Audi: 'Strongest lineup ever'

FAW-VW Audi will bring what it is billing as its strongest lineup ever to the 2012 Beijing Auto Show on April 23.

Three models will make their international debut, and four models are coming to Asia for the first time: the Audi RS5, the Audi S8, the Audi S7 Sportback and the Audi A4 allroad quattro.

The 22 models cover the full range of Audi's A/Q/R series and represent the portfolio of Audi products as well as the advanced "comprehensive automobile solutions of the future" touted by FAW-VW Audi.

The exhibition marks the international debut of the brand new Audi A6L, the most popular car in the Chinese luxury auto market. Company executives say the A6L will demonstrate the strength of Audi cars made in China.

The show will give Chinese customers their first look at the Audi RS series, the performance of which is comparable to that of a racing car.

Another model that will be debuted in the exhibition is the A8L hybrid. The model has set a benchmark for hybrids, delivering top performance, luxurious equipment and innovative technology.

A8L hybrid is a luxury sedan utilizing two power units: a 2.0 TFSI engine and an electric motor, which deliver a combined output of 245 PS and 480 Nm of torque, giving the car the same outstanding performance as a six-cylinder engine.

The car can be propelled by the gasoline engine or the electric engine separately or simultaneously.

In the pure-electric driving mode, the car can reach 100 kilometers per hour and drive for three kilometers at a constant speed of 60 kilometers per hour on a full charge.

The car's fuel consumption averages 6.4 liters per hundred miles, and its CO emissions are as low as 149 grams per hundred miles.

The car is capable of accelerating to 100 km/h in 7.9 seconds and can achieve a top speed of 228 km/h.