Frankfurt Showcar Audi e-tron

The Frankfurt Showcar Audi e-tron has A 470 kg (1,036 lb) lithium-ion battery package, which is placed right in front of the back axle and delivers a range of about 248 km (154 mi), with a full charge taking six (6) t0 eight (8) hours from a traditional household socket. It incorporates ceramic brake discs that produce regenerative braking energy. The R8 e-tron is a limited edition production model that was derived from the Frankfurt Showcar Audi e-tron concept car.

Frankfurt Showcar Audi e-tron Side

The Audi e-tron is a powerful concept car with an unblemished electric drive system that leads the way in the development of innovative electric vehicles. The Frankfurt Showcar e-tron is the right type of environmental-friendly car that gets the whole world thinking of new ways to minimize CO2 emissions. I know you might be thinking of it as a mere concept car with no place in a real world, but mind you – the future might arrive sooner than you expect.

Frankfurt Showcar Audi e-tron Front

The groundbreaking design of the Frankfurt Showcar Audi e-tron: The concept vehicle utilizes lithium-ion battery technology that reduces its overall weight, while at the same time increases its performance. At 4.26 meters long, 1.9 meters wide and 1.23 meters tall, the vehicle features all the expected proportions of a supercar with a mid-engine. To accommodate the battery unit, power electronics and the inverter, the cabin is moved slightly toward the front axle.

Frankfurt Showcar Audi e-tron Rear to Side

The innovative power of the Frankfurt Showcar Audi e-tron: The downside of numerous electric cars is their energy inefficiency. But the showcar e-tron addresses that issue by becoming a remarkably energy-efficient car, because so much devotion was given in crafting how the supercar is powered. The four electric motors lend the e-tron the high performance of a true sports car. With the capability to recharge both when in motion and when stationary, the concept vehicle has a range of 154 miles. It utilizes an electronic brake system, which entails that it converts all the energy into electricity and recovers them during the process of braking. This innovative functionality guarantees that it can be effectively used in car hire industry.

Very lightweight: The Audi development engineers understood that an electric car needed to be more lightweight than conventional gasoline and diesel engine cars; and built the Frankfurt showcar e-tron to be just so, drawing from the sheer competence of the German auto manufacturer. The body structure consists of Audi Space Frame (ASF) technology, which is renowned for minimizing the weight of vehicles. A fiber-reinforced plastic is used to make all the add-on components like roof, doors, sidewalls and covers, so as to derive optimal performance from the power system.

Audi R8 TDI Le Mans Concept

The design of Audi R8 TDI Le Mans concept:
The bodywork of the R8 TDI Le Mans concept car has a sparkling red paint and looks more resolute and wider than the basic model. It displays its inherent ability through muscular dimensions, emphasized wheel arches and bigger apertures. The equilateral parallelogram-patterned cover on the air inlets and outlets is the trademark style of the company’s top sports models and a natural distinctive part of the present RS group.

Audi R8 TDI Le Mans Front View

A new feature the concept brings to the table is the passenger compartment glass roof with two clear sections. These, with the glazed engine compartment behind combine to yield a new radical approach. The NACA duct in the roof’s middle authoritatively proves the concept is built specifically for racing. Its inventive shape increases the speed of the drawn air for the V12 TDI engine’s two cylinder.

The concept car has unique 3-dimensional look LED tail lights. The study car is highlighted by its incorporation of all-LED headlights. With their reflectors and lenses, these inventive sources of light do not only emit elegant appearance, they as well enhance functionality. The LED light with 6,000 K color temperature is more reminiscent of daylight than halogen light and xenon.

Audi R8 TDI Le Mans Rear to Side

Both the interior and exterior designs of the Audi R8 TDI Le Mans concept vehicle are exclusive and sporty. The main characteristic design component is the broad arc that runs around the instruments and steering wheel, so as to link the driver to the vehicle. The car’s interior resultantly holds on to its dynamism and gives the R8 TDI Le Mans a tangible expression that can be readily accessed immediately the driver climbs into it.

Audi R8 TDI Le Mans Side View

The drive concept of Audi R8 TDI Le Mans concept:
Audi chose to build the V12 TDI engine at its Györ plant in Hungary. The car generates an impressive 500PS and 83.0 mm bore. When summed up, 91.4 mm stroke yields a total displacement of 5,934 cc. Even at little as 684 millimeter long, the diesel engine remains concise and only longer than the V8 TDI by 166 mm. This plays a major role in comfortably holding a large V12 in the compact R8 engine. The Audi R8 TDI Le Mans concept car incorporates two high-pressure dual-piston pumps that have the capability to ramp up pressure of up to 2,000 bars in the rails. The mixture is optimally relayed to the combustion chamber. This subsequently fastens the ignition process, and makes it more refined and uniform. The R8 TDI Le Mans’ effective process helps to maximize power output, minimize consumption and carbon emissions. The concept car complies fully with the Euro 6 CO2 emissions standard.

Audi E-tron Spyder Concept

The Audi e-Tron Spyder’s Drivetrain:
The new generation 6-cylinder, 3.0 TDI and twin-turbo engine is implemented by designers on the e-tron Spyder concept. Resultantly the engine yields 300hp. Even in the sports vehicle segment, its engine’s highest torque output of 650 Newton meters is considered to be high, and it’s massive for a 3.0 liter diesel engine. The engine which is mounted in the mid section propels the back wheels through a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission system.

Audi e-tron Spyder Front View

The Drivetrain consists of dual electric motors that output a total of 88hp and peak torque of 352 Newton meters. The combination of these with the 3.0 TDI lets the concept car to perform adequately. In just 4.4 seconds the vehicle has enough capacity to accelerate from 0 to 62mph, with an electronically-limited top speed to 155 mph.

The ride which is a full hybrid can as well be 100% powered in electric mode. The driver has the option to choose to activate the electric drive by itself in urban areas. It includes a 9.1KwH battery at the front section, which stores power capable of propelling the car for up to 31 miles. A top speed of up to 37 miles enables the e-tron Spyder to adapt to city traffic when it’s in electric mode.

The Chassis Of The e-Tron Spyder:
The chassis comprise a trapezoidal-link back suspension composed of fabricated aluminum components and triangle-shaped double wishbones at the front axle. Motorsports have proved that this very composition is an optimal design for precision driving and dynamics. The designers chose a taut setup for the shock absorbers and springs, while not sacrificing the car’s great comfort.

A nicely-differentiated reputation is given by the pinion-and-direct rack steering. The concept car only makes available energy while steering, but not when driving straight on, due to the fact that there is a variation of its electromechanical steering boost with speed.

Audi e-tron Spyder Side View

The Design Of E-tron Spyder:
The concept generally follows Audi’s trademark design outlook. It mixes some elements of both the e-tron concept models and the Audi R8 Spyder, to form its overall appearance. The vehicle measures 4.06 meters long, 1.81 meters wide and just 3.6 meters high.

Audi e-tron Spyder Rear View

Audi e-Tron Spyder’s Interior Design:
The e-tron Spyder has an interior that is equally as high tech and stylish as the exterior, and yet gives a minimalistic impression. There is a graceful curve in the dashboard that passes around unto the door panels. The convex, arching center console and the center tunnel are lightweight and slim, since the designers didn’t see the need to allow for shifter, transmission and tunnel. The flush-mounted selector lever for the automatic transmission is the only control element, apart from the MMI, and it protrudes upward from the tunnel whenever the car starts.

Audi e-tron Concept Car

Audi e-Tron concept car can be regarded as a true Quattro in every sense of the word, because it has two motors at the front and another two at the rear axles. The two-seater car yields 230 kW and 4,500 Nm of torque, and has the amazing capability to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds, and from 60 to 120 km/h in 4.1 seconds.

The e-Tron is a designed to be a major sports car that takes the realities of electric cars into account. The battery bank is located directly behind the passenger cabin for an optimal distribution of axle load and center of gravity.

e-Tron’s Innovative Heat Pump
Audi implemented a truly innovative approach in designing and building e-tron, owing to the fact that heat pump made its debut in car manufacturing industry. Audi took into consideration that under all operating conditions an electric drive system does not have the capability needed to generate enough waste heat to properly heat the interior of the car. The company solved this previously unsolved problem by using an efficient mechanical heat pump to generate heat with a minimal energy input.

Audi e-tron Concept Car Inside View

The four-motor electric car incorporates a high-efficiency climate control tool which is used for interior cooling. It controls the high voltage battery temperature by working in conjunction with the thermal management system. When the car is plugged to a charging station, the thermal management and associated systems precondition the four (4) electric motors, batteries and power electronics to their ideal operating temperatures, in order to maintain optimal range and performance of the vehicle.

Typically cooling of the drive system occurs when the temperature is hot, and likewise its heating occurs when the temperature is cool.

The Hurdles Facing Audi e-Tron
Despite the goodies Audi incorporated in the design of e-Tron, the two-seater is presently not available for mass production. The famous car manufacturer conceded that it still has to pass the hurdle of finding better ways to integrate substantial energy and sustained storage with the concept car. For e-tron to truly become the norm of car consumers, it has to surpass the performance of present conventional cars. Even though its gas saving capability and environmental-friendliness are big pluses, its limited range is a major issue that needs to be addressed.

The Audi R8 V12 is a vehicle which generates 500 horse power (hp) and 738 lb-ft of torque. This Audi concept car is the very first 12 cylinder diesel engine designed as a high performance, road going sports vehicle. According to Audi, the V12 TDi (which is very closely linked to the 5.5-lite, 650 horse power (hp) power plant which happens to be in the two-time Le Mans-winning R10) should boost the R8 concept car from 0 – 60 miles per hour (mph) in only 4 seconds!

Perhaps the most important part of the Audi R8 V12 TDi, is that the engineers took full advantage of clean diesel technology, because Audi claims that this concept car totally fulfills the Euro 6 emissions standard which is most likely to take effect in 2014. Yes, you can drive this car and not worry that you may be doing your own share of destroying the ozone layer.

In the interior of the Audi R8 V12 TDI, drivers will find an engine start/stop button located on the car’s steering wheel, unlike the production R8 model, drivers will also find more aluminum and carbon fiber. The car comes complete with unique instrument lighting that will change from white to red when this beautiful Audi concept car is in Race Mode.