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Finally the German car manufacturer Audi has officially unveiled a conceptual prototype of a new flagship SUV Q8 Concept the auto show in Detroit. Serial version of crossover will appear in 2018. Conceptual prototype Audi Q8 Concept is designed to give information on a future brand new full-size flagship SUV. Representatives of the German brand modestly noted that a prototype the same like the production vehicle, created on the concept base, will conquer the premium segment.

2018 Premium Audi Q8 Concept pic

Even if we don’t see an abbreviation E-Tron in the title of Audi Q8 Concept, this logo is located on the front bumper of the novelty. It means that this is an electric car. Prototype Audi Q8 Concept is equipped with a hybrid power plant, which includes a 3.0-liter V6 turbocharged engine paired with an electric motor. All the installation is paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission and allows generating 443 horsepower and 700 Nm of torque.

2018 Electric Audi Q8 Concept photo

Acceleration of flagship SUV Audi Q8 Concept from 0 to 100 km / h is 5.4 seconds, and its maximum speed is 250 km / h. Previously reported that the SUV consumes only 2.3 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers, making it one of the most economical cars in the world. The equipment of conceptual crossover includes a set of batteries located in the rear part of the car (17.9 kW / h).

German company Audi’s chief designer Marc Lichte in an interview with Welt edition revealed the first official sketches of the new flagship SUV Audi Q8 Concept, as well as the car itself covered with a camouflage. World premiere of the novelty will take place in early January at the Auto Show NAIAS -2017 in Detroit.

2018 All-electric Audi Q8 e-Tron image

UAE police recently expanded park of its cars with the novelties from the German manufacturer Audi. In particular, the police received at the disposal brand new SUV Audi Q7 2016 and Audi R8 coupe version. The Audi R8, which is known as a supercar, is equipped with a 5.2-liter ten-cylinder engine which is able to generate 540 horsepower, which are transmitted to the all-wheel drive via a dual-clutch. Supercar accelerates from zero to the first hundred in 4.5 seconds, with a top speed of 320 kilometers per hour. The country will pay for such “pleasure” a maximum price of 165 thousand Euros.

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During the first months of 2017 the German company Audi will offer North American customers a new modification of the popular crossover Q7, equipped with a 2.0-liter V4 turbo engine. Such a version of the car will allow the manufacturer to significantly reduce the cost of the model, which can now be purchased at a price not less than 55 750 USD. We are talking about a familiar to fans of the brand compact two-liter 4-cylinder petrol engine 2.0 TFSI (Audi EA888), generating 252 horsepower (370 Nm), which will work with eight-speed automatic gearbox Tiptronic and all-wheel drive system Quattro.

2017 Affordable Audi Q7 pic

It is expected that the new product will receive the mighty engine generating 450 horsepower. This year Audi is going to put on the conveyor new generation of crossover Q5, and it is expected then at the beginning of 2017 the car will be available for sale. According to preliminary data, the car will receive a set of simple four-cylinder engines, but those who wan something “hotter” will have to wait a little longer – the German brand is planning to release “charged» RS Q5.

2017 Charged Audi RS Q5 photo

Company Audi held at the Geneva Motor Show the presentation of the hybrid version Q7 SUV new generation, which is called e-tron. Diesel-electric propulsion system allows the model to drive 1410 kilometers without refueling. Cruising pure electric is 56 kilometers.

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The new Audi A6 will make its debut in 2017 and will receive a design in the style of the prologue
The next generation Audi A6 will receive exterior style concept Prologue. This is already confirmed by representatives in Ingolstadt. Independent designers from Theophiluschin already “sketched” exemplary design of future trends. According WorldCarFans, sales of the new “A-sixth” will start in 2017.

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