Draftsman of dreams

With a team of more than 400, Marc Lichte has a big responsibility. After all, the design language not only defines the brand’s style but electrification and digitalisation are offering boundless opportunities for the car of the future.

The way cars are imagined has completely changed. Until recently, cars were designed from the outside in. “All of this is now being turned on its head,” says Lichte. “Today we develop cars based on use. The first questions we ask are, ‘What will the car be used for? And how do we want to operate it?’ So we start with the interior and ask the question, ‘Where and how and why am I sitting in this particular car?’” Add to that a growing awareness of ethical responsibility, environmental issues and the right materials, and Lichte must factor in how his designs can generate added value for society.

With premium mobility, the Audi vision combines good design, sustainability and innovation to redefine prestige. Lichte and his team are charged with bringing premium mobility to life. “In the past, people adapted to technology,” he says. “The car of the future will adapt to people’s individual needs.”

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