Autostadt
From VolksWiki
The Autostadt is a visitor attraction in the area around the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, with a prime focus on automobiles. It features a museum, feature pavilions for each manufacturer in the Volkswagen Group, a customer centre where German customers can pick up new cars and take a tour through the enormous factory, a guide to the evolution of roads and cinema in a large sphere. It is also home to the largest glass doors in the world and the longest printed line. The line starts from outside Wolfsburg and travels through Autostadt to a point on a farm. It is about 4 miles long.
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[edit] People, cars and what moves them
What motivates people to excel? What lies concealed beneath the bonnet of a car? And who will determine the economy of the future? The Autostadt invites its visitors to journey into the world of mobility. 25 hectares of rolling hills and lakes together with extraordinary architecture and design form the background to the numerous and multi-facetted Autostadt attractions. An exhibition of the definitive car classics allows a view into the past; artworks and films stimulate discussion; interactive research stations offer opportunities for experimentation; and exciting productions, like the Movimentos Festival Weeks and the Themenkommunikation, excite the imagination. For every visitor: their very own unique, and individual kaleidoscopic experience. With its emphasis on responsibility towards humankind, the diversity of the Autostadt mirrors the broad orientation that defines the Volkswagen Group. For this reason the art-lover, high-tech enthusiast and even tourists passing by, will find themselves at home here. The Autostadt adopts the values of the Volkswagen Group and brings them to life: quality ensures safety, achievement and sustainability go hand in hand, and customer service is uppermost. It also reflects knowledge generated in other parts of the world and the different philosophies which underlie each individual brand. As communications platform of the Volkswagen Group, the Autostadt is the interface between customer and global company. The emphasis is not on the ‚quick fix‘, but on the intensive exploration of the many facets of mobility. The Autostadt stands for a culture of business that lays particular emphasis on superior service and exacting standards. The multilingual staff work together with one aim in mind: to give visitors an experience they won‘t forget.
[edit] Collecting the new car
The only way is up! Soon to be owners of a brand new Volkswagen take an escalator from the main entrance, or Piazza, up into the Abholerwelt (check-in area for Volkswagen customers). At 23 service stations, customer-service agents answer questions, explain vehicle delivery and recommend what to see in the Autostadt, based on customer-interests.
The next steps in the procedure are automatic: a lift in one of the CarTowers selects the correct vehicle and conveys it to the centre of the tower from where it is gently lowered to the ground floor. Thereafter the new car rolls through a tunnel into the Car Distribution Centre. This elliptic building has a transparent, floating roof, under which two restaurants, a simulator and a shop are grouped around a lively square.
This is where, a large display panel indicates the collecting customer‘s name, the hand-over begins. Not long after the keys to the new vehicle are handed to the new owner…
[edit] Attractions
[edit] CarDesign Studio
In the CarDesign Studio of the Autostadt, you can find all the important facts about the subject of automobile design. You will find current design studies, can observe the multifaceted work of a designer and, The CarDesign Studio of the Autostadt provides all the important facts about the subject of automobile design.
[edit] Car Designer
With the CarDesign Interface in the Autostadt, visitors can become designers themselves. Inspiration for their own designs is found on a stroll through the CarDesign Studio. more Im CarDesign Studio der Autostadt finden Besucher alles Wissenswerte rund um das Thema Automobildesign.
[edit] Career: The work of an automobile designer
All visible parts of an automobile are designed by automobile designers. How designers work and what areas they specialise in, can be found here. Designskizze
[edit] Workshop exterior design
Volkswagen design would like to give visitors the chance to familiarize themselves with the drawing technique of a design draft would like to encourage everyone to try it.
[edit] The LearnPark (LernPark)
First theory, then practice. The Autostadt‘s LearnPark offers children between the ages of five and eleven the opportunity of obtaining their very own driver‘s license during the summer months. more
[edit] The Drive-About Land (Das RumfahrLand)
While the children are having fun on their race-track, their parents have a breathing space: Drive-About Land in the MobiVersum is reserved for children aged three to eleven years. more
[edit] The countries dealing with Time (Die ZeitLänder)
The ‘Time‘ countries are devoted to themes of time and mobility to illustrate the effect of time on society. What also happens here is that children are able to interpret each art-work in their own way and parents are encouraged to let them speak. more
[edit] "Rolli‘s Trip to the Planet Sinus"
Rolli is the extra-terrestrial being who has come to visit the Autostadt. Using his superfast space-skates, he ventured here from the distant planet Sinus to explore life on earth and the theme of mobility. more
[edit] Driving Attractions
[edit] CarTower Discovery (TurmFahrt)
Visitors to the Autostadt are now able to experience the CarTowers from the inside! Turmfahrt
[edit] Touareg All-Terrain Track (GeländeParcours)
The Touareg All-Terrain Track offers pure driving entertainment off the beaten track. more The circuit demands the driver´s full concentration. From start to finish lie thirty action-filled minutes which includes a see-saw bridge.
[edit] Tiguan All-Terrain Track (GeländeParcours)
Many challenges await the drivers of the Tiguan "Track & Field" on the All-Terrain Track. Tiguan AllTerrain Track
[edit] SafetyTraining (SicherheitsTraining)
A good driver copes with the unexpected spontaneously and confidently. more In the SafetyTraining participants learn to maximize their driving skill ensuring that, in everyday driving, it will not let them down.
[edit] EconomyTraining (SparTraining)
The Autostadt`s EconomyTraining teaches participants to reduce their fuel consumption. more An instructor assesses the participant´s driving skill and explains how to maximize economy and fuel efficiency – without sacrificing a dynamic driving performance.
[edit] Maritime PanoramaTour
A trip aboard the MS Osterbek shows the Autostadt and the Volkswagen plant from a totally new perspective. more The MS Osterbek leaves the kay in front of the KonzernForum several times a day for the Maritime PanoramaTour.
[edit] The Childrens’ Driver’s Licence in the LernPark
Children aged 5 to 11 are able to take their very own Children’s Driver’s License at the LernPark.
[edit] Opening Times
The Autostadt is open every day (except for December 24th and 31st). All attractions are open from 9h00 to 18h00. The WerkTour (factory tour) takes place on production days only – starting at 9h15 – seats are subject to availiability. The KundenCenter (CarDistribution Centre) and the Fahrzeugübergabe (car delivery) open at 8h00. The Autostadt restaurants TachoMeter and StadtCafé are open every day until 18h00, the family-restaurant ANAN is open until 20h00, all other Autostadt restaurants are open until 23h00.
