12 facts about Audi that nobody knew

Audi is reigning as the most stable and profitable car maker since the company was founded. Many people watch superb cars such as the R8 and RS7, and have a vision of the 100 year old German machine industry and Audi.
 
However, few people know that Audi is not a company that has done well in the first place. This time, let's have a look at the 13 stories about Audi that many people like and dream about as a dream car.

1. The name AUDI means "listen" in Latin.

August Horch founded the automobile company A. Horch & Cie in 1899. Ten years later, Horch changed his name to Horch Automobilwerke GmbH without the consent of the chief financial officer, and a car maker named Horch had already filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the company.
 
Because of this, Horch changes the name of the company to the Latin version of his surname, the German Horch is the same as Audi in Latin, which means English Hear, "Listen."

2. The four rings of Audi mean AUTO UNION.

By 1932, four companies, Horch (company name), Audi, and DKW and Wanderer, agreed to establish Auto Union (Audi).
 
The four ring emblems used by Audi now stand for these four companies: Horch is a luxury car, Audi is a luxury medium car, Wanderer is a standard medium car, DKW is a small car and a motorcycle, Benz will become the next big company.

3. Audi has been testing car crash tests for over 75 years.

Audi is one of the world's first companies to perform crash tests. It is not a sophisticated crash test with slow motion cameras, dummy dolls and advanced shock sensors, which are now being implemented by several companies.
 
At that time, DKW engineers at Audi began to collect sub-compact F7 models down the hill, collecting spectators to prove the safety of their cars.
 
At this time, the car stopped after crashing and only the appearance was damaged. Many people were surprised by the fact that the engine was still working.

4. Audi achieved 472 km/h 80 years ago.

As World War II began, Audi and Mercedes-Benz entered Hitler's vastly funded automotive technology competition.
 
Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche was in charge of designing the car for Audi. At this time, the weight distribution technology for the vehicle has been developed and continues until now, and with this technology, a monster vehicle called Union Type C was born.
 
The car is equipped with a 560-horsepower V16 engine, which is said to have a speed of 472 km/h on the autobahn.

5. After World War II, Audi was ruined.

After World War II, most of Audi's assets passed to the Soviet-controlled East Germany, and the major factories were dismantled in 1948.

The company's executives felt a sense of crisis and escaped to Ingolstadt, and in 1949 they founded a new company called Auto Union GmbH. Since then, DKW has established a new automobile association and started making motorcycles and light vehicles.

6. Audi installed a rotary engine ahead of Mazda.

In 1965 Auto Union was re-established under Volkswagen. Four years later, Volkswagen acquired another German automobile company, NSU, merged Auto Union and NSU, and Audi NSU Auto Union AG was officially renamed Audi.
 
And before being re-established as Audi, NSU will develop the world's first rotary engine in 1964 to produce the Wankel-Spider.

7. The first Audi RS model was a joint venture with Porsche.

The RS2 was Audi's first high-performance vehicle. At that time, it was difficult to build sleek and fast cars with the technology of Audi, which was developed with the help of Porsche.
 
In the case of the performance, the 2.2L turbocharged V5 engine was equipped with 311 horsepower, and Porsche's unique brake system and suspension technology were introduced. It is also famous for its quattro all-wheel drive and Porsche engine tuning technology.

8. The beginning of QUATTRO ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE.

Audi's philosophy comes from Volkswagen Type 183 (Iltis), a Volkswagen military vehicle.
 
Iltis is relatively low despite the horsepower and was able to travel through snow-covered terrain in Finland tested freely, this technology came here was the foundation of the Audi quattro technology.

9. Quattro technology swept the rally competition.

Audi won the World Rally Championship from 1981 to 1986 through Quattro technology. He also won six prizes at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb from 1982 to 1987 and was recognized for his skills in the field of automobiles.

10. There is a 1000 horsepower rally car that Audi chairman does not even know.

Audi Rally Team Manager Roland Gumpert recognized the need for a rally car in the late 1980s when Rancia and Peugeot began their Quattro technology development.
 
Gumpert and his team have developed a new medium-sized engine 1000-horsepower rally car in a totally confidential fashion without the knowledge of its president. The name is the vehicle that was named Group S prototypes.
 
However, when a reporter accidentally found this information, the photograph is taken at the time of commissioning, and the secret is revealed to the public.
 
It was rumored that Audi Chairman would have to go to the workshop after hearing the news to break up the car, but fortunately, Gumpert was hidden in Audi's museum, and now he is in front of the crowd. is.

11. The first self-propelled rally that climbed the top of the mountain.

In 2010, with support from Stanford University and Volkswagen's Institute of Electronics Technology, the autonomous navigation technology was applied to Audi TTS.
 
This technology has led to the development of autonomous vehicles, one of which is the use of sophisticated GPS systems that can be tracked in 1-inch increments. In the case of self-propelled vehicles, it is a relatively unusual technology considering the camera and laser radar.

12. R8 is only available for veteran engineers.

Audi's Neckarsulm plant is home to quattro GmbH, where all high-end models including the R8 are built.
 
It takes 70 hours to produce one R8. Because of this, an average of 200,000 vehicles a day can be produced, and only veteran engineers who work for decades in the company are eligible to manufacture the vehicle.
 
Most veteran engineers in the company have a lot of hair because they have a long career and usually have a lot of ages. For this reason, they are also called 'silver liner'.

epilogue

Audi, which makes the world's top class car alongside Mercedes-Benz and BMW, thinks that it is in the present position because there are many accomplishments that have been accomplished as much as the history.
 
Though Benz and Audi worked for Hitler's Nazis in World War II, I feel that no one knows about the future of the company or the people that the technology accumulated through the war has made Audi now.
 
Audi has a history of nearly 100 years of history, and when it comes to high-performance vehicles, I am wondering what kind of risk the automakers in Korea are going through in the future.