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Responsibility _ 99<br />
It is not easy to save fuel – the driver’s<br />
intentions and how he or she operates<br />
the gas pedal has to be foreseeable.<br />
Audi has developed a prediction<br />
module for exactly that. It detects<br />
the driving situation, steering and gas<br />
pedal movements electronically. It can<br />
recognize whether the driver is driving<br />
constantly at a given pace or is just<br />
briefly cruising through a roundabout.<br />
This makes it possible to tell when<br />
the transition to four cylinders is<br />
worthwhile. In the interest of the<br />
overall result.<br />
The path to achieving the goal: This is<br />
where human and machine differ more<br />
clearly. For Magdalena Neuner, this<br />
means mental training, physical fitness<br />
and years of practice. The Audi uses a<br />
sensitive system of sensors, innovative<br />
acoustic systems and active engine<br />
bearings. The active noise control<br />
Activated<br />
Deactivated<br />
V8 engine<br />
The cylinder on demand technology deactivates four of the eight cylinders when<br />
necessary. The intake and exhaust valves marked in green are deactivated, as is<br />
the fuel injection for these cylinders. Sophisticated technologies ensure that the<br />
transition from eight to four cylinders is virtually imperceptible for the driver.<br />
It is not easy to<br />
save fuel – the driver’s<br />
intentions must<br />
be foreseeable.<br />
system uses microphones to detect<br />
hum frequencies in the cabin during<br />
four-cylinder operation. And generates<br />
a cancellation sound. The active engine<br />
bearings work in a very similar way<br />
to generate cancellation impulses for<br />
engine vibrations. The driver barely<br />
notices whether four or eight<br />
cylinders are active.<br />
The greatest compliment in short:<br />
Magdalena Neuner’s method saves<br />
time. Otherwise the elite athlete<br />
would not have won multiple world<br />
championships and gold medals. And<br />
despite all successes, she has kept<br />
her authentic, likeable character.<br />
The Audi S6 with cylinder on demand<br />
technology saves fuel – a total of<br />
around 25 percent compared with<br />
the previous model. Yet despite all its<br />
economy, the new Audi S6 maintains<br />
its authentic V8 character.<br />
A double dose of impressive<br />
athleticism in its purest form.<br />
Magdalena Neuner’s engine – her heart – beats 180 times a minute at the end of a skiing<br />
leg. She doesn’t reduce her pace until just 150 meters before the shooting range.<br />
Exceptional athletes together:<br />
Biathlete Magdalena Neuner<br />
meets the new Audi S6.<br />
Neuner has to concentrate at the range. Her pulse slows to 150 beats per minute,<br />
which is still high.