Audi Racks Up Yet Another Award For Advanced Design Technology

Audi Racks Up Yet Another Award For Advanced Design Technology
Audi is the winner of the EuroCarBody AWARD from the Automotive Circle International for the innovative body concept of the Audi TT. The sports coupé beat off 13 competitors from around the world to take the award. The Ingolstadt brand developed its groundbreaking Audi Space Frame (ASF) technology in the early 1990s for the Audi A8. The body of the new TT represents the first application of the ASF with a hybrid construction, featuring an elaborate composition of aluminium and steel.

This prize pays tribute to the work of Audi developers who have again presented impressive proof, in the form of the new TT body, of how Audi leads the way in this field. In ASF technology, the body's supporting structure is made of extruded aluminium sections and die-castings, with the aluminium sheet panels forming a positive connection and performing a load-bearing role within this structure. The components of the ASF space frame vary in shape and cross-section depending on their function – like the bones of the human skeleton, they are made to fulfil their task as well as possible, while having the minimum possible weight.

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blueice4589blueice4589 - 11/28/2006 11:39:05 AM
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Audi is for people that can't afford Mercedes or BMW.


HeyhuubHeyhuub - 11/28/2006 11:48:03 AM
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Uhuh.. Ofcourse.

O wait thats odd, i just see here on the price listings that every Audi is just as expensive or more expensive then it's BMW counterpart...


AUDIMAN4AUDIMAN4 - 11/28/2006 1:10:11 PM
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Well if that's the case, Acura is for people who not only can't afford a real luxury car, but also are too dumb to know that without a V8 or V12, no large sedan, or performance variant Acura is simply a rebadged Honda.


2JZSoarer2JZSoarer - 11/28/2006 2:03:40 PM
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Well it's just matter of time before (S4) comes into this blog to defend Audi from that comment you posted (blueice4589)!!!


HeyhuubHeyhuub - 11/28/2006 11:50:55 AM
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I hope that Audi is going to apply their ASF technology to more cars in their lineup.


Agent009Agent009 - 11/28/2006 12:45:30 PM
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ASF is here for quite sometime. Although it is a bit expensive it is far stronger pound for pound than most techniques.



HeyhuubHeyhuub - 11/28/2006 12:57:01 PM
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Yeah i know, but since Audi has been using ASF since the beginning of the 90's, it has only been used on the A8 the upcoming R8 and recently the hybrid structure on the new TT.

And seeing as the A6 is starting to approach the weight of the A8, using the Hybrid structure on the A6 could be usefull.




PlanoA4PlanoA4 - 11/28/2006 1:05:58 PM
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You forgot the A2 as well.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/28/2006 2:31:02 PM
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Yes, if the A6 was aluminum, its weight penalty would vanish, and it could finally be a credible performance sedan. Now it's just a sporty luxury sedan.


HeyhuubHeyhuub - 11/28/2006 3:37:42 PM
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Oh yeah forgot about the A2.



AUDIMAN4AUDIMAN4 - 11/28/2006 1:11:12 PM
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Audi is really making good cars, good engineering, and the best technology.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/28/2006 2:29:59 PM
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blueice, you drive an Acura. Don't even talk.

I traded UP from Acuras to Audis back in 2000. My TL was disappointingly cheap. Too Honda Accord-ish. There's nothing you can say that will change my mind. Acuras aren't even close to Infiniti, Lexus, Audi, BMW or Mercedes when it comes to product appeal.


Homer008Homer008 - 11/28/2006 4:25:34 PM
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Acura's NS-X had quite appeal. Acura's Integra / RSX was an homerun! And so was the MDX. If you are a techo-nerds..RL is for you. Acura has appeal and that's why you owned one also S4.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/28/2006 4:58:50 PM
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I owned one until I realized that there were better cars out there.

NSX and RSX are both dead. Those were my favorites.

Acuras are nice cars for sure, but why anyone would buy one over its Japanese or German competition is beyond me.

Also, like I said, I was disappointed with my last Acura, the '95 TL. The '90 Vigor that I had before it was a very cool-looking car, for its time.


chewychewy - 11/28/2006 7:19:16 PM
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Looking forward to the TT. Should be very nice.


audirevolutionaudirevolution - 11/28/2006 7:46:53 PM
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Also looking forward to the TT.
I didn't like the design at first, but the more I see it, the more I like it.

The only Acura I had ever liked was the NSX and the Legend.
The newer ones are simply rebadged hondas.
Just look at the RL and its failure!
And the competition blows every one of their models away.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/28/2006 9:27:22 PM
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Exactly! Who would buy an MDX over an X5 or Q7?

Q7 3.6 quattro: approx. $39,000

MDX SH-AWD: approx. $42,000

X5 3.0si xDrive: approx. $44,000


audirevolutionaudirevolution - 11/28/2006 9:47:28 PM
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I'd take an RX over the MDX as well.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/29/2006 6:14:51 PM
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Yes.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/29/2006 6:16:24 PM
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The G35 Coupe is hot- I've always loved it. Infiniti makes some sexy cars. Then there's those other two Japanese cars...

And, IMHO, Lexus wouldn't be able to come up with something this good. Their designers aren't very experienced. They need to come up with a brand theme. They're trying with L-Finesse, but their cars (especially the SUVs and the SC430) are too different from each other to look like they're all in one brand.


chewychewy - 11/29/2006 1:39:31 AM
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The MDX is quite nice but looks like a bigger Honda CRV because of very similar looking grills.
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