Audi's display may not have any new cars to be launched, but it sure is an interesting place to visit.
Audi don't quite have anything new for the Indian market to show off at the Auto Expo this time round, but they do have a very interesting pavilion. Among a flurry of all of their existing models including the A4, A6, A8, Q5 and Q7 are the Audi TT and the R8 in brilliant new colours. But the central theme of Audi's display has more to do with where they're coming from and where they're heading. Starting off with a whole lot of nostalgia is the magnificent Audi Front 225 Roadster from 1935 celebrating the theme of the Audi stall - 100 years of Vorsprung durch Technik at Audi. Bringing things to the present era is the fabulous R8 sports car and giving crowds a taste of the future from the German marque is the Audi Sportback concept - showed off for the first time in Asia at the auto Expo. The Sportback is powered by a 3 litre V6 TDI engine giving it blistering performance - 0-100km/h in less than 7 seconds and a top speed of 245 km/h! But all that doesn't quite hamper on the fuel efficienct front - at 5.9 litres per 100km, the Sportback is highly efficient too!
That's not all though - after all it wouldn't be a true celebration of 100 years of the brand if their customers weren't getting much out of it, would it? Well, there are quite a few initiatives outlined by Audi for that very purpose. First off, the monstrous Q7 gets an all-new engine option - a massively powerful 4.2 litre TDI unit that makes it the most powerful diesel SUV available in India. The A6 also gets a limited edition in the form of the 2.7 TDI at a throw-away price of just Rs 37 lakh! Apart from that, Audi also plans to start the production of the Q5 in India in 2010.
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