Audi Cross Coupé quattro: In full glory

Friday, April 20, 2007

Audi Cross Coupé quattro: In full glory

Please see the Audi Cross Coupé quattro in its full glory here. And don't believe in some other websites telling you that this is the new Audi Q5. We don't think so! Our guess: as it's based on the Audi A3 platform, it's very likely to be the "Audi Q3", although we have our doubts that it will carry that name due to the agreement with Nissan after the Audi Q7 name copyright discussion. German Autobild and Auto Motor und Sport are with us here.

Basically the forerunner to the all-new Q5 compact SUV, the four-seater concept car sports huge 20in wheels, a fabric folding roof and a transversely positioned four-cylinder TDI engine under the hood. The 2.0L motor features common-rail fuel injection with piezo technology, and outputs 204bhp and 400Nm of torque. Debuting in the new Cross Coupe is a single component lighting system that employs LED technology for both headlights and cornering lights. Other technologies incorporated into the concept include a Bluetec filtering system, Haldex AWD, an S-tronic dual-clutch gearbox and ceramic brake discs.