VW, Audi 2016-MY Fleet Preview
Originally posted on Automotive Fleet
The 2015 Volkswagen and Audi fleet preview featured a visit to the just-opened Porsche Experience Center for a day of test drives.
Jim Edwards, Audi e-mobility specialist, gives details about the 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron.
Drivers return to the staging area from the Kick Plate.
Thomas Meuser, general manager of fleet sales, spoke about Volkswagen's broader strategic plan.
Two fleet managers look out on the Porsche Experience Center's track.
Fleet managers get ready for a tour of the Porsche headquarters and driving experience track.
Audi is reintroducing the TT quattro for the 2016 model year.
Anthony Garbis, an Audi product planner, discusses the TT's features.
The 2016 Audi TT features microphones built into the driver’s seat belt.
The 2016 Audi TT foregoes the ubiquitous tablet screen on the center stack. The climate control display and twistable knobs are integrated into the circular air vents instead of on a separate panel strip.
The 2016 Audi Q7 replaces standard analog gauges with a range of electronic dashboard displays
Florence McCrary of Genentech (left) and Debbie Struna of Volkswagen
Fleet managers got a preview of the redesigned 2017 Q7 SUV that will arrive in the first quarter of 2016.
Attendees were given a chance to drive most Audi and Volkswagen models.
Vehicles line up to drive the Kick Plate, which tests a driver's ability to recover from a spin on a wet surface.
The Kick Plate has a metal plate that pushes a vehicle's rear to the right or left to simulate a spin.
A driver recovers from a spin in a Volkswagen Jetta wagon.
An Audi Q5 presented the toughest challenge to drivers on the wet surface due to its higher profile.
In the Dynamics Area, drivers must maneuver their vehicles through a line of cones set up in a slalom configuration.
Chris Hoehner, Volkswagen's general manager of corporate sales, talked about Audi's new factory in Mexico.