Audi Q8 Concept Revealed

[rmc523]

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/01/09/audi-q8-concept-details/

 

 

 

Audi revealed the Q8 Concept here at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, and it's just as we expected: a Q7 with frameless windows, an oversized grille, and a rakish "coupe-like" roofline. This concept is an exaggerated example of a vehicle that will almost certainly enter production to do battle with BMW's vanity luxury utility, the X6, and Mercedes-Benz's GLE Coupe.

The coupe moniker doesn't really apply, despite the German automakers' best attempts to redefine the word, but otherwise the Q8 Concept delivers. It's two inches shorter overall than a contemporary Q7, on a similar wheelbase, so the basic proportions of the thing should make the jump to production.

The driveline is equally plausible: a plug-in hybrid setup pairing a 3.0-liter TFSI V6 with a 17.9-kWh lithium-ion battery. The concept's V6 hypothetically makes 333 horsepower and 368 lb-ft of torque, and a single electric motor integrated into the eight-speed automatic transmission adds 100 kW (134 hp) and 234 lb-ft of torque to the mix. Those numbers certainly make sense, considering the gas Q7 makes 333 hp (albeit with a supercharger) and the existing Q7 e-tron, which isn't sold here, pairs a 17.3-kWh battery with a diesel V6.

 

More at the link above.

 

 

 

Aside from the grille, I like it.

 

I wonder if down the road, we could see Lincoln come out with something along these lines, and call it the Navicross like the concept from 2002 or so that basically was one of these well before it became a trend.

 

[tbone]

At least this doesn't look like a station wagon.

[atomcat68]

Interesting. This seems like a natural Audi evolution. I like it.

[BORG]

It looks like the Lincoln MKX design I always wanted. Trim, precise, sharp, and modern. The geometric fascia is bold but I like the way the fascia wraps around the frame and creates structure and depth. It's better executed at first glance than the current Q7 and Q5.

 

I wish Lincoln would come up with a better design for it's light bar motif, Audi seems to have worked it out well in many of their recent concepts. I still think the light-bar on the MKX looks like it's upside down.

Edited January 9, 2017 by BORG

[silvrsvt]

Not digging the grill one bit on it...

[rmc523]

It looks like the Lincoln MKX design I always wanted. Trim, precise, sharp, and modern. The geometric fascia is bold but I like the way the fascia wraps around the frame and creates structure and depth. It's better executed at first glance than the current Q7 and Q5.

 

I wish Lincoln would come up with a better design for it's light bar motif, Audi seems to have worked it out well in many of their recent concepts. I still think the light-bar on the MKX looks like it's upside down.

 

So this lightbar is better because it has 4 small bars that get smaller in a triangle shape at the ends?