Product and Technology Communications Josef Schloßmacher Tel: +49 841 89-33869 E-mail: josef.schlossmacher@.de http://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en

Seven awards for the four rings

 Two Audi models first in their class at “sport auto Award 2015”  Four second-place finishes and a third place for Audi brand cars

Stuttgart/Ingolstadt, October 20, 2015 – In the “sport auto Award 2015” reader survey conducted by the trade journal “sport auto,” the Audi RS 6 Avant* and Audi S1 quattro* each won their classes. In all, Audi reached the winners’ podium seven times.

The Audi S1 won the “small car” category and banished the competition after garnering 29.2 percent of the votes from a total of 13,600 readers. The S1 is the most dynamic member of the most compact model family from Audi. Its turbocharged two-liter four- cylinder engine delivers 170 kW (231 hp) – and as a true quattro, the Audi S1 puts this performance to the road through all four wheels.

The RS 6 Avant finished at the top of the “Sedans and station wagons over 100,000 euros” category. A total of 26.7 percent of participants selected the 412 kW (560 hp) eight-cylinder sports model from the Audi subsidiary quattro GmbH for first place.

Audi took home a total of four second-place honors in the reader survey: The Audi RS 3 Sportback,* Audi S3 Sedan,* TTS Coupé* and R8 V10 Plus* each won silver in their groups. The Audi RS 5 Coupé* took home a third place finish.

The award ceremony was held on October 19, 2015, in Stuttgart.

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*The collective fuel consumption of all models named above and available on the German market can be found in the list provided at the end of this MediaInfo. 1/2

Fuel consumption of the models named above:

Audi RS 6 Avant: Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 9.6 (24.5 US mpg); Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 223 (358.9 g/mi)

Audi S1 quattro: Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 7.3 – 7.0 (32.2 – 33.6 US mpg)**; Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 168 – 162 (270.4 – 260.7 g/mi)**

Audi RS 3 Sportback: Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 8.3 – 8.1 (28.3 – 29.0 US mpg)**; Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 194 – 189 (312.2 – 304.2 g/mi)**

Audi S3 Sedan: Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 7.1 – 6.9 (33.1 - 34.1 mpg)**; CO2 emissions, combined in g/km: 164 – 159 (263.9 – 255.9 g/mi)**

Audi TTS Coupé: Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 7.3 – 6.7 (32.2 – 35.1 US mpg)**; Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 168 – 155 (270.4 – 249.4 g/mi)**

Audi R8 V10 plus: Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 12.3 (19.1 US mpg); Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 287 (461.9 g/mi)

Audi RS 5 Coupé: Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 10.5 (22.4 US mpg); Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 246 (395.9 g/mi)

** Fuel consumption, CO2 emission figures and efficiency classes given in ranges depend on the tires/wheels used.

In 2014, the Audi Group delivered approximately 1,741,100 cars of the Audi brand to its customers. The company achieved revenue of €53.8 billion and an operating profit of €5.15 billion in 2014. Audi operates globally in more than 100 markets and has production facilities in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Győr (Hungary), Brussels (Belgium), Bratislava (Slovakia), Martorell (Spain), Kaluga (Russia), Aurangabad (India), Changchun and Foshan (China) as well as Jakarta (Indonesia). The brand with the Four Rings will start producing cars in Curitiba (Brazil) this year and in San José Chiapa (Mexico) in 2016. Wholly owned subsidiaries of AUDI AG include quattro GmbH (Neckarsulm), Automobili S.p.A. (Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy) and sports motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy). The company currently employs approximately 80,000 people worldwide, thereof around 58,000 in Germany. Total investment of about €24 billion is planned from 2015 to 2019 – primarily in new products and sustainable technologies. Audi is committed to its corporate responsibility and has anchored the principle of sustainability for its products and processes in its strategy. The long term goal is CO2 neutral mobility.

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