A8

A8 can refer to: The A8, a road in Scotland from Edinburgh to Greenock. The A8, a German rocket design in World War II, never realized. A8, an international standard paper size (52×74 mm), defined in ISO 216. HMS A8, an A-class submarine of the Royal Navy. Audi_A8, the flagship luxury sedan of Audi Other related archivesA-class, A8, Audi, Audi_A8, Edinburgh, Greenock, HMS A8, ISO 216, Royal Navy, Scotland, World War I

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The Audi R8 was introduced in 1999 as a very successful sports car racing car. This race car was retired after the 2005 season, to be replaced from 2006 with the new Audi R10 Diesel. The name Audi R8 will also be used by the future production road sports car/supercar Audi R8 Road Car which will be based on the 2003 Audi Le Mans Quattro concept car. Audi has announced that this car will be built in 2007 or later. Audi R8 Race Car - 1998: The Challenge. In 1997, sports car racing a ...

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• Audi R8 Race Car - 1998: The Challenge
• Audi R8 Race Car - 1999: The R8R & R8C
• Audi R8 Race Car - 1999: Competitors?
• Audi R8 Race Car - 2000: The R8
• Audi R8 Race Car - 2003: The Bentley
• Audi R8 Race Car - 2006: the R10 Diesel
• Audi R8 Race Car - 2007: the R8 Road Car
• Audi R8 Race Car - Weblinks

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Audi is an automobile maker in Germany, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. The company is headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. Audi's German tagline is "Vorsprung durch Technik". The tagline is used either in original or in its English translation "Advantage through Technology". Audi - History. Audi - The origins of Audi. The company traces its origins back to 1899 and August Horch. The first Horch automobile was produced in 1901 in Zwickau, ...

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• Audi - History
• Audi - The origins of Audi
• Audi - The Auto Union era
• Audi - Pause and a new start
• Audi - The modern era of Audi
• Audi - Auto racing
• Audi - Rallying
• Audi - Touring cars
• Audi - Sports car racing
• Audi - Technology
• Audi - Models
• Audi - Production cars
• Audi - Historical models
• Audi - Future models
• Audi - Concepts

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The A1, at 409 miles (658 km) long, is the longest numbered British road. It joins London, the capital city of England, to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. However, where there arises a need to distinguish between the modern road, on its bypasses and some former part of the road, where it passed through the various towns, the name "A1" is sometimes reserved for the modern road, while "the Great North Road" refers to its original course. A1 road - Origins and History. For the numbering rationale see: G ...

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• A1 road - Origins and History
• A1 road - Route
• A1 road - A1M
• A1 road - Future improvements
• A1 road - Trivia
• A1 road - Road signs
• A1 road - Other

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Audi introduced the first generation RS4 in 2000 as the successor to the fabled RS2. The vehicle, like its predecessor, was available only as an Avant (station wagon), and was built on an existing platform, in this case the "B5" generation A4/S4. Base price was around 103,584 Deutsche Mark, and was available only to European customers. Power came from a modified version of the B5 S4's 2.7 L, twin-turbocharged V6 engine tuned by Cosworth, featuring enlarged turbochargers and intercoolers, revised heads, new induction and exhaust s ...

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Audi RS4, Audi RS4 - B5 RS4 2000-2002, Audi RS4 - B7 RS4 2005-?

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The RS6 featured a twin-turbocharged version of the corporate 4.2 Litre V8 engine, which had originally been developed for the 1994 A8. With the aid of the turbochargers, output rose to 444 hp (331 kW) and 415 ft·lbf (560 Nm) of torque. The combination of the V-8 and the turbochargers helped give the RS6 an exceptionally wide power band, with peak torque available from 1950 to 5600 RPMs. The RS6 was available only with Audi's Quattro All-Wheel Drive system and a 5-speed "Tiptronic" transmission, the same unit that was being used in t ...

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Audi RS6, Audi RS6 - Model Information, Audi RS6 - Trivia, Audi RS6 - Awards

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The Allroad Concept showcases several of Volkswagen AG's new technologies, including Audi road vision, Audi lane assist, and Audi side assist. Road vision, for example, uses electromagnetic energy from the light-emitting diode headlights to detect the nature of the road. The road reflects the energy toward sensors behind the windshield. After processing, the results are presented to the driver, as well as adaptations ...

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Audi Allroad Quattro Concept, Audi Allroad Quattro Concept - New Engine, Audi Allroad Quattro Concept - New Technologies

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The A2 is considered to be ahead of its time in design terms—but the avant-garde styling has not won favour with customers. Audi was reported to be disappointed with the level of sales; The final production is estimated to be 175000 units. In comparison to rival Mercedes-Benz' A-Class sales of 1 million, this unhappiness on the part of Audi is not surprising. The A2 is built using considerable aluminium alloy content, providing significant weight advantage over similar sized cars. This helps the car to be significantly more e ...

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Audi A2, Audi A2 - Design and construction, Audi A2 - Properties, Audi A2 - Technical Information, Audi A2 - Three cylinder diesel engines, Audi A2 - Petrol engines, Audi A2 - Acceleration 0-100 km/h 62 mph/ Top Speeds, Audi A2 - Weights, Audi A2 - Tank Volume, Audi A2 - Dimensions, Audi A2 - Wheels and Tyres, Audi A2 - Extras, Audi A2 - Audio Issues, Audi A2 - Using the A2 in a Cold Climate

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The original A3 bears a close resemblance to its contemporary sister car, the Mk. IV VW Golf. It exists as a three-door hatchback and a five-door hatchback, in both front- and four-wheel drive, all with four-cylinder transverse-mounted engines. The front-wheel drive versions feature three petrol engines and three diesels. The four-wheel-drive A3 1.8T Quattro uses a 132 kW (177 hp) version of the 1.8 L turbo engine and the same Haldex-based Quattro drivetrain as the Audi S3 and the original Audi TT. Unlike t ...

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Audi A3, Audi A3 - First generation 1996-2002, Audi A3 - Engines, Audi A3 - Second generation 2003-, Audi A3 - US Market, Audi A3 - Other Links

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Audi was re-configuring its lineup during the early 1990s, and introduced the S4 in 1991 as the performance version of the re-styled 100 sedan. Despite sharing its basic structure with the 100, the S4 effectively took the place of the the 200 Turbo-Quattro sedan, which had been discontinued the year before. The S4 was sold worldwide with a turbocharged version of Audi's 2.2 L, 20-valve inline 5-cylinder engine developing 230 PS (169 kW/227 hp) and 350 Nm (258 ft.lb) of torque. A 280 PS (206 kW/2 ...

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Audi S4, Audi S4 - First generation 1991-1994, Audi S4 - Second generation 1999-2002, Audi S4 - Third generation 2004-2005, Audi S4 - Fourth generation 2006-, Audi S4 - Fifth generation ?2011-?

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Audi released the original Quattro in 1980, making it both the first car to feature Audi's quattro All Wheel Drive system (hence its name) and the first to mate quattro with a turbocharged engine. The powerplant was a 2.1 L, single overhead cam, 10 valve straight-5 originally making 160 hp (149 kW) and eventually receiving upgrades to 200 hp and then to a twin-cam setup producing 220 hp (164 kW). It is considered one of the most significant rally cars of all time, and was one of the first to take advantage of th ...

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Audi Quattro, Audi Quattro - European Distribution, Audi Quattro - North American Distribution, Audi Quattro - The Audi Sport Quattro, Audi Quattro - Other Information

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Audi was fairly constantly re-structuring their model lineup in early and mid-1990s, and in 1994 began selling the fifth generation 100 model as the A6. Wanting to keep a sports-sedan in their lineup, the company made small revisions to what had been badged as the S4, and began reselling it as the S6 - the S4 would eventually become a completely separate member of the lineup, based on Audi's A4. For 1995, the S6 was powered by a 2.2 L turbocharged five-cylinder engine producing 230 PS (169 kW/227 hp) at 5900 rpm an ...

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Audi S6, Audi S6 - 1st Generation 1994-1996, Audi S6 - 2nd Generation 1998-2003, Audi S6 - 3rd Generation 2006-

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The Gallardo was designed as a competitor to Ferrari's 360 Modena, and now competes with its replacement, the F430. The car is named after a famous breed of fighting bull and is pronounced roughly "gah-yard-o". Gallardo is also Spanish for the word gallant. Although performance is lower than the Murcielago, it is still very high, and the Gallardo has much better rearward visibility and, according to reviewers, is more maneuverable as well as more tractable in low-speed traffic, making the Gallardo a much more practical car to drive. It is al ...

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Lamborghini Gallardo, Lamborghini Gallardo - Overview, Lamborghini Gallardo - Gallardo Spyder, Lamborghini Gallardo - Gallardo SE, Lamborghini Gallardo - Specifications, Lamborghini Gallardo - Trivia, Lamborghini Gallardo - Police car

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The road is approximately 30 miles long, and runs in a roughly north-west direction from the M8. It meets the A8 at Newbridge - a traffic blackspot before the junction was grade separated. Its next junction is a motorway spur towards the Forth Road Bridge - however it is only half finished, dumping its traffic onto the badly overloaded A8000 road two miles short of the bridge. The spur is being extended to the A90 dual carriageway as it approaches the bridge so as to releave congestion. The proj ...

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M9 motorway, M9 motorway - Route

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The line was electrified in 1960, and marked the introduction of the legendary Class 303 electric multiple unit, joined later by the similar Class 311. These were quickly nicknamed the "Blue Trains" by Glaswegians owing to their bright Caledonian Blue colour scheme. This was later changed to the standard British Rail blue/grey livery in the 1970s, then to the distinctive SPT orange-and-black scheme in the 1980s. A few units received t ...

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North Clyde Line, North Clyde Line - Route, North Clyde Line - Rolling Stock, North Clyde Line - Future Development

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Transport in Glasgow - Railway stations. The city has two main line railway stations. Queen Street Station, located on the northern periphery of the city centre connects Glasgow to the North of Scotland, and Edinburgh. Central Station, located on Argyle Street is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line, and connects Glasgow with the South, and is the rail gateway to England and the rest of the UK. There were two additional mainline stations serving the city at one stage. One, St Enoch Station, wa ...

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Transport in Glasgow, Transport in Glasgow - Airports, Transport in Glasgow - Rail, Transport in Glasgow - Railway stations, Transport in Glasgow - Suburban rail, Transport in Glasgow - Future plans, Transport in Glasgow - Major roads, Transport in Glasgow - City layout, Transport in Glasgow - The Inner Ring Road, Transport in Glasgow - The Glasgow Subway, Transport in Glasgow - Bus, Transport in Glasgow - Trams

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India of Inchinnan - Airship construction. The site was first used industrially by William Beardmore and Company, who obtained a contract from the Admiralty to build airships in World War I. Airship components were built at William Beardmore's Dalmuir, Clydebank, factory but more land was needed. William Beardmore therefore obtained land at Inchinnan and built the Inchinnan Airship Constructional Station. Building work started in January 1916 to construct the Station, which occupied 413 acres. Due to the difficulties of getting staff to this isolated location, the c ...

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India of Inchinnan, India of Inchinnan - The India of Inchinnan site, India of Inchinnan - Airship construction, India of Inchinnan - India Tyres, India of Inchinnan - Brown field site, India of Inchinnan - India of Inchinnan now

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Airlines are listed by two-letter designator with nationality in parentheses. When adding entries, please make sure that a redirect is in place or that the IATA code is listed on the existing DAB page. Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z IATA airline designator - 0. 0S: Spice Air (India) IATA airline designator - 1. 1A: Amadeus Global Travel Distri ...

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IATA airline designator, IATA airline designator - List of designators, IATA airline designator - 0, IATA airline designator - 1, IATA airline designator - 2, IATA airline designator - 3, IATA airline designator - 4, IATA airline designator - 5, IATA airline designator - 6, IATA airline designator - 7, IATA airline designator - 8, IATA airline designator - 9, IATA airline designator - A, IATA airline designator - B, IATA airline designator - C, IATA airline designator - D, IATA airline designator - E, IATA airline designator - F, IATA airline designator - G, IATA airline designator - H, IATA airline designator - I, IATA airline designator - J, IATA airline designator - K, IATA airline designator - L, IATA airline designator - M, IATA airline designator - N, IATA airline designator - O, IATA airline designator - P, IATA airline designator - Q, IATA airline designator - R, IATA airline designator - S, IATA airline designator - T, IATA airline designator - U, IATA airline designator - V, IATA airline designator - W, IATA airline designator - X, IATA airline designator - Y, IATA airline designator - Z

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These radials are supplemented by two-digit codes which are routes that are slightly less important (but may still be classified as trunk routes). These routes are not all centred on London, but as far as possible follow the general principle that their number locates them radially clockwise from the associated single digit route. For example, the A10 (London to King's Lynn) is the first main route clockwise from the A1, the A11 is the next, and so on: A10 London to King's Lynn A11 London to Norwich A12 London ...

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Great Britain road numbering scheme, Great Britain road numbering scheme - Important radial roads in England and Wales, Great Britain road numbering scheme - Important radial roads in Scotland, Great Britain road numbering scheme - Zoning system, Great Britain road numbering scheme - Two-digit A roads, Great Britain road numbering scheme - Other A roads, Great Britain road numbering scheme - Motorway sections of A roads, Great Britain road numbering scheme - B roads, Great Britain road numbering scheme - C D and U roads, Great Britain road numbering scheme - Motorways, Great Britain road numbering scheme - Fictional roads, Great Britain road numbering scheme - Ancient roads

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In cars, the emergency brake is a supplementary system that can be used if the vehicle's primary brake system (usually hydraulic brakes) has a failure. Automobile e-brakes usually consist of a cable (usually adjustable for length) directly connected to the brake mechanism on one end and to some type of lever that can be actuated by the driver on the other end. The lever is most commonly a handle on the floor between the driver and front passenger (hence the hand brake name), or a pedal in the foot well in front of the driver. In the c ...

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Emergency brake, Emergency brake - Trains, Emergency brake - Automotive, Emergency brake - Electric parking brake

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