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Audi to launch Q1 in 2016

Audi Q1 sketch

Audi has continued the inexorable march of SUVs by announcing it will launch a Q1 in 2016. Judging by this sketch it looks like we can refer back to the Crosslane concept from last year to get a better idea as to how Audi might style the baby Q.

The Q1 will be built at Ingolstadt and is part of a model expansion which Audi hopes will result in sales in excess of two million units per year by 2020. By that time Audi will have increased its portfolio from the 49 model variations we have today to beyond 60.

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Paris 2012: Audi crosslane coupé

Audi crosslane coupé

Audi has taken us into their future with the crosslane coupé concept. Key to its construction is its multimaterial space frame, a combination of aluminum, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP).

The new space frame tech will provide benefits for many Audi models in the future, while the exterior design of the crosslane gives us a preview of the next-generation of Q models.

Power for the concept is provided in the form of a dual-mode hybrid set up. A pair of electric motors are joined by a 1.5 litre three cylinder TFSI petrol engine. The electric motor 1 (EM1) is coupled to the TFSI engine and takes on the menial roles of starter motor and alternator.

From rest to 55km/h the EM2 is in control and as speed increases the conventional engine joins the party. If the speed goes above 130km/h petrol engine takes full responsibility.

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