Audipedia.org » 2010 naias http://www.audipedia.org Audi News, Reviews, Videos, Pictures & Dealers Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:32:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Audi Exhibit Almost Burns Down 2010 NAIAS http://www.audipedia.org/audi-exhibit-almost-burns-down-2010-naias http://www.audipedia.org/audi-exhibit-almost-burns-down-2010-naias#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:17:29 +0000 admin http://www.audipedia.org/?p=430 Audi likes to make a scene during public appearances, but starting a fire that threatens to burn down the entire 2010 Detroit Auto show is going a bit too far. Don’t worry, the $100,000 sports cars are safe – this was not a towering inferno. But the blaze did originate at Audi’s exhibit for 2010 North American International Auto Show at the Cobo Center.

According to World Car Fans: Attendee Karen LaDucer told the Detroit Free Press that she saw the blaze coming from the ceiling along the Audi exhibit. Audi’s team were able to get show visitors out of harm’s way, while simultaneously moving their vehicles. Amongst the cars was the Audi R8 Spyder, a $175k sports car.

“The Audi employees tried moving people off the floor, and started moving the cars,” Ohio University student Kelly Strong told the newspaper. “The flames really spread fast. They did a good job making sure people got out of there.”

Investigators believe the fire started above the Audi stand amongst the lighting and scaffolding. After evacuating the convention center, attendees were allowed back in by 5:30pm.

]]> http://www.audipedia.org/audi-exhibit-almost-burns-down-2010-naias/feed 0 Audi e-Tron Concept – Jeff Bridges Not Included http://www.audipedia.org/audi-e-tron-concept-jeff-bridges-not-included http://www.audipedia.org/audi-e-tron-concept-jeff-bridges-not-included#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:00:10 +0000 admin http://www.audipedia.org/?p=410 Audi has teased us with a new all-electric sports car for months. Now, with the reveal of e-Tron from the German auto maker at 2010′s NAIAS we have one question – where’s Bruce Boxleitner? But seriously folks, the e-Tron concept is the second all-electric vehicle from Audi President Johan de Nysschen, who was once quoted as saying anyone interested in buying an electric car is an “idiot.” Guess you gotta sink low to stay afloat in today’s auto world, eh Mein Johan?

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Audi seems to have based this redesign off TT Quatro for e-Tron 2. The EV receives its power from a 45 kWh lithium ion battery, which is fed to a pair of electric motors. The vehicle is capable of 204 horse power and a very specific “1954.54 lb-ft” of torque. They probably could have rounded up that number. This concept boasts a 5.9 second 0-63 MPH and range of 155 miles estimated top speed.

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The Source: Jalopnik

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