What the future holds ...
For years and years on end now, Audi has been one of the most reliable companies when it comes to manufacturing different types of cars for different purposes. Having been around for over 100 years now, they have had more than enough time to develop different types of cars and models, and are still working hard on bringing various innovations to people. With such a bright history of various achievements behind them, the future looks more than bright for the company.
All you need to do is simply take a glance at the couple of next years which await the company to see that they have it covered on practically every end and are planning to release a new and upgraded version in practically every series.
One of the most exciting and long-awaited Audi models is the TT series, and the people behind it have made a lot of promises for the next design… or more accurately, they have made one huge promise they will need to keep. They have claimed that for the 2014 model year the Audi TT will be fully redesigned from core to core. The Audi TTS, which is basically the sport version of the Audi TT is also scheduled to be released in 2014 after it has undergone a full redesign. If you are following the world of cars, then this news should be more than intriguing, because what ideas could they have that warrant a full redesign of one of the best vehicles we know? Save for turning it into the Batmobile, how can they hope to improve on it? Also, there is the Audi TT RS which has until now only been up for sale in Europe but has recently gotten the permission to start sales in the United States of America in late 2011.
Conventional vehicles however are only a single facet of Audi's managers however, as they are conscious of the environmental impact the somewhat overused petrol engines have. They know that the way to a greener future will only be possible when vehicles will stop pollution, plain and simple. They are working towards achieving that end by working on the Audi Q5 Hybrid which is scheduled to be up for sale in the United States by late 2012. It is known that it will make use of an electric motor combined with a 2.0 TFSI four cylinder engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission.
If you have missed the last part, I'll repeat it again: they are using an electric motor in conjunction with a conventional one in order to generate power. While it's definitely not an entirely electric car we referring to here, this is a great start to having electric vehicles provide a performance as good as conventional ones. The transition to cleaner fuels and alternative energy sources will of course not happen in the blink of an eye; it will take time and the leaders of humanity on all fronts must take charge and lead humanity to a greener and safer future, which is exactly what Audi is doing.