New coupe-crossover Audi received optics with millions of micromirrors

Audi unveiled the e-tron Sportback electric coupe-crossover at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The novelty was the first commercial model in the world to receive “digital matrix LED headlights”.

The new optics used technologies that are used in video projectors. The headlights are installed in a module consisting of 1.2 million microscopic mirrors, each of which is capable of tilting up to 5 thousand times per second under the influence of electrostatic fields. These optics illuminate the strip with high precision and automatically optimize the angle of direction of the light when changing lanes. In addition, it will individually highlight each pedestrian or a sudden obstacle that sensors detect.

The Sportback version differs from the standard electric crossover Audi e-tron in a more aerodynamic body - the drag coefficient was 0.25 versus 0.27. This affected the vehicle's range, which increased by an extra 10 kilometers.

The power plant has not undergone changes. Audi e-tron Sportback received two electric units, which give 360 ​​hp in total. from. and 540 Nm of torque. At the same time, in sport mode, the engine output can be increased for a short time to 408 forces and 665 Newton meters. In this case, the car is capable of gaining the first "hundred" in 5.7 seconds.