Audi Prologue
The Audi Prologue is a series of concept cars unveiled by Audi at the 2014 LA Auto Show.
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Audi AG |
Production | 2014 |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Concept car |
Body style | 2-door coupé 5-door Avant 5-door Avant Allroad |
Layout | Front-engine design, quattro permanent four-wheel drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 4.0 L TFSI V8 |
Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,940 mm (115.7 in) |
Length | 5,110 mm (201.2 in) |
Width | 1,950 mm (76.8 in) |
Height | 1,390 mm (54.7 in) |
Curb weight | 1,980 kg (4,365 lb) |
The Prologue features a 4.0 TFSI V8 engine with 445 kW (605 hp) and 700 Nm (516.3 lb‑ft) of torque (750 Nm (553.2 lb‑ft) in overboost mode allowing it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 3.7 seconds), an eight‑speed tiptronic, Quattro (four-wheel-drive system) with torque vectoring and self-levelling air suspension with adaptive damping, dynamic all-wheel steering. It is equipped with Matrix laser headlamps, Audi virtual cockpit, 3 OLED tablet-like touchscreens and a next-generation Multi Media Interface.
A notable feature is the central driver assistance control unit (zFAS), a main computer in the vehicle trunk that controls all vehicle functions, dynamics and Advanced driver-assistance systems with real-time computing through a high-speed FlexRay optical fiber data network. It uses a Tegra K1 System on a chip.[1]
Its design and technology previewed the next generation Audi A8, which was unveiled in 2017.
- Coupé
- Coupé
- Allroad
- Allroad
References
External links
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- Audi Corporate website
- Audi Prologue - images and video Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- First drive: Audi's Prologue concept Archived 2015-01-17 at the Wayback Machine