Audi A8 2018 will receive the starter-generator 48 In

8 June 2017

The Audi said that the A8 hybrid in 2018 will prepare powerful battery

The company from Ingolstadt has announced that the next generation Audi A8, 2018 will be installed hybrid power plant with battery of 48 V. In this configuration the car can move on electric only at speeds up to 160 km/h In the Audi for quite some time trying to keep ahead of the technological trends of the automotive industry, as in the near future these power plants should become the norm for all automakers.

The Audi A8, 2018 there are two starter that may seem unusual and excessive, but it makes sense: normal, classic starter designed for cold starts, but the 48-volt starter-generator (BAS) via the belt drive allows from time to time to turn off the engine. Hybrid propulsion system includes located in the trunk 10-amp battery to activate the BAS, which operates with higher voltage.

Unlike other "hybrids", the power plant of the Audi A8 will allow you to move the car at a higher speed, and the operation of the internal combustion engine will occur gently and quietly without any vibrations or extraneous sounds. According to the Audi engineers, the best system itself will manifest itself in the traffic on a multilane highway. For example, a car runs into a thread solely on electric, the driver suddenly decides to change into the free space in the band, he simply sharply press the accelerator pedal and at the same moment in the combustion engine joins in and the driver will not even notice it.

Audi A8 hybrid powertrain will really be able to move with maximum speed to 160 km/h with the engine completely off. All systems will be active, as if the engine worked, but there is one caveat in this mode and at this speed the car is allowed to move no longer than 40 seconds at a time. On the new Audi A8, 2018 the system will be established, running in traffic, it tracks the beginning of the movement of the vehicle in front and automatically starts the engine. The producer called the function "system start-up predictable".

Audi representatives say that the new system will save up to 0.7 l of fuel for every 100 km. And the best part is that the driver will remove the burden of responsibility to self-select the most economical driving mode.

New Audi A8 in 2018 will be represented by Audi, which will be held in Barcelona on 11 July this year. About when you can purchase a new Audi A8, 2018 in Russia, is still unknown, but it is likely that local dealers will get it by the end of this or early next year.