Auto Expo 2016: New Audi A4 to be displayed
All-new A4 sedan will be shown for the first time in India. Audi will also display the new R8 supercar at the stall.
Until very recently, Audi proudly possessed the claim of being the largest selling luxury car brand in India. Though it relegated that position to Mercedes-Benz in 2015, the brand appeal of the Four Rings is still very strong in the country. The German luxury carmaker will have an impressive list of cars on display at the 2016 Auto Expo, which signals its desire to win back its top spot on the sales charts.
The most important car of the lot for Audi, the replacement for one of its best-sellers. It’s the all-new A4, and as familiar as it looks, it is all new. It’s bigger, lighter and more luxurious than the outgoing model and also features reworked engines that are more powerful, lots more tech, as well as a better suspension set up. Subtle it may be, but the new A4 is all set to take rivals by the horns.
The show stealer at the Audi stall will undoubtedly be the all-new, second-generation R8 supercar. Replete with Le Mans tech, this is the fastest car Audi has ever made – so fast that both its top-speed and 0-100kph times start with the number ‘3’. Using an aluminium spaceframe combined with carbon fibre-reinforced plastic, the new R8 is propelled by a Lamborghini-sourced 5.2-litre V10 delivering power through a thoroughly revised Quattro all-wheel drive system. It looks a lot sharper too.
After the fast, we have the future, in the form of the Prologue concept. This low slung, two-door coupé is a glimpse of Audis to come. First showcased at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, the taut-looking concept packs a 600-plus-bhp, 4.0-litre V8. The impressive numbers aside, the Prologue is all about the ‘oohs and aahs’ its slick shape will elicit. It is loaded with future-proof tech, and signals the next direction Audi’s design language will take.
Also on stand will be the Audi A8 L Security. A heavily armoured A8, this luxury limousine can stop a bullet in its tracks, withstand grenade explosions, and probably everything else thrown its way, short of a nuclear attack. And while your car is fighting all types of attacks, you can kick back in your lounge seat, soaking in supreme luxury.
Courtesy : Autocar