Audi A2 para 2013

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Estou a ver faróis ligados à grelha?

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Para 4 lugares já têm o A1

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Audi A2 on way | Auto Express

Audi is pushing ahead with plans for a second-generation A2, due in 2014. However, the size and shape have evolved significantly since the A2 concept starred at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show – and our illustrations reveal how the finished car is likely to look.

Last year’s A2 concept was designed to be a premium city car boasting a big interior package but a small footprint on the road. Customer clinics revealed a desire for more practicality, though, and the arrival of the VW Group’s MQB platform has allowed Audi to make the A2 longer, taller and offer a similar footprint to the A3’s. That means the car will go head-to-head with the Mercedes B-Class and BMW 1 Series GT.

The interior package will be key and should provide lots of space for five adults, with generous head and legroom, a substantial boot and clever storage solutions. An inside source said: “In the segment between the A1 and A3, it’s certainly a good idea to have a car with more room which doesn’t need much of a parking area and can carry four or five with plenty of cabin space. We can do a lot with that car concept.”

Basing the A2 on the MQB platform opens up a host of engine options for Audi. The original idea was to offer the car only with electric and plug-in hybrid engines, but now it can use the full suite of powertrain options which includes 1.4 and 1.8 TFSI turbo petrols ranging from 120bhp to 178bhp. Diesel options will include a 148bhp 2.0 TDI and a 1.6 TDI producing less than 100g/km of CO2.

The initial plan to electrify the A2 won’t be forgotten, though. Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has already confirmed a plug-in hybrid A3, which will arrive in 2014. A fleet of A3 e-tron test cars has also been built, giving a 31-mile electric-only range from a combination of a 208bhp 1.4 TFSI engine and a 27bhp motor. The A2 and A3 are set to use a development of this system.

It’s only right that the new A2 should be so technically advanced. The 2000 original had an all-aluminium chassis and a radical aero package, weighed 895kg and returned up to 95mpg. But the use of materials never before seen in the sector meant it was pricey, and it proved a slow seller.

Audi won’t make the same mistake again this time. The use of the versatile MQB platform to underpin the new A2 will enable the company to keep costs down.

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Mais um.
A sério que não entendo.

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O projeto foi cancelado.
No entanto, os responsáveis afirmam que este concept inspirará a criação de futuros modelos da marca.
Provavelmente estará a referir-se aos monovolumes Audi A3 Sportvan e A4 Superavant ou Avantissimo (2015/16)

Audi A2 axed | Autocar

Audi has canned plans to build a production version of its Audi A2electric car concept car from 2011, according to highly-placed company sources. Inspired by the original aluminium spaceframe A2, the new model was scheduled to go into production in 2015 as both a conventional plug-in hybrid and as a pure EV.

Audi sources told Autocar that “lessons learnt from the new A2 project” would be included in future Audi models, but that plans for the aluminium-framed production model had been dropped. Had it been launched, the new A2 would have been a direct competitor for BMW’s upcoming BMW i3.

The A2 concept used a ‘sandwich floor’ construction, similar to the originalMercedes A-class, which would have been used to store the lithium-ion battery pack. A 114bhp electric motor drove the front wheels and Audi promised a 125-mile range from the battery pack after a four-hour recharge.

Audi’s unexpected move is part of a growing mood in the auto industry that the market for pure electric vehicles is likely to be much smaller than predicted. Vauxhall/Opel recently dropped plans for an EV version of the Adam and sales of the Nissan Leaf in the all-important US market have fallen far short of estimates. Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said he wanted to sell 20,000 Leafs in 2012, up from 9679 in 2011. However, by the end of October, just 6791 Leafs had found homes.

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Vem, não vem, vem, não vem...
Parece que desta vez parece ter carácter mais definitivo

O mercado de carros eléctricos é bastante mais pequeno do que as previsões diziam.
A Nissan anda a vender bem abaixo do que pretendia o seu Leaf, o Volt da GM idem, a Renault está com receios para as vendas do Zoe(e eles esperavam vender 100-150 mil/ano), a BMW está a reequacionar todo o programa i.
A Fiat apenas desenvolveu o 500 eléctrico devido às regras californianas, a Toyota também desviou recentemente esforços no desenvolvimento de propostas eléctricas, apesar de actualmente possuir 2 (iQ e Rav4), focando apenas nos mais lucrativos hibridos; e no geral vemos um passo atrás no carro eléctrico.
Vemos a Audi a desistir dos eléctricos, primeiro o r8, agora o a2.
A Opel cancelou o desenvolvimento da versão eléctrica do Adam, apostando em vez disso no desenvolvimento da versão OPC, o que não deixa de ser irónico

Não está fácil.
O hibrido parece ser o caminho mais consensual para o carro "verde", apesar de parecer que apenas a Toyota consegue os volumes necessários para esse tipo de carros gerar lucro.
Como se tinha dito antes, até pelos próprios construtores, o futuro a breve/médio prazo para carros mais limpos, continuará a depender sobretudo da optmização do motor de combustão interna (com ou sem assistência eléctrica), e do próprio automóvel, sobretudo na questão da aerodinâmica/peso