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The Audi Avantissimo was a concept car by the German automobile manufacturer Audi. The car debuted at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show. It also appeared at the 2002 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Audi planned the car to be luxurious and distinguished, but also very fast. Many of its styling cues are visible on the 2004 Audi A8.^{[citation needed]}

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2018)

Audi Avantissimo
Overview
Manufacturer	Audi AG
Production	2001
Body and chassis
Class	Concept car, Station wagon
Body style	5-door Avant
Layout	Front-engine design, quattro permanent four-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	4.2 L V8 twin-turbo
Transmission	6-speed Automatic transmission
Dimensions
Length	5,060 mm (199 in)
Width	1,910 mm (75 in)
Height	1,430 mm (56 in)
Chronology
Successor	Audi A6 Avant

The Avantissimo had a 4.2 L V8 engine equipped with twin turbochargers. This engine developed about 430 PS (316 kW; 424 hp) and 600 lb⋅ft (813 N⋅m) of torque. The car had a six-speed automatic transmission and quattro permanent four-wheel drive. It also featured an electrochromic roof.

This concept introduced much of the technology later available on the series production A8 D3, including: Multi Media Interface, 6-speed automatic transmission with shift paddles, V8 biturbo engine (similar to C5 RS6), self-levelling adaptive air suspension with continuously controlled damping, electric park brake, bi-xenon headlights with static Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFS) curve headlights, dashboard, driver identification systems with fingerprint scanner.

References

Audi Avantissimo - a New Form of Dynamism and Luxury

External links

• Audi Corporate website

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[de] Audi Avantissimo

Der Audi Avantissimo war eine im Herbst 2001 auf der Internationalen Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt vorgestellte Designstudie von Audi, ein für die Oberklasse gedachter Kombi.[1]

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