THE BMW X6 and the new Range Rover Sport Coupe will have competition weight with this Q8 Audi, an off-road vehicle loaded with technology that goes directly to the top of the range eight-SUV of the German house.
Audi Q8 (to the left) and Audi Q7 side by side in the Arctic Circle.
the prototype of The Q8 presented at the Detroit motor show and the model that has been "caught" in the test are virtually the same in that despite the heavy camouflage, it is perceived by the ceiling descending, the LED lights on the front and the rear lights. And Audi "helped" by putting side by side a Q7 and the new Q8, realizing that the cars are very similar in terms of volume. Which is not surprising, therefore, to the base of Q8 is the same as that of the Q7.
The new Audi Q8 will only be on sale in 2018, but will be important as a model of inflection for the future renewal of the range. On the other hand, Rupert Luciani, CEO of Audi described the new Q8 remembering that "this will be the top of the range SUV from Audi, will be side-by-side with the A8 and it is not difficult to imagine an executive from the top of the scroll in the day-to-day in an A8, and at the end of week pick up at your Q8 and have fun. That is why we made the car more attractive as possible for a variety of markets (Europe, united states, China, Russia), for which we have great expectations on him."
The Q8 is just the tip of the iceberg formed by the seven new models that are being developed by Audi and aprazados to launch until the end of this decade. Join the Q2 and the new Q5, the renewed audi Q3, the new Audi Q1 and Q4 and even the all-electric Q6, whose advance was made by the Audi e-tron quattro concept shown at the iaa in Frankfurt in 2015.
The new Q8 will have a wide range of petrol engines, diesel and also hybrid, being that the input range will be made with a block of the 3.0-liter TDI. On the opposite side of the range will be a hybrid engine Plug-In with a combination of gasoline engine and electric, even in the secret of the gods of the Audi. This engine is being prepared in conjunction with the Porsche and offer an autonomy in electric mode of 50 km. New V6 and V8 petrol will be launched with the Q8. It is Known to have the V-opening of 90 degrees, each cylinder has a 500 c. c. capacity, and which are known as the Project KoVoMo (acronym of Konzern Vee Otto Motoren, or group of gasoline engines in V). All of them will be supercharged and be able to use the technology of the turbos electric for the reduction of consumption and emissions.
Audi will launch a version more sports, the SQ8 with the block V8 4.0-liter TDi with four turbos of the SQ7, is not to rule out an RQ8 gasoline engine with a power above 500 HP.
The Q8 inherits many of the new technologies that are ready for the new A8, including the electric power system of 48 volts, the digital screens in the interior with OLED technology, and the most recent developments in the field of driving autonomously.
In terms of style, as we have said previously, the Q8 will be the top of range, but it will not be much larger than a Q7 (it should have a 5050 mm in length, and 1970 mm in width), being lower (50 mm) and more muscular, in a new language of style that Marc Lichte has been introduced and which began with the Q2. Even so, the Q8 should have a spacious luggage compartment and an occupancy record. And if we look at the pictures of the car, the roof just falls dramatically from the C-pillar, so the lack of space will only happen very close to the end of the body.
The platform will be the MLB with 2990 mm wheelbase, but in Q8 you will receive way more wide and travel widely to the use of aluminum to try to keep the car and all its equipment from the top below the two tons. For this to happen, the Audi is going to get your hands on the carbon fiber in certain areas.
therefore, it is in place a strong bet on the SUV market, reinforced by the study of the Audi to its sales and that refers to every three cars sold, one is of the range Q. monitor speaks out!
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