Audi A1 Sportback Concept - Emits Just 92 g/km
Audi A1 Sportback Concept on show at the Paris Motor Show.
Back at the Tokyo Motor Show back in 2007 Audi released a model called the A1 project. This model was a compact, versatile vehicle with the classic Audi premium style in a scaled down version.
In the current world climate smaller, more efficient cars are the way of the future with many manufacturers turning their attentions to provide fuel efficient cars for their customers. With the new European Regulations set to come in by 2010 all manufacturers will have to reduce their emissions so their also trying to bring their average down.
On display at this years Paris Motor Show was a new vehicle which will certainly do the above with very little compromise on fun, function or fashion. The vehicle on display, that caught the eye, was the A1 Project compact five-door hybrid drive. This little car produces a phenominal 92 g/km of CO2, well below the target of 120 g/km.
No compromise was made in the production of this car which combines 1.4 TFSI petrol engine driving the front wheels and delivering 150PS at 5,500 rpm and 240 Nm from 1,600 to 4,000 rpm with a 20 kW (27 hp) electric motor capable of adding up to 150 Nm of torque when the vehicle is accelerating. The Audi S tronic dual clutch gear box is incharge of the uninterupted powerflow whilst the intelligent ESP is keeps the power ditributed effectively to all four wheels.
This combination of high torque electric motor, powerful combustion engine and seamless transmission means it will achieve 0-62 mph in 7.9 seconds, 124 mph top speed; all while using just 72.4 mpg of fuel.
The capacity of the advanced lithium-ion battery allows you to select economy mode on the transmission settings and use only the electric power source. This will enable you to travel for 62 miles with absolutley no carbon emissions.
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