Friedrich Karl Benz was the man who created the first true automobile, Henry Ford created the first displays and assembly lines for mass production of large numbers of cars, both men played a key role in the creation of auto history, but we can not talk about making history without mentioning auto Audi .
Audi was founded by August Horace in 1909, he was forced out companies founded in 1899. At the beginning of Horace continued to trade within the Horace brand, but after his partners sued him for trademark infringement, was forced to come up with a different name for your company, then came the Audi name.
At a meeting in Franz Fleischer “flat to come forward with a new corporate name, the son of Francis, who is studying Latin at the time (common in those days), suggested that instead of second-hand Audi Horace, which means” Attention! “Or” Horch “German for” listen “and the idea is approved by all attending the meeting.
The first models were manufactured by Audi in 2612 cc 4-cylinder 2.6 liter model, and then 3.6 liter 3,564 cc model, as well as the 4,680 cc and 5,720 cc 4.7 L 5.7L models. In 1921 Audi was the first German manufacturer to build a car left drive production car Audi Type K.
Audi models with the 1920’s were a luxury and becomes successful in the racing track at the beginning of 30-Audi merged with Horch, DKW and Wanderer to form Auto Union.
With the creation of four Auto Union rings overlap badge was created to represent the union of the four German car manufacturers. Auto Union era is best known for his success in track racing. Silver Arrows dominated GP car racing from 1934 and set records that have only been equaled in the beginning of the 80-turbocharged F1 car.
We will skip the Second World War and post-war periods, I jump up to the beginning of the 80-when the time, four-wheel Quatrain and the Audi Quatrain, commonly known as a time in the Ur-Quatrain, a turbocharged coupe that dominated the rally tracks in between 80 and German was the first car to be produced on a large scale in solid featuring all-wheel-drive (Quatrain).
In 1985, Auto Union was officially dead, and shortened the name of Audi Audi AG. Within the next year Audi introduced the less successful models as the Audi 80 and Audi 90.
Audi big break happened in 1994 with the introduction of the Audi A4, Audi 80 predecessor, the Audi A4 to gain recognition and Audi sales went up, which led to the development of more powerful and luxurious models like the Audi A6 and A8.
Two years later, Audi has released what has become its most successful model, date, Audi A3, built in conjunction with the Volkswagen Group with the same platform as the A4, A3 was initially available only in 3-door hatchback.
In the year 2000 to revolutionize the Audi sports car racing once again with the Audi R8 and is dominated by the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning 5 of 7 years should.
After 20 years of research from the engines of diesel-paid results with another revolutionary car racing the Audi R10 TDI, which is once again dominated Le Mans’ racing track for four consecutive years, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, until it was replaced by a new Audi R15 TDI.
All the technology in the Audi racing tracks in the models are used today. With high fuel efficiency and low emissions with the TDI engine is a reference to the petrol engines have high fuel efficiency thanks to Audi’s Valve lift technology, not to mention the Quatrain four-wheel drive and Audi all other technological means that year after year.