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Introduced in November 1999 for the 2000 model year, the #AudiA2 may have been the smallest car in Audi's range, but it definitely wasn't designed as a cheap one. The idea was to offer the same level of engineering refinement that built Audi's success, but in a smaller package.
The Audi A2's body is an aluminum space frame built from laser-welded casts and extrusions, with the outer skin bearing little to no structural load. As a result, this remarkably spacious 3.8 meters-long car only weighs about 900 Kilograms.
Such engineering integrity was, and presumably forever will be, unique in a small family MPV, but it came at a considerable price.
When new, the Audi A2 retailed for a price comparable to a well-specified Volkswagen Golf, one that potential buyers weren't willing to pay, regardless of the car's inherent qualities.
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As a result, less than 180.000 copies of this great little Audi left the assembly line before the company pulled the plug in August of 2005, and that's a crying shame, as the A2 is arguably the cleverest car Audi ever made, a conceptual landmark that's only proving more relevant as time goes by.
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Introduced in November 1999 for the 2000 model year, the #AudiA2 may have been the smallest car in Audi's range, but it definitely wasn't designed as a cheap one. The idea was to offer the same level of engineering refinement that built Audi's success, but in a smaller package.
The Audi A2's body is an aluminum space frame built from laser-welded casts and extrusions, with the outer skin bearing little to no structural load. As a result, this remarkably spacious 3.8 meters-long car only weighs about 900 Kilograms.
Such engineering integrity was, and presumably forever will be, unique in a small family MPV, but it came at a considerable price.
When new, the Audi A2 retailed for a price comparable to a well-specified Volkswagen Golf, one that potential buyers weren't willing to pay, regardless of the car's inherent qualities.
#Design #Youngtimer
As a result, less than 180.000 copies of this great little Audi left the assembly line before the company pulled the plug in August of 2005, and that's a crying shame, as the A2 is arguably the cleverest car Audi ever made, a conceptual landmark that's only proving more relevant as time goes by.
The exclusive merchandise you can buy to support my channel:
roadster-life1.myspreadshop.com
My automotive books:
Six Appeal - The Story Of The Alfa 6
amazon.com/dp/1793931046
Alfa Romeo Giulietta - The Story 1977 - 1985
ENGLISH: amazon.com/dp/1983393746
ITALIAN: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B098GVJ7RK
Alfa Romeo Arna - The Full Story 1980 - 1987 amazon.com/dp/1656632500
