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German automotive manufacturing subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.

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A subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group , Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide. The origins of the company are complex, dating back to the early 20th century and the initial enterprises Horch and the Audiwerke founded by engineer August Horch — The company name is based on the Latin translation of the surname of the founder, August Horch. Horch , meaning "listen", becomes audi in Latin. The four rings of the Audi logo each represent one of four car companies that banded together to create Audi's predecessor company, Auto Union. Audi's slogan is Vorsprung durch Technik , which is translated as "Progress through Technology". Automobile company Wanderer was originally established in , later becoming a branch of Audi AG. Another company, NSU, which also later merged into Audi, was founded during this time, and later supplied the chassis for Gottlieb Daimler 's four-wheeler. On 14 November , August Horch — established the company A. In , he moved with his company to Reichenbach im Vogtland. His former partners sued him for trademark infringement. The German Reichsgericht Supreme Court in Leipzig , [13] eventually determined that the Horch brand belonged to his former company. Since August Horch was prohibited from using "Horch" as a trade name in his new car business, he called a meeting with close business friends, Paul and Franz Fikentscher from Zwickau. At the apartment of Franz Fikentscher, they discussed how to come up with a new name for the company.

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The Audi R8 is a mid-engine , 2-seater sports car , [2] [3] which uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. Production was supposed to end in , [4] but was extended due to high demand. Initial models included the R8 4. Convertible models, called the Spyder by the manufacturer, were introduced in , followed by the high-performance GT model introduced in The Motorsport variants of the R8 were also subsequently introduced from onwards.

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The Audi A8 is a full-size luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since Succeeding the Audi V8 , and now in its fourth generation, the A8 has been offered with both front- or permanent all-wheel drive —and in short- and long-wheelbase variants. The first two generations employed the Volkswagen Group D platform , with the current generation deriving from the MLB platform. After the original model's release, Audi released the second generation in late , the third in late , and the fourth and current iteration in Noted as the first mass-market car with an aluminium chassis, all A8 models have used this construction method co-developed with Alcoa and marketed as the Audi Space Frame. A mechanically upgraded, high-performance version of the A8 debuted in as the Audi S8. Produced exclusively at Audi's Neckarsulm plant, the S8 is fitted standard with Audi's quattro all-wheel drive system. The S8 was only offered with a short-wheelbase for the first three generations, being joined by a long-wheelbase variant for the fourth generation. The objective was to design and develop a car that would be substantially lighter than any other vehicles in its class to compensate for the fact that standard all-wheel drive was around kg lb heavier than competitors' rear-wheel drive.

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Ultimately, the Audi 80 and progenitors of the A4 and A6 , respectively became the company's biggest sellers, whilst little investment was made in the fading NSU range; the Prinz models were dropped in whilst the fatally flawed NSU Ro80 went out of production in , spelling the effective end of the NSU brand. September Audi automobily. The New York Times. A BusinessWeek article — outlining possible parallels between Audi's experience and — Toyota vehicle recalls — noted a class-action lawsuit filed in by about 7, Audi model owners remains unsettled and remains contested in Chicago 's Cook County after appeals at the Illinois state and U. Archived from the original on 10 July It used to have all the color codes for each year and all that shit. RS Q8. Retrieved 24 June Audi had stated that additional content would be added in Archived from the original on 19 January Originally Posted by R Retrieved 2 November

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Audi AG Ingolstadt. The majority of Audi's lineup in the United States features all-wheel drive standard on most of its expensive vehicles only the entry-level trims of the A4 and A6 are available with front-wheel drive , in contrast to Mercedes-Benz and BMW whose lineup treats all-wheel drive as an option. S8 4E. Retrieved 22 December Download as PDF Printable version. Los Angeles Times. Audi of America. Retrieved 28 January The font began to appear in Audi's products and marketing materials. Clarke, R. Giphy username.