We have all heard of Audi's lightweight prototypes being tested, but Audi executives are reporting that the company will switch to a lightweight aluminium construction for all future models from the A4 and upwards.
By the middle of the next decade, only the A3 and A1 will continue to use the conventional steel monocoque chassis. An Audi source said that the company, "will shift quite quickly to hybrid aluminium construction’ for the next-generation A6 and A4 models, after rolling it out on the next A8."
The upcoming Audi A8, which will debut Audi's future use of lightweight materials and other technological breakthroughs, should be seen sometime later this year.
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