Audi Q8 Concept revealed at Detroit Auto Show

The Audi Q8 concept has been officially unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. The car maker says the concept is a Coupe SUV and is more luxurious than any Audi till date.

“The Q8 concept is an Audi in peak form,” Dietmar Voggenreiter, member of the board of management for sales and marketing at Audi, said. “It demonstrates the strengths of our brand in both technology and design while providing a glimpse at a future full-size, production SUV. With its next-generation display and control solutions, we are enabling customers to experience connectivity in a whole new way.” The concept is 5.02 metres long and has a wheelbase of 3 metres. A  distinguishing feature here is the octagonal Singleframe with honeycomb insert. The front grille also features Six upright double bars and a mask painted in a contrasting color frames the grille. The outer air inlets have a deep and dynamic appearance like the intakes of a turbine. A distinctive aluminum blade forms the bottom edge of the bumper. Other features include flat, wedge-shaped headlights. An x-shaped, blue laser light signature highlights the digital Matrix laser technology used for the low and high beams. A narrow LED light guide is located under the edge of the bonnet that emits the light for the dynamic turn signals and the daytime running lights. All lighting functions are dynamic. A long roof edge spoiler shades the extremely flat rear window of the Audi concept car. A double spoiler lip below the window forms a distinctive contour on the power luggage compartment hatch. The strip of lights extending over the entire width of the rear end is part of a distinctive e-tron light signature. It serves as both the tail and brake light as well as the dynamic turn signals. The four outer lighting elements are set in aluminum blades and reflect the semantics of the headlights. The individual elements of the tail lights are also open, and all lighting functions are dynamic.

The registration plate of the Audi Q8 concept is located on a black trim strip between the lights.The diffuser is made of aluminum; its clasp of high-gloss Carbon Atlas. The Q8 concept features the contact analogue head-up display, which will also be offered in the net gen A7 Sportback. Also features is a new version of Audi’s virtual cockpit, which now gets more functions than before and a higher resolution screen of 1920 x 720 pixels. All other monitors in the Audi Q8 concept are touch displays. Thanks to this, reduce the number of buttons, switches and levers.

A plug-in hybrid sytem powers the Q8 Concept. The combination comes from a combination of a 3.0 litre turbo petrol engine and an electric motor. Total output is 443 horsepower and 700 Nm of maximum torque. Audi claims a 0 to 100 kph timing of 5.4 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 250 kph. The Q8 Concept uses a lithium-ion battery located in the rear, which consists of 104 prismatic cells. It has a capacity of 17.9 kWh an can provide an electric range of 60 kms, and a total range 1000 kms. A full charge takes about two and a half hours.