The design of the Audi Q3 Sportback
Designer Sergio Cianfarani and Iman Baradaran Sadati present the highlights of the exterior design of the new Audi Q3 Sportback.
■ Freshened appearance, with new front fascia and new grilles; and a new headlamp configuration with standard LED headlamps and daytime running lamps ■ New LED taillamp design, new roof rail design and four new wheel designs ■ Power-folding, heated outside mirrors standard on RS, Premier and High Country trims; available on 3LT ■ Revised appearance for available Redline Edition ■ Midnight/Sport Edition (available on LS and LT) ■ Exterior colors: Northsky Blue Metallic (LS, LT only), Silver Sage Metallic (LT only) and Cherry Red Tintcoat (extra cost)
Designer Sergio Cianfarani and Iman Baradaran Sadati present the highlights of the exterior design of the new Audi Q3 Sportback.
The technological progress in the area of aerodynamics is particularly apparent. It is the first time that a suspended rear wing has been fitted on a Porsche series production car. Its swan-neck mounting is used in a similar form in the GT racing car 911 RSR and the one-make cup racing car 911 GT3 Cup. Since two aluminium brackets now hold the wing element from above, the airflow can pass undisturbed across the underside, which is aerodynamically more sensitive. This new design led to a reduction in the flow losses and not only increased the downforce, but also resulted in well-balanced negative lift conditions together with many other detailed measures. “We developed the aerodynamics of the new 911 GT3 in around 700 simulations. We spent more than 160 hours fine-tuning the car in the wind tunnel,” explains aerodynamics engineer Mathias Roll.
Astypalea is on course to become a smart, sustainable island. The first electric vehicles, including the first fully electric police car in Greece, were taken into service today in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Fragogiannis. The first public and private charging points were also inaugurated. The event marked the launch of the transition to full electrification on Astypalea. In the coming years, the island wants to switch to smart sustainable mobility and completely modernizing its energy system. Volkswagen and the Greek government signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect last November.
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