Audi builds new driving experience center

If carmaker hear nowadays actually no longer without your own testing and development program. Audi plays now in the Driving Experience Center building.

While his AMG Mercedes and BMW Driver Academy continues to expand with its Audi Experience Centers remained somewhat behind. The manufacturer from Ingolstadt has now decided to close this gap in one fell swoop to catch a completely distinct complex from the ground stomp. In the German Neuburg is not less than 47 hectares reserved for the new Driving Experience Center. The facilities, which Audi two-digit million amounts to cost, must in the spring of 2014 their first guests are welcome.

Audi driving experience center

Customers
the aim of the new center is twofold. First, new and existing customers the opportunity to Audi's quite the paces. For this, a 30,000 sqm measuring 'dynamic field' constructed where the cars are likely under different weather conditions and substrates can be tested. In addition, a 2.2 km long 'handling trail' where better cornering turn comes, not least if you have doubts about such a new RS5.

Try
Not only clients are behind the steering wheel. Audi is also because the terrain itself creates new models. Especially safety and assistance systems on the Driving Experience Center under controlled conditions in practice be tested. To the new Q-models thoroughly before it to the market is an off-road terrain constructed containing among others an 8 meter high hill.

Audi Sport
not only the street cars will go find their way to Neuburg, Audi Sport will also move. The team, known for their successes at Le Mans and in the DTM, is actually too big for its current location next to the factory in Ingolstadt. Local residents have also not afraid of noise. Around the whole complex is an earthwork of 3 m raised to the sound block. Furthermore, given the test circuit to the sound dampening asphalt decibels even further to restrain.