Speaking of Audi, its history is not simple. The founder, auguse horch, is a technical controller who devoted himself to R&D. He used to be the product manager of Karl-Benz. 1899 After he left Mercedes-Benz, he started his own company called Gogurstethoch, but this was not what Audi looked like at first.
With a series of setbacks such as disagreement among partners, the outbreak of war and economic depression, he merged with Audi, DKW and Rover to form Auto? Union (both Audi and Horsey were founded by Horsey alone, Horsey was the former company, and Audi was the new company behind Horsey), Auto? The logo of the joint goods is four connected rings, representing the four automobile companies involved in the merger.
But it didn't last long. Due to lack of funds, cars? Youlian 1957 was controlled by Daimler-Benz, and 1964 changed hands with Volkswagen Group, which was also bumpy. 1985, the company changed its name to Audi ag (Audi? Ag), its headquarters moved to Stadt in Ingol, and the logo of the Fourth Ring Road is still in use today.
2. How are Audi brand models named?
Like BMW and Mercedes-Benz mentioned before, Audi, as one of the three giants in Germany, has a wide variety of models, including cars, SUVs, station wagons, sports cars, convertibles, electric cars, etc ... What is more distinctive is its clear and concise naming method. One series is cars; Q series is an SUV. The bigger the number behind, the bigger the body size and the more expensive it is, such as A 1, A3, A4 or Q3, Q5, Q8 and so on. But if you want more horsepower on this basis, there are S series, and if you can't meet it, there are RS series waiting for you ... In addition, of course, there are TT with unique shape, R8 supercar with mid-engine and e-tron series in electric field. Although there are many kinds, in BBA, Audi's naming system is still easy to remember!
3.？ What is the fastest Audi model?
When it comes to Audi's fastest production car, we have to mention its most expensive mid-engine V 10, which is equipped with V 10? 5.2? FSI engine, the maximum horsepower is 6 1 1, and the maximum torque is 560 Nm. The top speed can reach 330km/h, and the acceleration of 100 km is 3.5 seconds. As can be seen from the data, it is not simple. But when it comes to the fastest car in the history of Audi brand, we have to mention it early.
In 1930s, in order to further promote the rapid development of German automobile industry, then German President Hitler encouraged automobile manufacturers to participate in motor racing. Among them, Audi's predecessor Auto? Youlian and Mercedes-Benz jointly build Auto? Union? Type? A to type? Type d racing car participates in fierce competition. grand? Cars, eventually called "Silver Arrows" in the Grand Prix? Trade union type? A to type? Car D won 25 races between 1935- 1937, so this is the real reason why both Audi and Mercedes-Benz call themselves "Silver Arrow" cars.
The infighting between brands eventually brought many unexpected things. For competition, Auto? At that time, Youlian and Mercedes-Benz began to test the vehicle speed on an infinite speed kilometer. 1938, Auto? Union driver Bernd? Rosmel wants to break the fastest road speed record set by Mercedes-Benz drivers. But because of this, when the speed reached 435km/h, the car crashed and died, and the fastest speed on the highway came to an end. This speed also became the fastest speed that Audi did not record.
4. When was the darkest moment in the history of Audi brand?
The lowest point in Audi's history is the "Diesel Gate" incident in recent years. Since 20 15 years, the media in different countries have disclosed that some diesel vehicles sold by Volkswagen have been equipped with cheating software specially designed to deal with exhaust emission detection, which can identify whether the vehicle is in the state of being detected, and then secretly start the vehicle when it is inspected, so that the vehicle can pass the "high environmental protection standard" when it is inspected, but in normal use, the emission standard of these vehicles is far from it.
It started with the scandal of the Volkswagen Group. Although Audi belongs to it, there are not so many suspected vehicles. Unexpectedly, during several surprise inspections in recent years, Audi was found to have installed new cheating software for diesel exhaust emissions. In the end, Audi was forced to recall tens of thousands of Audi cars, involving almost all Audi A7/Q7/A5/A6/A8/Q5 models. Rupert Steader, the former CEO of Audi, the Volkswagen luxury car division, also accepted the trial of the Munich State Court, and Audi was forced to cut production ... The loss and negative impact on the Audi brand can no longer be measured by money.
5. What are the most dazzling moments of Audi brand?
The answer to this question is inseparable from Audi's proud quattro system. In fact, Audi is not the initiator of the four-wheel drive system. As early as 1907, Daimler invented the four-wheel drive system, but due to the high cost of technology research and development, the four-wheel drive system has not been widely popularized, while Audi has discovered the future of the four-wheel drive system.
1977, Audi decided to build its own four-wheel drive system. 1980 At the Geneva Motor Show, Audi's first model equipped with quattro full-time four-wheel drive technology was unveiled, which opened the quattro highlight moment belonging to Audi.
In fact, Audi first developed the quattro system for racing cars. The first racing car equipped with Quattro system was called quattro, which was in WRC? Group? B won 23 games in this terrorist group, ranking first with the total points of 1982 and 1984 respectively. It was this car that changed the whole rally overnight. From 1983 to now, no non-four-wheel drive car has won the WRC championship.
Although it was developed for motor racing, Audi finally applied the four-wheel drive system to its own civilian models. After repeated testing of motor racing, Audi has made the quattro system lighter and even applied it to automatic transmission models. Although Audi is not a pioneer of four-wheel drive technology, it is the first brand to apply four-wheel drive technology to cars and become famous in one fell swoop. This is the real reason why it is inseparable from Audi.
In addition to the glory in the rally, in fact, Audi also has highlights in the track race. During 18 of the WEC World Endurance Championship, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with 13 times, and won the third place in the total score when 1999 made its debut. It can be seen that Audi is actually in the field of competition and technology research and development. Moreover, the reaction speed is quite amazing. Many brands quit the WEC stage and went to FE electric formula before they noticed the field of electric formula. Therefore, Audi is not an "official car" in foreign countries, and its futurity and technology are the same as the weather vane in the world automobile field.
6. What is the most successful model of Audi in China?
Audi's most successful model in China is Audi A6. In the 1980 s, the indicators of independent brands failed to meet the use standards. In urgent need of a batch of official vehicles, 1987, the chairman of Volkswagen Group visited China and found that the automobile market in China has great potential. It was immediately decided to put Audi 100 into production in China, which was the predecessor of Audi A6 and contributed to Audi's "domestic production".
But Xiao He also defeated Xiao He. It is precisely because of the "official car" status of Audi A6 that up to now, the so-called future, sports, technology and other concepts of Audi brand have not been accepted by ordinary people. Then, in the next time, with the official car gradually withdrawing from the historical stage, how to bring its real brand gene into the product and let everyone know Audi's other charms is the most crucial step it needs to take in China.
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