Always oriented by the maximum possible benefit to the customer, Audi in the third generation of the A8 places the emphasis on lightweight construction, comfort and safety and further extends its lead even in the luxury-class vehicles segment. The extremely lightweight aluminum body, the Audi Space Frame(r) (ASF), is the basis of the new Audi A8, Thanks to the implementation of a large number of measures, the ASF has once again been considerably optimized in all areas. Audi is applying this aspiration and its technical knowledge and expertise to all add-on components. Here too new materials and processes are being successfully integrated into the overall concept. Taking the front-end as an example, organo-sheet material is being processed for the first time in series production, thereby offering the customer some attractive advantages The weight reduction so achieved means improved cost-effectiveness while safety performance is maximized by an optimum power flow and considerably increased rigidity In the same way the spare-wheel well as a plastic-metal hybrid component has undergone revolutionary further development, In this case too the emphasis is on weight reduction coupled with increased rigidity, while using a modern PA6-based plastic and gas injection technology (GIT).
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