The Hybrid System in the Audi A6 Hybrid

The full-hybrid Audi is discreetly from the outside. Only the "hybrid" lettering on the rear and on the sides lets outsiders know that this is a vehicle with an additional electric motor. Orange paint finish lines in the engine compartment, leading to a nondescript box and turn the hybrid lettering on the plastic cover of the 2-liter TFSI gasoline engine, it was in that department already. In the trunk, however, the system takes a bit more space in claim, in the back there is a good 15cm high ridge, including the energy storage in the form of Litihium ion batteries. This reduces the trunk of the sedan from 530 to 375 liters. But he puts it came to the A6 series to almost 200kg and has a combat weight of 1845 kg.

Inside, Audi maintains the tradition as most manufacturers in test cars properly access the accessories and special equipment storage. Beautiful contrasting stitching adorn the battered leather cockpit, which leaves the bottom-line test car price of 53,300 euros shoot up to almost 75,000 euros. Has this car ever anything to do with the Serien-/Basisangebot? As only the operation of the hybrid drive system is to be tested, this is irrelevant in this case, rather even disadvantageous, because every gimmick would eventually also moves.

The 7-inch display for the driver and the big screen for all the occupants to show high definition as needed to the vehicle and the flow of energy. The driver can set, where does the power that reaches the front wheels:
- only the 211-hp engine,
- exclusively for creep speeds of 54 bhp electric engine
- or the boost mode of the two units together.

At the very first meters is clear who really wants to use the electric motor and forgo the direct CO2 emissions may not be in a hurry. Because one would like to in the Copenhagen city traffic take advantage of gaps, or even bring a light piece, which the TFSI sits directly on your lap and screams "I will also." Quite so dramatic it not to go, the sharing of the gasoline engine works so harmoniously that it's not noticeable. The electric motor, which is seated in the housing of the eight-speed Tiptronic is additionally connected by a clutch. Helps so only the forced shutdown of the gasoline engine (key "EV") to really enjoy the quiet electric drive. Said and done, to sneak on the next turn, the gas pedal is now also sensitized. New Directions, the gap is large enough, but again the logs TFSI eager to speak. A look at the battery indicator gives the answer: No more juice available. We were only 5 minute walk.

The new tactic was therefore to place the selector lever on the Tiptronic sports, accelerate and to unroll so that the recuperation takes, the electric motor works as a generator and this charges the battery. With comfort, this has little to do something with it rather: How are the passengers seasick fastest? The charge indicator did not exceed 75 per cent, so this had to serve as a starting point. The electric air conditioning turned off, parked all other consumers, odometer zeroed losgegrollt and very gently. Possible, do not brake, put the little electric steering in claim and so it went through the streets of Copenhagen. There was a little tension at the wheel, as it quickly became clear that the A6 hybrid in the hot topic discussed noise is not coming over. He is almost inaudible and thus the Unfallrisikio increases with trade winds. But after sixteen hundred meters (1.6 miles), we left the stealth mode and our quengelnder TSFI was there again.

The A6 does not manage to amaze me. The maximum electric range with Audi is 3km at 60km / h. In practice, it was the half, far too little to drive in zero-emission zones. The electric drive system must be enforced, 54HP for over 1.8 tons are far too few. Thanks to the hybrid technology, the consumption decreased from 6.4 in the mix to just 0.2 liters to 6.2 liters per 100km. Adjusted for the extra standard equipment over the A6 series, but it costs over 7,600 euros and more features such as air suspension, quattro drive, B & O sound system and heater are not available for the A6 hybrid.

The technology of the hybrid works, however, are the components electric motor and battery in such a big, heavy vehicle simply undersized. Toyota brings in October, the plug-in hybrid with pure 90 minutes quick charge from the wall outlet and 25 km electric range. The slogan "The Power go ahead", which announces Audi is right, so that it simply TFSI sprints.