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  2. Electronic stability control - Wikipedia

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    In 1997, Audi introduced the first series production ESP for all-wheel drive vehicles (Audi A8 and Audi A6 with quattro (four-wheel drive system)) [citation needed]. In 1998, Volvo Cars began to offer their version of ESC called Dynamic Stability and Traction Control (DSTC) on the new Volvo S80 . [ 18 ]

  3. Audi Driving Experience - Wikipedia

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    The Audi Driving Experience is a national racing-track-based driving tuition and education program initiated by Audi in 1983. Its aim is to educate drivers through both theoretical lessons and practical "hands-on" tuition, primarily focusing on the complexities of modern powertrains and chassis electronics found in virtually all of today's cars ...

  4. Traction control system - Wikipedia

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    The predecessor of modern electronic traction control systems can be found in high-torque, high-power rear-wheel-drive cars as a limited slip differential.A limited-slip differential is a purely mechanical system that transfers a relatively small amount of power to the non-slipping wheel, while still allowing some wheel spin to occur.

  5. Audi - Wikipedia

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    The season-opening 6hrs of Silverstone was a disaster for Audi who saw both cars retire from the race, marking the first time that an Audi car has failed to score a podium in a World Endurance Championship race. The team won two races and finished second in the manufacturers' championship.

  6. List of Volkswagen Group platforms - Wikipedia

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    The first letter prefix indicates the car classification or physical size (A, B, C or D - for 'traditional' cars); followed by a number to enumerate different generations of the same class. However, more recent platforms have formally departed from this convention, although the older alphanumeric codes continue to be used informally.

  7. List of flexible-fuel vehicles by car manufacturer - Wikipedia

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    The 2005 Volvo FlexiFuel S40 was one of the first E85 flex-fuel cars by a Swedish automaker. Volvo offered the following vehicles in the European market that use E85: [16] With the exception of the 2.5FT engine, all engines were derived from Ford and were similar to those used in the Ford Focus and Ford Mondeo. Volvo C30 1.8F FlexiFuel

  8. Cornering brake control - Wikipedia

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    Introduced by BMW in 1992, the technology is now featured in modern electric and gasoline vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, and trucks. [1] [2] [3] CBC is often included under the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) safety feature provided by vehicle manufacturers. [4] CBC uses the vehicle's electronic control unit to receive data from ...

  9. List of Audi vehicles - Wikipedia

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    The following list of Audi vehicles, including past and present production models, as well as concept vehicles and limited editions. The current era of Audi production dates to 1968, when present-day owner Volkswagen Group , which had purchased Auto Union from Mercedes-Benz in 1965, debuted the first modern Audi-branded vehicles.