Best engine in 2-liter to 2.5-liter category for second year in a row
Seventh category award win in a row for Audi TFSI technology
A jury of 76 motoring journalists from around the world has voted the Audi 2.5-liter TFSI as the "International Engine of the Year 2011" in the 2-liter to 2.5-liter category. This engine therefore retains the award that it won last year.
The 2.5-liter unit fitted to the TT RS Coupé and Roadster features both turbocharging and FSI direct gasoline injection technology, two of Audi's core technologies. With a displacement of 2,480 cubic centimeters, this engine produces 340 hp between 5,400 and 6,500 rpm and peak torque of 450 Nm from 1,600 to 5,300 rpm.
International Engine of the Year jury members said of the 2.5-liter engine: "This is certainly the best turbocharged engine in recent years. Torque, power, and great
sound - this engine has it all! It is a powerful, visceral reminder of the original quattro rally racing engine that put Audi on the map."
Developed by quattro GmbH, the Audi TT RS Coupé can sprint from zero to
100 km/h in 4.3 seconds (Roadster: 4.4 seconds) and both the Coupè and Roadster have an optional top speed of 280 km/h.
This is the seventh category win in a row at the International Engine of the Year Awards for Audi TFSI technology. Between 2005 and 2009, the Audi 2.0-liter TFSI engine has won the award in the 1.8 to 2.0-liter category.
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The Audi Group sold around 1,092,400 cars of the Audi brand in 2010. The Company posted revenue of €29.8 billion and an operating profit of €1.6 billion in 2009. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Győr (Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). Aurangabad in India saw the start of CKD production of the Audi A6 at the end of 2007, of the Audi A4 in early October 2008 and of the Audi Q5 in July 2010. Production of the new Audi A1 has been running at the Brussels plant since May 2010. The Company is active in more than 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG's wholly owned subsidiaries include AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft., Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. in Sant'Agata Bolognese (Italy) and quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm. Audi currently employs around 60,000 people worldwide, including around 46,600 in Germany. Between 2011 and 2015 the brand with the four rings is planning to invest around €11.6 billion, mainly in new products, in order to sustain the Company's technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch Technik" slogan. By 2015, Audi plans to increase the number of models in its portfolio to 42.
Audi has long been fulfilling its social responsibility on many levels - with the aim of making the future worth living for generations to come. The basis for Audi's lasting success is therefore formed by environmental protection, the conservation of resources, international competitiveness and a forwardlooking human resources policy. One example of AUDI AG's commitment to environmental issues is the newly established Audi Environmental Foundation.
AUDI AG's commitment to the region was confirmed through the foundation of its fully owned subsidiary in 2005: Audi Middle East. The current Middle East model range comprises the A3 Sportback and A4, the A5, S5 and RS 5, the A5 Sportback, A5 Cabriolet, A6, S6, the TT Coupe/Roadster and TT RS Coupe, the A7, A8 L, the Q5, Q7, the R8 , the R8 V10, and the R8 Spyder V10.
Audi Middle East Communications
Karin Haferkorn
Tel.: +971 (0) 4 2045 888
Email: karin.haferkorn@audi.avme.ae
Grayling Momentum
Rami Joudi
Tel.: +971 50 759 0897
Email: extern.rami.joudi@audi.avme.ae
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