Print...consists of a steel skeleton construction, 1000 square metres of fibreglass laminate and approximately 120 cubic metres of Neopor® foam.
...has a lacquered outer surface of about 150 square metres.
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...was worked on by more than 100 people from planning through to production and construction.
...was designed by Audi.
...is made of the innovative material Neopor®, developed by BASF AG as the insulating material of the future. The invention of Neopor® made possible the construction of the energy-saving “three-litre house”.
...is coated with a new type of three-layer metal lacquer developed by BASF Coatings AG in Münster.
...was built in Fulda by EDAG, a company specialising in the field of engineering and design.
From 25th of August until 19th of September the automobile will be showed to the public at Munich Airport located between Terminal 1 and 2.
...was designed by Audi.
...is made of the innovative material Neopor®, developed by BASF AG as the insulating material of the future. The invention of Neopor® made possible the construction of the energy-saving “three-litre house”.
...is coated with a new type of three-layer metal lacquer developed by BASF Coatings AG in Münster.
...was built in Fulda by EDAG, a company specialising in the field of engineering and design.
From 25th of August until 19th of September the automobile will be showed to the public at Munich Airport located between Terminal 1 and 2.
Did you know that...
. . . Mercedes is named after the daughter of the Daimler customer Emil Jellinek? The Austrian businessman had the legendary 35 hp Daimler 1900 built and named it Mercedes upon its completion in 1901.
(Source: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 20.04.2004, p.T4)
. . . the Bugatti Royal Type 41 is the largest ever manufactured production car with a length of six-and-a-half metres?
(Source: Guinness World Records)
. . . the development of digital technology reduced the components of the ABS (antilock-braking system) from 1000 to 140?
(Source: Bosch Automotive. History of Production at a Glance, Magazine on the History of Bosch, special issue 2, 2005)
. . . Audi was the first German automobile company to present a left-hand drive production car in September 1921 in the form of the Audi Type K?
(Source: Brand History of the Audi Company, http://www.audi.de/audi/de/de2/unternehmen/historie/markenstamm)
. . . German automobile manufacturers produced more than nine million cars in 2004? Over five million of these were produced in Germany alone and 4.8 million internationally
(Source: Association of the German Automobile Industry)
. . . German companies submitted over 3,000 European patents in the automobile sector in 2004?
(Source: Car Annual Report 2005, Association of the German Automobile Industry)
. . . there are 115 motorcars per 100 private households?
(Source: Federal Statistical Office Germany)
. . . some car showrooms in Germany feature a classic leather scent in order to generate an atmosphere of trust?
(Source: NRW Consumer Centre)
(Source: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 20.04.2004, p.T4)
. . . the Bugatti Royal Type 41 is the largest ever manufactured production car with a length of six-and-a-half metres?
(Source: Guinness World Records)
. . . the development of digital technology reduced the components of the ABS (antilock-braking system) from 1000 to 140?
(Source: Bosch Automotive. History of Production at a Glance, Magazine on the History of Bosch, special issue 2, 2005)
. . . Audi was the first German automobile company to present a left-hand drive production car in September 1921 in the form of the Audi Type K?
(Source: Brand History of the Audi Company, http://www.audi.de/audi/de/de2/unternehmen/historie/markenstamm)
. . . German automobile manufacturers produced more than nine million cars in 2004? Over five million of these were produced in Germany alone and 4.8 million internationally
(Source: Association of the German Automobile Industry)
. . . German companies submitted over 3,000 European patents in the automobile sector in 2004?
(Source: Car Annual Report 2005, Association of the German Automobile Industry)
. . . there are 115 motorcars per 100 private households?
(Source: Federal Statistical Office Germany)
. . . some car showrooms in Germany feature a classic leather scent in order to generate an atmosphere of trust?
(Source: NRW Consumer Centre)
Quotations
“I believe in horses. The automobile is a transient phenomenon.”
Kaiser Wilhelm II (source: “Mit an Wahrscheinlichkeit grenzender Sicherheit”, Hans-Hermann Dubben / Hans-Peter Beck-Bormholdt, 2005)
“Think also about the fact that it is the engineers who make true democracy possible.” Albert Einstein, speech on 22.08.1930 for the inauguration of the “Große Deutsche Funkausstellung und Phonoschau” (Great German Radio and Audio Show) in Berlin (Source: Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv – German Radio Archive)
“Speed provides the one great modern pleasure.”
Aldous Huxley (Source: “Music at Night and Other Essays”, 1949)
“There were times when no one yet spoke of globalisation, but the VW Beatle was being driven throughout the whole world.”
German President Horst Köhler, speech at the employer forum “Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft” in Berlin on 15.03.2005
“Just like clothing, there is nothing more seductive than a car which suits the personality of its driver.”
Designer Giorgio Armani (Source: http://www.einfach-autos.de/news/zitate)
Kaiser Wilhelm II (source: “Mit an Wahrscheinlichkeit grenzender Sicherheit”, Hans-Hermann Dubben / Hans-Peter Beck-Bormholdt, 2005)
“Think also about the fact that it is the engineers who make true democracy possible.” Albert Einstein, speech on 22.08.1930 for the inauguration of the “Große Deutsche Funkausstellung und Phonoschau” (Great German Radio and Audio Show) in Berlin (Source: Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv – German Radio Archive)
“Speed provides the one great modern pleasure.”
Aldous Huxley (Source: “Music at Night and Other Essays”, 1949)
“There were times when no one yet spoke of globalisation, but the VW Beatle was being driven throughout the whole world.”
German President Horst Köhler, speech at the employer forum “Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft” in Berlin on 15.03.2005
“Just like clothing, there is nothing more seductive than a car which suits the personality of its driver.”
Designer Giorgio Armani (Source: http://www.einfach-autos.de/news/zitate)
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