What a wonderful description.
Audis have a soul. Perhaps it's incomprehensible to some, how a machine of metal, plastics, and other materials can have a soul; but it is the company, people, artistry, philsosphy, spirit and heritage behind the Audi name that sets it apart. More importantly, Audi's motto Vorsprung durch Technik (loosely translated to "leap forward through technology") is observed steadfastly by the company throughout its 100 year history, always pushing the envelope. Yet all that high-tech is never self-serving nor to dazzle.
Audis also have a strong gene that gives all its cars a distinct character. Even if you remove all identifiers and badges one would never confuse an Audi with cars from another make.
Audi's winning legacy in motorsports (from the 1930s Auto Union grand prix cars to rallying, to Trans Am, to IMSA GTO, to DTM, to Super Touring, to today's Le Mans and ALMS tour de force) also amply demonstrate the "unfair advantage" of many of its technologies.
Pioneers of front wheel drive in 1931, and quattro, the first production high performance all-wheel drive GT in 1980, Audi always dares to be different. The first production rotary Wankel engine (NSU), the first gasoline powered production five-cylinder engine, the first to achieve 0.30 Cd aerodynamics in a large four-door sedan, Procon-Ten safety system, 5-valves per cylinder in high volume production engines, TDI (turbocharged direct diesel injection), FSI (direct gasoline injection), all-aluminum ASF (Audi Space Frame), four-link front suspension with "virtual axis" steering, multitronic CVT transmission, the list goes on and on...
While it's simple to make a list of Audi innovations, One becomes more impressed when taking a closer look at their execution. Ever sit in a recent Audi? Or perhaps dive deeper and check out the quality engineering, even in hidden parts? With each new model year improvements are found in every model, and with every evolution of the model line, quantum leaps are made.
Audi is also one of the most environmentally-conscious automobile makers, with very high recycling content (in the cars themselves as well as in manufacturing waste materials), the first to use water-based paints, and even the use of trees that are past their fruit-bearing age for the wood trims in the interiors.
Audi engineers are not afraid to think outside of the box and Audi drivers buy the cars based on their merits, not on pre-conceived notions of image or prestige.
All these qualities are reflected in the cars, and come through in an intangible manner when you drive one. As you learn more about an Audi and its place in Audi's history, you begin to appreciate all that the four ring logo* stands for. And how it all seamlessly come together in a package that is more than the sum of its parts. Audi manages to put real world mobility and performance, safety, quality, comfort, style, character and overall excellence into its cars in a way that never seem excessive.
One bonds emotionally with not just the machine, but everything about it. From the beautifully executed french-seam stitchings on your leather seats, the advanced yet human-friendly technology, all the way to the many illustrious characters such as Hannu Mikkola, August Horch, Bernd Rosemeyer, Michele Mouton, Walter Rohrl and Ferdinand Piech.
This, is why I drive Audis. The cars and the culture appeal to my sensibilities and it feels good to own these cars. Audis are teutonic but not strident, stylish but not ostentatious. You know you're hooked when you glance back at your car after walking away, to admire its timeless and unpretentious elegance, and to relish the great drive you just had in it.
Audis have a soul. Perhaps it's incomprehensible to some, how a machine of metal, plastics, and other materials can have a soul; but it is the company, people, artistry, philsosphy, spirit and heritage behind the Audi name that sets it apart. More importantly, Audi's motto Vorsprung durch Technik (loosely translated to "leap forward through technology") is observed steadfastly by the company throughout its 100 year history, always pushing the envelope. Yet all that high-tech is never self-serving nor to dazzle.
Audis also have a strong gene that gives all its cars a distinct character. Even if you remove all identifiers and badges one would never confuse an Audi with cars from another make.
Audi's winning legacy in motorsports (from the 1930s Auto Union grand prix cars to rallying, to Trans Am, to IMSA GTO, to DTM, to Super Touring, to today's Le Mans and ALMS tour de force) also amply demonstrate the "unfair advantage" of many of its technologies.
Pioneers of front wheel drive in 1931, and quattro, the first production high performance all-wheel drive GT in 1980, Audi always dares to be different. The first production rotary Wankel engine (NSU), the first gasoline powered production five-cylinder engine, the first to achieve 0.30 Cd aerodynamics in a large four-door sedan, Procon-Ten safety system, 5-valves per cylinder in high volume production engines, TDI (turbocharged direct diesel injection), FSI (direct gasoline injection), all-aluminum ASF (Audi Space Frame), four-link front suspension with "virtual axis" steering, multitronic CVT transmission, the list goes on and on...
While it's simple to make a list of Audi innovations, One becomes more impressed when taking a closer look at their execution. Ever sit in a recent Audi? Or perhaps dive deeper and check out the quality engineering, even in hidden parts? With each new model year improvements are found in every model, and with every evolution of the model line, quantum leaps are made.
Audi is also one of the most environmentally-conscious automobile makers, with very high recycling content (in the cars themselves as well as in manufacturing waste materials), the first to use water-based paints, and even the use of trees that are past their fruit-bearing age for the wood trims in the interiors.
Audi engineers are not afraid to think outside of the box and Audi drivers buy the cars based on their merits, not on pre-conceived notions of image or prestige.
All these qualities are reflected in the cars, and come through in an intangible manner when you drive one. As you learn more about an Audi and its place in Audi's history, you begin to appreciate all that the four ring logo* stands for. And how it all seamlessly come together in a package that is more than the sum of its parts. Audi manages to put real world mobility and performance, safety, quality, comfort, style, character and overall excellence into its cars in a way that never seem excessive.
One bonds emotionally with not just the machine, but everything about it. From the beautifully executed french-seam stitchings on your leather seats, the advanced yet human-friendly technology, all the way to the many illustrious characters such as Hannu Mikkola, August Horch, Bernd Rosemeyer, Michele Mouton, Walter Rohrl and Ferdinand Piech.
This, is why I drive Audis. The cars and the culture appeal to my sensibilities and it feels good to own these cars. Audis are teutonic but not strident, stylish but not ostentatious. You know you're hooked when you glance back at your car after walking away, to admire its timeless and unpretentious elegance, and to relish the great drive you just had in it.
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Vanhimmat
bra det där då, jätte kul at du kan så bra engelsk språk......
Ei rahat riitä oikeaan premiumiin..
Mitä tarkoitat?
(from the 1930s Auto Union grand prix cars to rallying, to Trans Am, to IMSA GTO, to DTM, to Super Touring, to today's Le Mans and ALMS tour de force)
mitä tekemistä auto uniolla on nykypäivän audin kanssa ei mitään, merkkihän "keksittiin" myöhemmin uudestaan
Nuoruudessa isä osti aina wartburgeja. Ne oli hienoja aikoja. Warrea ei enää ole mutta haluan parhaan mahdollisen korvikkeen: Siksi Audi!
Mutta nykyBMW:llä on noita tehtaita siellä entisen Itä-Saksan alueella, ei Audilla...
Audin nostalgia alkaa tästä http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKW_F102
Bemaria on tosiaan tehty warren tehtailla ja sillä on jopa warre niminen autokin
http://www.bmw-veteranenclub.de/index.php?pdid=72
pitää väkisin unohtaa se Autounion Audin historiasta ja tyrkyttää sitä DKW:ta joka paikkaan, no huvinsa kullakin...
no kun se ei kuulu siihen historiaan se oli ihan eri audi, nykyinen "keksittii" uudelleen sotien jälkeen.
Vähän sama kuin puhuisi Bugatin historiasta...
autohistoriaa ihan uusiksi...
"The Audi history begins with a man called August Horch, who founded the Company HORCH & CO in 1899.He invented his first car 1901 with the help of 15 fellow workers. The car had a max. speed of 32 km/h. In 1909 Mr. Horch had to leave his company due to major problems with the commercial management and founded another company called Audi. " Audi" is the Latin translation for "Horch" and he took that name because he wanted to build cars under his own name. So the brand "AUDI Automobilwerke GmbH" was registraded in 1910. Until the First World War some of the cars built under the Audi name won several rallies, which helped to establish the name worldwide. During the first war Audi was forced to produce vehicles for the war effort, and then after the war the recession was also a tremendous problem for the company. Therefore the founder August Horch left the management in 1920. The company managed to get through the hard times from 1927 to 1930, but in 1931 the management recognized that only a union with other vehicle manufacturer could keep Audi alive. At that time the AUTO UNION was founded, the members were DKW, HORCH, WANDERER and AUDI. The new companies insignia to show the union of the four companies was the now familiar 4 rings , which are still used by Audi today."
Det är jätte kul at du skriver också svenska på det här sidorna för det här är finska sidorna. Namnet heter Finland 24. Audin är skit, samma vad du skriver, alla känner Audi som 2 takts Dkw , det är inte mycket at hurra för. Horch, Auto union, Wanderer, Dkw, satan villka märken, for skämmas.
"The Company was founded by Siegfried Wartburg, self-taught tinker from eastern part of Germany.
His mission was to produce cheap and very modest cars for indigent labor force. The Company still respects Siegfried's values and produces cars in this very framework".
nimeäsi alle ettei äitisi tarvitse hävetä tyhmyyttäsi, isästä ei niin väliä eihän se ole ollut koskaan selvillä että kuka...
enklantia, siihen se sinunkin koulunkäyntisi tyssäsi...Yleistietosihan jäi eskaritasolle, ne geenit, ne geenit.
Harmi kun kaikenmaailman vesipäät saavat tehdä lapsia.
Pätemiset ennenkuin 1988 korolla lähti kohti liukuhihnaa ja matalapalkkaista työtä.
Olitko minuutin onnellinen?
Heti sodan jälkeen kaikki muut itäisen vyöhykkeen autotehtaiden tuotantolinjastot siirrettiin sotakorvauksina NL:oon, ainoastaan Siegfriedin tuotantolinjaa eivät kelpuuttaneet.
varför skriver du tyska här jävla idiot....
todella hienosti kun kirjoitti ruotsiksi, annan 10 pojoa. Helvetin pöntöt kirjoittelevat tänne enemmän englanniksi kuin suomeksi toi oli tosi hyvä kun joku tajus laittaa ruotsia, enenpi se on kotimaista kuin englanti viddu kun joku kirjoittais vielä jonkun kommentin saameksi....
sinussakin kateuden tunteita, etkai muuten vaivautuisi...
Opiskele ahkerasti niin voit ehkä päästä hyväpalkkaiseen työhyn ja sitten pystyt hankkimaan sen Audin tai saat sen työsuhdeetuna.
Tsemppiä yritykseen...
kateutta koska omistan Audin joka on aivan tavallinen auto, ei parempi eikä huononpi kuin muutkaan, Autoni on jo 4:s uusi Audi joten voi olla että seudaavaksi vaihdan jonkun muun merkin taisitten en..... Eikä edes taivitse päästä hyväpalkaiseen työhyn tavallinen paperitöyläinen pystyy aivanhyvin ostamaan uuden Audin....
Ihan leppoisaa tekstiä, mutta virhe löytyy heti ensimmäisestä lauseesta. Audeissa ei nimenomaan ole sielua. Audi on oppikirjaesimerkki saksalaisesta tylsyydestä ja varman päälle pelaamisesta.
Ihan toista maata ovat Toyota, Mazda ja Nissan, ei merkkiäkään "varman päälle pelaamisesta"...
ihan samaa maata mainitsemiesi merkkien kanssa.