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Fired up for the podium: Ekström second in Canada on Saturday

08/05/18

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Fired up for the podium: Ekström second in Canada on Saturday

Audi S1 EKS RX quattro #5 (EKS Audi Sport), Mattias Ekström

EKS Audi Sport has a good starting base at the first overseas race in the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) at Trois-Rivières, Canada: After day one, Mattias Ekström in his 580-hp Audi S1 EKS RX quattro is in second place trailing Sébastien Loeb (Peugeot). The Swede had clinched two second places in both qualifying heats on Saturday. “We had a great first day. I fought a hot duel with Sébastien Loeb in race two. In some places, I was faster and in other sections, he was,” said Ekström. “Our tests since the most recent race at Höljes have paid off. Tomorrow, we might clinch a podium.” His teammate, Andreas Bakkerud, is in seventh position on Saturday night after having won in his starting group in the second round. “I had a ‘rocket start’ and attacked. Now I’m fired up for Sunday,” said the Norwegian.

The indicated consumption and emissions values were determined according to the legally specified measuring methods. The WLTP test cycle completely replaced the NEDC on January 1, 2022, which means that no NEDC figures are available for vehicles with new type approvals from after this date.

The figures do not refer to a single, specific vehicle and are not part of the offering but are instead provided solely to allow comparisons of the different vehicle types. Additional equipment and accessories (add-on parts, different tire formats, etc.) may change relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, in conjunction with weather and traffic conditions and individual driving style, may affect fuel consumption, electrical power consumption, CO₂ emissions and the performance figures for the vehicle.

Due to the more realistic test conditions, the consumption and CO₂ emission values measured are in many cases higher than the values measured according to the NEDC. This may result in corresponding changes in vehicle taxation since September 1, 2018. Additional information about the differences between WLTP and NEDC is available at www.audi.de/wltp

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO₂ emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide on the fuel economy, CO₂ emissions and power consumption of all new passenger car models”, which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern, Germany (www.dat.de).