Audi SphereFamily – Design
Marc Lichte, Head of Design at Audi, provides some insights into the design process of the three show cars Audi grandsphere concept, Audi skysphere concept and Audi urbansphere concept.
"The Audi e-tron S and Audi e-tron S Sportback reveal their electric power at first glance. Their front and rear bumpers are strongly contoured, the air curtains are particularly large and expressively drawn. At the rear, the diffuser insert runs almost the full width of the vehicle. The wheel arches are 23 millimeters wider on both sides, giving the cars a very powerful appearance. Silver-colored add-on parts accentuate the front and rear - an exclusive feature for the S models, as do the aluminum exterior mirror housings. Large parts of the lower bodywork are painted in a contrasting color as an option. The light in both cars comes optionally from digital Matrix LED headlights - another world innovation in large-scale production that Audi unveiled in fall 2019 with the e-tron Sportback. Broken down into 1.3 million pixels each, the light can be controlled with high precision, enabling many new functions. In tight spots, for example, it marks the car's position in the lane, helping the driver stay safely centered."
Marc Lichte, Head of Design at Audi, provides some insights into the design process of the three show cars Audi grandsphere concept, Audi skysphere concept and Audi urbansphere concept.
The XC40 Recharge is the first of several fully electric Volvos to come and today’s production start represents a significant step towards Volvo Cars’ ambition to reduce its CO2 footprint per car by 40 per cent by 2025. That same year, it expects 50 per cent of its global sales to consist of fully electric cars, with the rest hybrids. Customer demand for the XC40 Recharge has been strong and while order books remain open, every car scheduled to be built this calendar year has already been sold. The first cars are scheduled to be delivered to customers in Europe later this month. The start of customer car production follows a period of preparation in which the Ghent plant has built a limited number of pre-production cars. This process, standard procedure for every new model, aims to optimise the production flow and ensure top-notch quality of every car built. All relevant production staff has also received extensive training on safely building electric cars.
With a striking new debut, Toyota is breaking the sameness barrier in the midsize two-row crossover utility vehicle (CUV) category. The all-new 2021 Venza delivers an intuitive driving experience with smooth acceleration, predictable handling, and low noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH), all wrapped in a sophisticated design. The all-new 2021 Toyota Venza comes equipped exclusively with the Toyota Hybrid System II powertrain and advanced Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive. Along with comfortable urban and highway performance, Venza is expected to have impressive fuel efficiency, with a preliminary manufacturer-estimated 40 MPG combined fuel economy in LE trim. The 2021 Toyota Venza, which arrives in Toyota dealerships in summer 2020, is built around a version of the Toyota New Global Architecture K platform that underpins some of the company's sedans and crossovers. As such, Venza delivers the best of both worlds: sedan-like driving comfort and CUV versatility. The 2021 Venza offers ample room for five in a highly maneuverable package. A host of tech-focused features are available, including a 12.3-inch touchscreen display with nine JBL speakers, 7-inch multi-information display (MID), digital rear-view mirror, and 10-inch color Head-Up Display. Other available features include a Star GazeTM fixed panoramic glass roof, a first-ever for Toyota, and heated and ventilated front seats that set the stage for true, graceful grand touring.
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