Audi unveiled prepare Q8 SUV concept version

Just less than 3 weeks will take place the international exhibition and the recent Detroit Auto Show Audi car company to keep up "restaurant" the first image of a new concept on the net Q8.

table top version (flagship)

The picture sketched official top SUV version Q8 shared by German news site Welt in an interview Head of Audi Group Design, March LICHTE, about the future plans of Audi.

Accordingly, Q8 is one of the first projects at Audi and SUV LICHTE will accompany the samples A8 of the current leading models of Audi. Q8 was also assessed an interference between a traditional SUV and a sports coupe.

While similar philosophy BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, top Q8 version thought to be superior to this model in the size, price and features, even challenging opponents Bentley Bentayga strong and Porsche Cayenne, while sharing MLB-Evo platform, the platform has been adopted for the Audi Q7 and A8 next generation.

Audi Q8 Concept

LICHTE did not disclose any details about the drivetrain of the new concept, but the production version slated for release in 2018 are expected to use the new generation of diesel engines and turbocharged V6 , V8 gasoline. In addition, there may be additional uses SQ8 version 4,0L V8 diesel engine inherited from SQ7 and is supported by an electric compressor capacity to produce 429 horsepower, 900 Nm of torque. At the same time, the manufacturer may provide additional versions of the RS Q8 "crisis" than using gasoline engine V8 twin-turbo, producing 600 hp power, and an E-tron version runs completely on electricity.

In an interview with Welt website, LICHTE implicit acknowledgment that Audi's design language has somewhat become outdated over the years and German carmakers need to make a difference than in their products. He explains: "From a customer perspective, we lack an essential difference. This will change in the future. Each new model Audi will bring its own qualities and that is shown in the official language - in both interior and exterior. "

Of course, this raises the question, whether Q8 is a continuation of two E-Tron concept and H-Tron or as a standalone version, because if it is true and the second is the concept above photo "restaurant" of Q6, Monday SUV Audi's upcoming public then there would be no opportunity to witness the "difference" that LICHTE just mentioned.

according Carscoops