubles the range of the high-beam light. In each headlight, there is a module with four powerful laser diodes that are just 300 micrometres in diameter. They generate a blue laser beam with a wavelength of …
Advertisement Why is the intake valve larger than the exhaust valve? The valve is opened by the cam and the valve spring is closed. When the mixture needs to be sucked into the cylinder, the intake valve will open. When the …
Advertisement Haldex is the standard intelligent all-wheel-drive system found on a variety of Volkswagen Automotive Group models but is most associated with current-generation cars using VW’s MQB platform. The current, fifth-generation Haldex system is designed to be the least complex …
Advertisement The 2.0 TFSI with a displacement of 1,984 cc is available in the new Audi A4 ultra and A4 Avant ultra. Its technical refinements are the exhaust manifold integrated into the cylinder head, the rotary-valve model for thermal management, …
Advertisement The 4.0 TDI has been newly developed from the ground up. It combines best-in-class performance with low consumption and guarantees maximum dynamics. The V8 engine has a displacement of 3,956cc. The two exhaust-gas turbochargers are activated selectively according to the …
Advertisement An electric powered compressor (EPC) in Audi SQ8 TDI supplements the work of the two turbochargers when starting off and when accelerating at a low engine speed, allowing the V8 TDI to always build up its power spontaneously. The …
Advertisement The plug‑in hybrid drive in the Audi TT offroad concept delivers 300 kW (408 hp) of system output and 650 Nm (479.2 lb‑ft) of system torque. The show car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 5.2 …
Advertisement To make driving even more dynamic, Audi introduced an additional component in the dynamic S4 Sedan in late 2008 that actively splits the torque between the wheels of the rear axle – the sport differential. The sport differential is …