To demonstrate the fuel efficiency of its new Audi A4 TDI, last month Audi and Auto Bild organized a fuel efficiency competition. Eleven Audi A4 TDIs competed in a fuel efficiency race from Basel to Vienna and back, covering a total of 1,025 miles over a mixture of motorway and B roads,  and the winner was an Audi A4 with a fuel consumption of 3.44 liters per 100km or 82.11 MPG.

Audi has just debuted its most economical Audi A4 TDI model ever; Audi also launched an all new 2.0 TFSI with high fuel efficiency and low CO2 emissions. This two new Audi A4 models completes Audi’s efficiency focused overhaul.

The new 120PS A4 2.0 TDI is available to order now priced from 22,150 OTR, as is the new 211PS A4 2.0 TFSI, priced from 24,625 OTR. Both will be delivered to their first UK customers in mid-July. Contact Audi Nationwide for more information about Contract Hire Audi A4’s.

The TDI engine is equipped with the advanced common rail piezo fuel injection system, it has an output of 120PS and 290 Nm of torque delivered via 6-speed manual transmission, with a potential to cover 55mpg and 134g/km of CO2 emission-

The new 2.0 litre TFSI engine is based on its smaller version the 1.8 TFSI engine, like its smaller version it combines turbo charging and FSI direct injection to deliver strong performance as efficient as possible, to help reduce fuel consumption the TFSI engine is equipped with Audi valvelift technology which reduces fuel consumption by 5%. The Audi A4 TFSI covers 42.8mpg with a 154g/km of CO2 emissions.

Due to its low CO2 emissions and fuel efficiency these two new models of the Audi A4 will attract the lowest company car tax liability in the premium sector - and the out standing fuel efficiency will help reduce company fuel bills.

On Monday 26th May 2008 the 2009 model year starts production at the Audi Factory.

With that in mind Audi have announced to lower CO2 emmissions on the Audi A5 Coupe and also the Audi A4 Saloon and Avant which in turn lowers the P11D company car tax allowance percentages!

The A5 2.7 TDI Multi for example sheds an amazing 20 g/km CO2 reducing its taxable amount by 4%!

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Some renderings of  what the ‘Audi A1 Metroproject Quattro’ concept will look like have been leaked.

Summary of the A1 Metroproject Quattro preview car… 

 Size: 910mm in length (A3 3dr 4,214mm), 1,750mm width (A3 1,765mm), 1,400mm high (A3 1,420mm)

The Capacity of lithium-ion batteries makes a range of up to 62 miles possible without petrol engine intervention. Batteries rechargeable via mains socket.

With the engine and electric motor operating simultaneously a torque maximum of 440Nm (petrol engine 240Nm, electric motor 200Nm) is made available. 0-62mph in 7.8 seconds, 124mph top speed, 57.6mpg, 112g/km CO2.

The interior features innovative Audi mobile hand-held device offering mobile telephony, MP3 and video playback and GPS navigation Driver can also input sat-nav destinations and control in-car functions such as heating before leaving home

It features a new take on Audi’s established Quattro technology. The Audi qutro four-wheel drive system is usually a traditional one engine driving four wheels affair. But the 1.4-litre turbo petrol engine under the A1 Metroproject’s bonnet only powers the front wheels. It gives a respectable 148bhp but is not going to help out with back-end traction.

The secret is instead under the boot floor, where lurks a compact 40bhp electric motor, driving  the rear wheels.

The A1 Metroproject is a hybrid, too. an extra 40bhp might not sound very much, the real bonus of an electric motor is the instant - and we do mean instant - torque. In the Audi A1 Metroproject’s case, the motor delivers an extra 148lb ft of torque. More than enough to propel what is supposedly an environmentally friendly city-car concept to 65mph in 7.8 seconds. The electric  motor can also power the Audi A1 Metroproject entirely on its own at urban speeds, with a range of up to 65 miles thanks to lithium-ion batteries. As with all hybrids the only real downside is the weight penalty; the set-up reputedly adds 70kg to the Metroproject’s overall weight.

The Audi A1 Metroproject is also a ‘plug-in’ hybrid. So it can be recharged at any standard power outlet as well as via the petrol engine. It uses various regenerative techniques to recover energy while driving too, just like the Toyota Prius, and new BMW and MINI EfficientDynamics models. As a result it produces just 112g/km of CO2 and is capable of 57.6mpg. if you do not think that too impressive, remember: we are talking about 148bhp turbocharged petrol engine here, not some kind of diesel. The 1.4 turbo should appear in a refreshed A3 next year, the new A4, and the production A1.