Audi in China
The Chinese market has particular strategic importance for Audi. That’s why Audi cooperates with two partners to produce locally in addition to developing market-specific technologies and managing sales of its vehicles directly in the market. Current model series in China: Audi A3 Sportback, Audi A3 Sedan, Audi A4 L, Audi A4 Allroad, Audi A4 Avant, Audi RS 4 Avant, Audi A5 Sportback, Audi A5 Coupé, Audi A5 Cabrio, AudiRS 5 Sportback, AudiRS 5 Coupé, Audi A6 L, Audi A6 Avant, Audi A6 Allroad, AudiRS 6 Avant
With the AudiRS 7 Sportback and AudiRS 7 Sportback performanceAudi Sport has produced an innovative sedan with a coupé-like grand tourer design. The four-door high-performance model offers a design all its own and a twin-turbo V8 with improved performance and enhanced efficiency thanks to its mild-hybrid system. As a five-seater, the RS 7 Sportback takes all-rounder capabilities to the next level.
Besides lots of electronics highlights and exhibits, Audi will also show sophisticated innovations in series production cars and studies at CES. The Audi prologue piloted driving showcar provides a glimpse of the future, while the Audi TT Roadster*, AudiRS 7 Sportback* and Audi R8 LMX* demonstrate high-tech solutions available today. In addition, CES visitors can experience the interface concept and the connectivity of the new Q7 which will see its world premiere one week later in Detroit.
Heralding a new design era: the Audi prologue piloted driving showcar The Audi prologue piloted driving show car is a focus at CES. It not only stands for a new design era, but also integrates many innovations in the areas of connectivity, infotainment and user interface which Audi will be showing at 2015 CES. In this connection, this show car’s laser matrix headlights and perimeter sensorics will demonstrate how the car of the future will become ever more of an assistant to its occupants. After all, the Audi prologue piloted driving stands for the state of technology, which includes piloted driving. A novel laser scanner, several video cameras, ultrasound sensors mounted out of sight and front and rear sensors, themselves invisible, all cooperate in data capture. The central controller known as zFAS (zentrales Fahrerassistenzsteuergerät, central driver assistance controller) is the keystone of piloted driving. This compact master unit calculates a comprehensive impression of the car’s perimeter based on the signals provided by the scanners, the camera and the sensors. At a length of 5.10 meters (16.7 ft), a wheelbase of 2.94 meters (9.6 ft), a width of 1.95 meters (6.4 ft) and a height of 1.39 meters (4.6 ft) the large luxury-class two-door coupé the Audi prologue is somewhat shorter and lower than today’s production A8*. A single frame integrated into the vehicle architecture and bearing the Four Rings dominates its low-slung front end.