He also served on the board of Auto Union, the successor to Audi Automobilwerke GmbH.

During this transition, production was also moved from Düsseldorf to Ingolstadt where the successor company Audi still has its production.

The company has always had a close relationship with, initially, the Volkswagen ( VW ) marque, and later, the Volkswagen Group ( which also owns Audi AG ), because the first Volkswagen Beetle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche.

In the late 2009 VW ( which also owns Audi ) bought the controlling rights to Porsche.

However Prost has also stated that he has no intention of racing at the famous Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race held annually near Le Mans, France due to concerns about the skill and experience of other drivers along the nature of the multiple class racing that occurs at Le Mans, a factor that was supported by Scotsman and two time LeMans winner Allan McNish's horror crash in the Audi R18 in the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans.

5500 cc turbo-Diesel engines are also permitted in P1 – Audi scored Le Mans victories with such a car in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and Peugeot returned to racing in 2007 with a car with a similar powerplant ( Peugeot 908 ).

Hill also became involved in a BMW dealership, just outside Royal Leamington Spa, that bore his name and an Audi dealership in Exeter.

The site has also attracted serious interest from automakers Audi, Nissan, and Hyundai.

* 2010-The strong man over the water is now B-M from Arjoldshoeve also known as " Tukker " married with his steph-sister Dusti ( aka Audi ) from Arjoldshoeve.

The automaker's first new design in eleven years, the car was also the brand's first new model under the ownership of German parent company Audi, which is owned by Volkswagen.

Some manufacturers, including Acura, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo, have also used straight-5 configurations.

The Audi S-5, 2226 cc, 4v / cyl, was also used on the Italdesign Aztec.

A version manufactured by ZF is also being offered on the latest Audi S4 and Audi A4.

As well as being the home of the headquarters of the car manufacturer Audi, the town is also home to the Audi Museum which is open to the public and presents historic exhibits and offers guided tours.

The aerodynamic features of the Sierra were developed from those first seen in the Escort Mark III — the " Aeroback " bootlid stump was proved to reduce the drag coefficient of the bodyshell significantly, which was a class leading Cd0. 34 at its launch, though not as good as the Cd0. 22 of the visually similar Ford Probe III concept car of the previous year, and also behind the contemporary third generation Audi 100 that was unveiled the same year-the first production car to get below the Cd0. 30 barrier with an impressive figure of Cd0. 28.

He also competed in the last round of the British Open Rally Championship, the Audi Sport International Rally, and won the event.

Audi alteram partem ( or audiatur et altera pars ) is a Latin phrase that literally means " It should be heard also the other party ", " hear the other side too ", or " hear the alternative party too ".

The Volkswagen Group also adopted it in the Golf Ecomatic in 1994 and in the Volkswagen Lupo " 3L " and the Audi A2 " 3L " in 1999.

However, de Waart also mentioned in an interview with the newspaper Trouw his disagreement with the conceptual staging of Lohengrin by DNO director Pierre Audi and the planned Madame Butterfly of Robert Wilson.

The highway or Hosur Road, also has some buildings of some major IT players like BOSCH, Sasken, Convergys etc., along with showrooms of major auto manufacturers like Volvo, Audi, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen etc.

Certain systems, such as the automatic transmission and some engines, are also shared with the Audi A8.

Audi also introduced a permanently all-wheel-driven road-going car, the Audi Quattro, in 1980.

The Phaeton debuted at prices comparable to similar offerings from Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus and the Volkswagen Group's own Audi A8 ( which shared its powertrain with the Phaeton ).

The Porsche 918 RSR won the EyesOn Design " Excellence in Design Award " for concept vehicles debuted at the Detroit show and the 2011 Audi A6 received the award for production vehicles.

The GMC Granite won the EyesOn Design " Excellence in Design Award " for concept vehicles debuted at the Detroit show and the Audi A8 received the top honor for production vehicles.

This model debuted in Europe in 1972 ( with factory production starting in May 1972 ) as the Audi 80, and in 1973 in Australia and the United States as the Audi Fox, and was available as either a two-door or a four-door saloon ( sedan ).

A mechanically-upgraded, high-performance version of the A8 debuted in 1996 as the Audi S8.

The Audi A8 ( Typ 4D ) debuted in Europe in 1994, with factory production commencing June 1994, although it was not until the 1997 model year that it became available in North America.

Unlike its predecessor, the Audi V8 model, which was built on an existing steel platform, the A8 debuted on the then-new Volkswagen Group D2 platform, an all aluminium monocoque, marketed as the ( ASF ), which helped to reduce weight and preserve structural rigidity.

The Audi A5 Sportback later debuted in July 2009, followed by the launch of the A7 Sportback at the Pinakothek der Moderne art museum in Munich in July 2010.

The first generation Audi A4 ( known internally as the Typ 8D ) debuted in 1994, with production starting November 1994.

In 1999 Audi also debuted an even higher performance RennSport model, the RS4 Avant, like its predecessor RS2, available only in the Avant bodystyle.

The Audi R8 and the Ferrari 458 Italia debuted in the 50th anniversary of the race in 2012.

The 2011 Audi A8 debuted a revised 6. 3 litre version of the W12 ( WR12 ) engine with 500 PS.

The factory never intended to race the F40, but the car saw competition as early as 1989 when it debuted in the Laguna Seca round of the IMSA, appearing in the GTO category, with a LM evolution model driven by Jean Alesi, finishing third to the two faster spaceframed four wheel drive Audi 90 and beating a host of other factory backed spaceframe specials that dominated the races.

At the Tour de Corse, Audi debuted the Quattro A2, which was 70 kg ( 155 lb ) lighter and had an engine producing 30 more horsepower.

Outside the WRC, Mouton debuted in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in the United States, driving an Audi Sport Quattro together with her usual co-driver Fabrizia Pons.

The car was developed by Audi Motorsport and Joest Racing and first debuted in 2000, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring.

K-Jetronic debuted in the 1973. 5 Porsche 911T in January 1973, and was later installed into a number of Porsche, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Lotus, Ferrari, Peugeot, Renault, Volvo, Saab, DeLorean and Ford automobiles.

Audi, Mercedes, Opel, Studebaker, SEAT, Daewoo, Subaru, Zastava Automobiles and others have consulted Porsche Engineering Group for their cars or engines.

In 2010 Audi revealed that in their electric car, the A1 e-tron, they would have a small 250 cc Wankel engine running at 5, 000 rpm that would recharge the car's batteries as needed.

Audi will switch from their A4 model and use the A5, Mercedes will use the Coupe version of their C-Class and BMW have announced their addition to the competition with their M3 Coupe.

In 1980, a German car maker, Audi, at that time not noted for their interest in rallying, introduced a rather large and heavy coupé version of their family saloon, installed a turbocharged 2. 1 litre five-cylinder engine, and fitted it with four-wheel drive.

Despite Vatanen's nearly fatal accident in Argentina, in the middle of the season, his team-mate and compatriot Timo Salonen led Peugeot to its first drivers ' and manufacturers ' world championship titles, well ahead of Audi and their Audi Sport Quattro.

Other companies known to have benefitted from the Cosworth engineering input are Mercedes-Benz ( with the 190 E 2. 3-16 ), Rolls-Royce, and Audi ( notably their RS cars ).

European luxury carmakers such as Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz still offered wagons in their North American lineup, using the labels " Avant ", " Touring ", and " Estate " instead of wagon.

However, these wagons had fewer trim and powertrain levels than their sedan counterparts, for instance the wagon styles of high-performance trims such as the BMW M5, Audi RS6, Mecedes-Benz E63 AMG were never imported to North America.

Due to the popularity of SUVs in North America, these European manufacturers have been supplanting their wagons with car-based crossovers such as the BMW Sports Activity Series, the Audi Q5, and Mercedes-Benz M-Class, these offer a wider range of options and engines than their wagons.

In 2009 Audi paid € 90m for their share.

Audi has yet to produce a hardtop convertible as of 2011, since they include quattro as standard equipment in their convertibles ( after the discontinuation of the 2007 Audi A4 2. 0T cabriolet ) which already adds extra weight.

For Audi in their Audi S8 5. 2 FSI quattro, the V10 was a compromise between a V12 which would be too long and suffer more internal friction due to extra cylinders and values, and a V8 which would be more compact but have larger heavier pistons and produce lower revs.

BMW and Audi later unveiled ten-cylinder versions of their mid-range saloons ( the BMW 5-Series and Audi A6 families, respectively ).

Audi here profited from their Lamborghini ownership, which allowed them to source the Gallardo's V10 for their own cars.

Audi used straight-five engines in many of their cars between 1977 and the early 1990s, and started using them again in the 2000s along with VW.