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Speaker: Audi aerodynamics expert Moni Islam A special highlight on display at the exhibition in Ingolstadt for the first time: the Schnellsportwagen Auto Union Type 52, which was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed On Wednesday, November 20, Audi Tradition is hosting another evening lecture connected to “Form vollendet”, its aerodynamics exhibition. In “Aerodynamics in Automotive Manufacturing”, Moni Islam, head of Aerodynamics/Aeroacoustics Development at Audi, will share insights into the development of aerodynamics and a glimpse into the future. Registration is required for the free event at the Audi museum mobile, which begins at 6:00 pm. In “Aerodynamics in Automotive Manufacturing – development and outlook”, Islam will explore how social and technological trends have shaped aerodynamics over the decades. He will also discuss the impact of these trends on the development of aerodynamics at Audi and the factors that have played a role. In addition, Islam will talk about how the transition to electric mobility has influenced aerodynamics. After the lecture, guests will have the opportunity to speak with Islam at the special exhibition, “Form vollendet” (German for “perfect form”), which will run until early March 2025. This exhibition by Audi Tradition offers an overview of aerodynamic concepts from 1945 to the present day. The evening lecture will feature a special highlight: the Auto Union Type 52. The newly assembled Schnellsportwagen was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the renowned annual motorsport event, in July 2024. The Auto Union Type 52 will be on public display in Germany for the first time at the Audi museum mobile until Wednesday, December 4. To register for the lecture, email veranstaltungen.museum@audi.de or call 0841 89-34433. Registration will close on Monday, November 18. The event begins at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, November 20; doors open at 5:30 pm.

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Moni Islam (Head of Aerodynamics), shots of the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron in the wind tunnel and from a augmented reality simulation and shots of the historic Auto Union Type C in the wind tunnel.

In addition, Moni Islam, Head of Aerodynamics/Aeroacoustics Development at AUDI AG, and skiing legend Didier Cuche gave exciting insights into their electrifying everyday lives. AMAG/Audi and snow sports – two things that simply belong together, and have done so for 55 years already, which is equivalent to a platinum wedding anniversary. And platinum is not only the world's most durable and robust precious metal, it is also thirty times rarer than gold and thus far more valuable. It's hard to say whether this long-standing partnership is worth its weight in gold, but the figures are impressive. By way of example, since the partnership began in 1968, Swiss ski athletes have taken part in a total of 15 Olympic Games, winning 108 medals across all sports, not to mention a haul of 229 World Ski Championships medals. In the Alpine Ski World Cup, the pro skiers have achieved a total of 1,782 podium places, including 645 victories and ten gold medals in the Nations Cup. Longest sponsorship partnership in Swiss sport While the athletes' figures are impressive to say the least, so are those of AMAG and Audi Switzerland. With almost 9,250 vehicles, they have been getting the top athletes safely to their destinations since 1968 – in all weathers and under the most adverse conditions. The foundation stone for the sponsorship commitment was laid in 1968 by Adolf Ogi – the then Director of Swiss-Ski. “I noticed that the athletes were never actually arriving at the races and training sessions feeling relaxed. Not least because they first had to lug six pairs of skis from the station to the hotel and then to the valley station. That's why I asked AMAG if they would provide VW buses to transport the ski team. This simple idea was the start of what is probably the longest sponsorship partnership in Swiss sport.

Moni Islam is standing in front of an oversized LED wall that displays an aerodynamics simulation of the Audi e-tron GT.1 He throws his arms wide open and follows the simulated airflow along the vehicle’s silhouette. Brimming with pride, he declares: “With the Audi e-tron GT1 we’ve succeeded in blending fantastic design with very good aerodynamics.” The Canadian makes no secret of the huge challenge his specific discipline has faced: “For system reasons, electric vehicles can carry less energy on board in their battery than conventional vehicles have in their fuel tank. So we need to take special care Dr. Moni Islam, Head of Aerodynamics/ Aeroacoustics Development Active aerodynamics improve range Ph o to : R o b e rt F is ch e r P h o to : R o b e rt F is ch e r 1 Audi e-tron GT quattro: combined electric power consumption in kWh/100 km: 19.6–18.8 (NEDC); combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0 Audi Report 2020 142 Products & Services when using that electrical energy. For us engineers, there’s a huge incentive to develop the best possible aerodynamics for all our electric models.” Every one-thousandth degree of improvement in the aerodynamics can extend the range. That is because aerodynamic drag is often the dominant component of road resistance for an electric vehicle when driven by the customer. At speeds beyond about 100 km/h, it already accounts for roughly half of total road resistance. At a steady 140 km/h, aerodynamic drag approximately doubles. That inflates energy consumption by around 50 percent. P h o to : A U D I A G Audi e-tron GT quattro: combined electric power consumption in kWh/100 km: 19.6–18.8 (NEDC); combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0 In combination, the vehicle details create a sculpture that looks like it was shaped by the wind. This is further underscored by styling with a high degree of aero dynamic quality. The drag coefficient amounts to only 0.24.

Moni Islam, Head of Development Aerodynamics / Aeroacoustics.