Audi seems to think it can create a new niche in the full-sized vehicle segment by introducing a vehicle with SUV proportions inside, and almost coupe-like proportions outside. We first heard of the R8 name way back in 2012 when Audi filed a trademark for it, along with other names like R6, S2, S9, and RS1, among others. Since then, the name has been associated with Audi’s dreams of electric architecture and has even been said to be arriving in 2019 – even here in the United States. More recently, however, around July of 2016, we laid eyes on a weird coupe-ish SUV prototype that just had to be the Audi Q8. Well, our suspicions of that prototype have pretty much been confirmed now that Audi has released the teaser photos of the Audi R8 e-Tron Concept that you see here.
Set to debut at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Audi has said very little about the concept, but it is supposedly near-production ready. If that really is the case, it’s quite likely that we’ll see the prototype testing at least once more over the next year, and the production model will likely debut at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show in preparation for its official release for the 2019 model year. The concept we see here is a preview of a model that will take on the likes of the BMW X6 and the Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe.
We still have some time before we get to see the real production model, but we’ll be seeing the Concept in the metal in just a couple of weeks. So, in the meantime, let’s take a look at these teaser photos and talk a little more about it.
Continue reading to learn more about the Audi Q8 E-tron Concept.
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