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Audi Cross Coupé review | New Car Reviews - Times Online
First Drive: Audi Cross Coupé Quattro
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Audi’s compact Q3 soft-roader is expected to be given the green light by senior management within months, which means we should see the first cars roll off the production line by early 2009. Before the Q3 arrives, Audi is expected to launch the mid-sized Q5 SUV along with its Tiguan sibling from sister brand Volkswagen.
The Q3, meanwhile, will be based on Audi’s Cross Coupe concept car that was showcased at April’s Shanghai Auto Show. These renderings show that designers are sticking with the lines of the concept car and that final production versions will feature a five-door body. A smaller three-door version is also planned, targeted as more of a lifestyle cruiser rather than a serious off-roader. This is reflected by the fact that AWD will be optional rather than standard, and there’ll be no adjustable suspension, lockable differentials or low-range gearing.
Many of the car’s mechanicals will be lifted straight from the A3 hatch. Engines will include a 147kW 2.0L TFSI, plus a 171kW 3.0L turbodiesel and a 210kW 3.6L FSI pair of V6 engines.
Source: Motor Authority » Preview: 2010 Audi Q3 SUV
Audi’s compact Q3 soft-roader is expected to be given the green light by senior management within months, which means we should see the first cars roll off the production line by early 2009. Before the Q3 arrives, Audi is expected to launch the mid-sized Q5 SUV along with its Tiguan sibling from sister brand Volkswagen.
The Q3, meanwhile, will be based on Audi’s Cross Coupe concept car that was showcased at April’s Shanghai Auto Show. These renderings show that designers are sticking with the lines of the concept car and that final production versions will feature a five-door body. A smaller three-door version is also planned, targeted as more of a lifestyle cruiser rather than a serious off-roader. This is reflected by the fact that AWD will be optional rather than standard, and there’ll be no adjustable suspension, lockable differentials or low-range gearing.
Many of the car’s mechanicals will be lifted straight from the A3 hatch. Engines will include a 147kW 2.0L TFSI, plus a 171kW 3.0L turbodiesel and a 210kW 3.6L FSI pair of V6 engines.
Source: Motor Authority » Preview: 2010 Audi Q3 SUV
Re: Audi Cross Coupe Quattro Concept (Q3).
Audi Cross Coupe
A one-off the fashionistas will all be scrambling for
How would you feel if you’d just taken delivery of a new Audi only to discover it struggles to do more than 30mph, the mirrors shake, the passenger door won’t close properly and every time you stop you have to leave the engine running because if you switch it off it’ll take an expert an hour with a screwdriver to get it going again? The instruments don’t work properly, nor does the air-conditioning, it sounds like a tractor being strangled and the suspension is useless.
You might not be too pleased but Audi, owner of this – the one and only Cross Coupé in the world – is delighted. While a conventional Audi might be easily constructed in a day, this one took a specialist team four consecutive months without a weekend off for good behaviour. It is valued conservatively at more than £1m.
Welcome to the weird and only sometimes wonderful world of the concept car. These days the term “concept car” is almost meaningless. Four years ago Bentley showed a “concept” of a Grand Touring coupé, and a few months later revealed the Continental GT and if you could spot the difference between the two you needed to get out more often.
On the other hand some concepts are so far out they stand less chance of being produced for general release than Mark Oaten’s memoirs. Others are used to test public opinion of a new product, to ease the world into accepting a new design language or to showcase some new technology. And while none will admit it, often as not concepts are shown by manufacturers with no new product on the horizon who need to find a way of keeping their name in the headlines.
And of course what a manufacturer says a concept car represents and what it actually represents are often entirely different. For instance Audi will tell you the Cross Coupé is no more than a “design study” that may or may not have some influence on the look of one or more Audis at some unspecified but definitely distant date in the future.
But if you read between the lines of the official printed blurb, get yourself a few off-the-record comments, measure what’s not specifically denied, look at where such a car would fit into the company’s existing lineup and see who stutters when asked a straight question, a perhaps more accurate picture emerges.
In this case, the Cross Coupé is a small sporting SUV that will go into production within the next couple of years to rival, among others, the BMW X3 and Land Rover’s Freelander 2.
It will be positioned below not only the extant and vast Q7, but also the mid-sized Q5 that will be launched this time next year.
Indeed the Cross Coupé would in an ideal world be called the Q3 but Nissan owns the rights to all names beginning with a Q and ending in a number and had agreed to let Audi use only the Q5 and Q7.
Whatever it ends up being called, as a concept the Cross Coupé is extremely exciting because it represents something genuinely new in the class. At the moment small SUVs tend to look either like genuine off-roaders or merely jacked-up hatchbacks with four-wheel drive and some chunky body add-ons.
Audi’s idea is to create the silhouette of a coupé, use four frameless doors to maintain the illusion and build it as an SUV. The result is a car with the presence and elevated driving position of a proper off-roader, but such a sleek shape the rear window is even more steeply raked than the windscreen.
This brings problems, such as limited boot space, but nothing the fashion-hungry buyers Audi has in mind for the car are going to concern themselves with for a minute. They’ll be much too busy congratulating themselves for buying a car that looks so sporting yet still lets them look down on their neighbours.
You have also to question whether Audi would bother to equip the car with its latest running gear, electronics and technology were it not entirely serious about putting it into production.
Sure, certain features such as the silk-lined seats, hugely complex 20in chrome and gold wheels, alabaster leather upholstery and flawless liquid silver paint are unlikely to prove practical production propositions but Audi is rightly proud of its reputation for bringing concept cars to market in scarcely diluted form (see how little the R8 supercar differs from its Le Mans concept and you’ll see what I mean), so my guess is that its basic shape and architecture are what will be appearing in your local Audi showroom sometime in 2010.
That means a car that seems to borrow elements from SUV, coupé and hatchback design and combine them into a surprisingly harmonious whole. On that score alone its likely appeal in the marketplace is pretty evident.
The Cross Coupé is pretty smart beneath the skin, too. Power comes from a new 2 litre four-cylinder diesel with an outstanding 204bhp output and claimed 47.9mpg consumption.
It runs through a four-wheel-drive system that in adverse conditions constantly channels power to those tyres with the most grip while gearchanges come and go in milliseconds. In theory at least: because this car is a concept, it need not actually do any of these things.
Still I hope that the clever new dual entertainment screen makes it through to the showroom. This allows those in the front to see different things on the same screen.
So if you’re the passenger, you can watch the same movie as the children sitting in the back, while if the driver looks at the same screen, because he or she is viewing from a different angle, the film will be invisible and instead there will be, for instance, the navigation map.
I drove the Cross Coupé and, like every other concept I’ve driven, it was awful. Read nothing into this: the real purpose of the Cross Coupé is to provide a looking glass to not only a new sort of Audi but to what the company insists is a new class of car. With quite a few provisos, I think it may be right.
Vital statistics Audi Cross Coupé
Model Engine type 1968cc, four cylinders
Power/Torque 204bhp / 295 lb ft
Transmission Six-speed automatic
Fuel/CO2 47.9mpg (combined) / n/a
Performance n/a
Price £30,000-£40,000 approx
Verdict Only a concept but it promises much
Rating
Date of release 2010
Audi Cross Coupe review | New Car Reviews - Times Online
Audi Cross Coupe
A one-off the fashionistas will all be scrambling for
How would you feel if you’d just taken delivery of a new Audi only to discover it struggles to do more than 30mph, the mirrors shake, the passenger door won’t close properly and every time you stop you have to leave the engine running because if you switch it off it’ll take an expert an hour with a screwdriver to get it going again? The instruments don’t work properly, nor does the air-conditioning, it sounds like a tractor being strangled and the suspension is useless.
You might not be too pleased but Audi, owner of this – the one and only Cross Coupé in the world – is delighted. While a conventional Audi might be easily constructed in a day, this one took a specialist team four consecutive months without a weekend off for good behaviour. It is valued conservatively at more than £1m.
Welcome to the weird and only sometimes wonderful world of the concept car. These days the term “concept car” is almost meaningless. Four years ago Bentley showed a “concept” of a Grand Touring coupé, and a few months later revealed the Continental GT and if you could spot the difference between the two you needed to get out more often.
On the other hand some concepts are so far out they stand less chance of being produced for general release than Mark Oaten’s memoirs. Others are used to test public opinion of a new product, to ease the world into accepting a new design language or to showcase some new technology. And while none will admit it, often as not concepts are shown by manufacturers with no new product on the horizon who need to find a way of keeping their name in the headlines.
And of course what a manufacturer says a concept car represents and what it actually represents are often entirely different. For instance Audi will tell you the Cross Coupé is no more than a “design study” that may or may not have some influence on the look of one or more Audis at some unspecified but definitely distant date in the future.
But if you read between the lines of the official printed blurb, get yourself a few off-the-record comments, measure what’s not specifically denied, look at where such a car would fit into the company’s existing lineup and see who stutters when asked a straight question, a perhaps more accurate picture emerges.
In this case, the Cross Coupé is a small sporting SUV that will go into production within the next couple of years to rival, among others, the BMW X3 and Land Rover’s Freelander 2.
It will be positioned below not only the extant and vast Q7, but also the mid-sized Q5 that will be launched this time next year.
Indeed the Cross Coupé would in an ideal world be called the Q3 but Nissan owns the rights to all names beginning with a Q and ending in a number and had agreed to let Audi use only the Q5 and Q7.
Whatever it ends up being called, as a concept the Cross Coupé is extremely exciting because it represents something genuinely new in the class. At the moment small SUVs tend to look either like genuine off-roaders or merely jacked-up hatchbacks with four-wheel drive and some chunky body add-ons.
Audi’s idea is to create the silhouette of a coupé, use four frameless doors to maintain the illusion and build it as an SUV. The result is a car with the presence and elevated driving position of a proper off-roader, but such a sleek shape the rear window is even more steeply raked than the windscreen.
This brings problems, such as limited boot space, but nothing the fashion-hungry buyers Audi has in mind for the car are going to concern themselves with for a minute. They’ll be much too busy congratulating themselves for buying a car that looks so sporting yet still lets them look down on their neighbours.
You have also to question whether Audi would bother to equip the car with its latest running gear, electronics and technology were it not entirely serious about putting it into production.
Sure, certain features such as the silk-lined seats, hugely complex 20in chrome and gold wheels, alabaster leather upholstery and flawless liquid silver paint are unlikely to prove practical production propositions but Audi is rightly proud of its reputation for bringing concept cars to market in scarcely diluted form (see how little the R8 supercar differs from its Le Mans concept and you’ll see what I mean), so my guess is that its basic shape and architecture are what will be appearing in your local Audi showroom sometime in 2010.
That means a car that seems to borrow elements from SUV, coupé and hatchback design and combine them into a surprisingly harmonious whole. On that score alone its likely appeal in the marketplace is pretty evident.
The Cross Coupé is pretty smart beneath the skin, too. Power comes from a new 2 litre four-cylinder diesel with an outstanding 204bhp output and claimed 47.9mpg consumption.
It runs through a four-wheel-drive system that in adverse conditions constantly channels power to those tyres with the most grip while gearchanges come and go in milliseconds. In theory at least: because this car is a concept, it need not actually do any of these things.
Still I hope that the clever new dual entertainment screen makes it through to the showroom. This allows those in the front to see different things on the same screen.
So if you’re the passenger, you can watch the same movie as the children sitting in the back, while if the driver looks at the same screen, because he or she is viewing from a different angle, the film will be invisible and instead there will be, for instance, the navigation map.
I drove the Cross Coupé and, like every other concept I’ve driven, it was awful. Read nothing into this: the real purpose of the Cross Coupé is to provide a looking glass to not only a new sort of Audi but to what the company insists is a new class of car. With quite a few provisos, I think it may be right.
Vital statistics Audi Cross Coupé
Model Engine type 1968cc, four cylinders
Power/Torque 204bhp / 295 lb ft
Transmission Six-speed automatic
Fuel/CO2 47.9mpg (combined) / n/a
Performance n/a
Price £30,000-£40,000 approx
Verdict Only a concept but it promises much
Rating
Date of release 2010
Audi Cross Coupe review | New Car Reviews - Times Online
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Audi Cross Coupe Quattro Concept in Broad Daylight
Dedicated WCF reader, “rad” Vlad, had enthusiastically sent us these images of the new Audi Q5. However, we had to gently break it to him that it was only the Audi Cross Coupe Quattro Concept which debuted at the Shanghai Motor show this past April. Nonetheless, the photos are still interesting as they provide a rare view of the CCQ Concept which serves as the design basis for the future Audi Q5 model.
These photos taken from a distance outside the Allianz Arena in Munich give a better sense of the vehicle's overall size and proportions as opposed to being on a stage with professional lighting and limited viewing space at a motor show.
Unlike the recently revealed VW Tiguan, which is based on the Golf PQ35 platform, the Audi Q5 uses Audi's new MLP (Modular Long Platform) inner structure which debuted in the A5 and will be used in the next generation A4, A6, A8 in addition to the all new Q3 and A7 models. Scheduled for a 2009 debut, the Q5 will be built in cooperation with Porsche at Audi's Ingolstadt plant.
[Source: WCF]
Audi Cross Coupe Quattro Concept in Broad Daylight
Dedicated WCF reader, “rad” Vlad, had enthusiastically sent us these images of the new Audi Q5. However, we had to gently break it to him that it was only the Audi Cross Coupe Quattro Concept which debuted at the Shanghai Motor show this past April. Nonetheless, the photos are still interesting as they provide a rare view of the CCQ Concept which serves as the design basis for the future Audi Q5 model.
These photos taken from a distance outside the Allianz Arena in Munich give a better sense of the vehicle's overall size and proportions as opposed to being on a stage with professional lighting and limited viewing space at a motor show.
Unlike the recently revealed VW Tiguan, which is based on the Golf PQ35 platform, the Audi Q5 uses Audi's new MLP (Modular Long Platform) inner structure which debuted in the A5 and will be used in the next generation A4, A6, A8 in addition to the all new Q3 and A7 models. Scheduled for a 2009 debut, the Q5 will be built in cooperation with Porsche at Audi's Ingolstadt plant.
[Source: WCF]
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Baby Q7 hits road. We deliver our exclusive verdict on Audi’s stunning new quattro 4WD coupé.
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There’s a reason Audi has a reputation for building great four-wheel-drive vehicles – and it’s not limited to stunners such as the R8 supercar.
These days, SUVs are filling its order books just as quickly as its sporting models. And that’s why the German giant is expanding its 4x4 line-up with cars like this: the Cross Coupé Quattro.
Not only does it give a glimpse of a compact Audi Q3 SUV of the future, it’s a demonstration of the company’s off-road expertise, too.
Mixing the styling cues of a 4x4 with those of a sleek coupé, the des­ign made its debut at the Shanghai Motor Show earlier this year. Now that it has arrived in Europe, Auto Express gained exclusive access and took the car out on the road.
Work began on the Cross Coupé in August 2006. The designers’ brief was to come up with a small, compact SUV to complement the Q7 and forthcoming Audi A4-based Q5. It’s likely to be badged Q3, and is set to challenge the Land Rover Freelander and Nissan Qashqai, offering a more radical look than both.
At the front, the Cross Coupé shows off a bold chrome grille that harks back to the TT Shooting Brake concept. With LED headlamps and eye-catching daytime running lights – similar to those on the A5 and R8 – its face is certainly distinctive.
Simple body panels with mild sculpting and frameless doors give a neat, fresh appearance. Unlike many SUVs, the Cross Coupé gets a sloping tailgate. It also features an electric canvas roof which folds back as far as the boot.
Inside, the cabin is sumptuous. Several types of leather have been used, from super-soft hides on the figure-hugging bucket seats to harder-wearing suede-style finish on the doors.
The dashboard is made from soft-touch materials, with the centre console angled towards the driver. On the transmission tunnel sits a rotary dial which controls the twin-clutch S tronic automated box. Innovations include Drive Select – a system which tailors settings for the engine, gearbox, steering and adaptive suspension to suit the driver‘s requirements – and a new version of the Multi Media Interface (MMI) cabin control system. Both these features are likely to make it into production Audis in future.
So will the Cross Coupé’s engine – the firm’s latest 2.0-litre TDI. With common-rail fuel injection, it produces 204bhp and 400Nm of torque. The unit also uses Bluetec – a system which adds a special chemical to the exhaust fumes to clean up emissions.
We weren’t able to take the fragile one-off machine up to high speed, but with a commanding driving position, manageable dimensions and agile reactions, it’s entertaining to drive. And although the sloping rear end robs those in the back of some headroom, and the boot lip is on the high side, the firm’s engineering team is sure to smooth out these rough edges.
Thanks to a Haldex clutch and four-wheel drive, Audi says the finished version will be mildly capable over rugged terrain, too. However, with multi-link rear suspension and adaptive dampers tuned for road use, it will be a sporty SUV rather than a mud-plugger.
Bosses have yet to give the Cross Coupé Quattro the green light. But on the evidence of our drive, we’d advise them to do just that.
Rival: Volvo XC60
It’s not only Audi that has been buoyed by the success of large 4x4s – Volvo has, too. The compact XC60 aims to capitalise on the popularity of the larger XC90 with a sportier look aimed at younger buyers. It goes on sale in 2009.
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Baby Q7 hits road. We deliver our exclusive verdict on Audi’s stunning new quattro 4WD coupé.
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There’s a reason Audi has a reputation for building great four-wheel-drive vehicles – and it’s not limited to stunners such as the R8 supercar.
These days, SUVs are filling its order books just as quickly as its sporting models. And that’s why the German giant is expanding its 4x4 line-up with cars like this: the Cross Coupé Quattro.
Not only does it give a glimpse of a compact Audi Q3 SUV of the future, it’s a demonstration of the company’s off-road expertise, too.
Mixing the styling cues of a 4x4 with those of a sleek coupé, the des­ign made its debut at the Shanghai Motor Show earlier this year. Now that it has arrived in Europe, Auto Express gained exclusive access and took the car out on the road.
Work began on the Cross Coupé in August 2006. The designers’ brief was to come up with a small, compact SUV to complement the Q7 and forthcoming Audi A4-based Q5. It’s likely to be badged Q3, and is set to challenge the Land Rover Freelander and Nissan Qashqai, offering a more radical look than both.
At the front, the Cross Coupé shows off a bold chrome grille that harks back to the TT Shooting Brake concept. With LED headlamps and eye-catching daytime running lights – similar to those on the A5 and R8 – its face is certainly distinctive.
Simple body panels with mild sculpting and frameless doors give a neat, fresh appearance. Unlike many SUVs, the Cross Coupé gets a sloping tailgate. It also features an electric canvas roof which folds back as far as the boot.
Inside, the cabin is sumptuous. Several types of leather have been used, from super-soft hides on the figure-hugging bucket seats to harder-wearing suede-style finish on the doors.
The dashboard is made from soft-touch materials, with the centre console angled towards the driver. On the transmission tunnel sits a rotary dial which controls the twin-clutch S tronic automated box. Innovations include Drive Select – a system which tailors settings for the engine, gearbox, steering and adaptive suspension to suit the driver‘s requirements – and a new version of the Multi Media Interface (MMI) cabin control system. Both these features are likely to make it into production Audis in future.
So will the Cross Coupé’s engine – the firm’s latest 2.0-litre TDI. With common-rail fuel injection, it produces 204bhp and 400Nm of torque. The unit also uses Bluetec – a system which adds a special chemical to the exhaust fumes to clean up emissions.
We weren’t able to take the fragile one-off machine up to high speed, but with a commanding driving position, manageable dimensions and agile reactions, it’s entertaining to drive. And although the sloping rear end robs those in the back of some headroom, and the boot lip is on the high side, the firm’s engineering team is sure to smooth out these rough edges.
Thanks to a Haldex clutch and four-wheel drive, Audi says the finished version will be mildly capable over rugged terrain, too. However, with multi-link rear suspension and adaptive dampers tuned for road use, it will be a sporty SUV rather than a mud-plugger.
Bosses have yet to give the Cross Coupé Quattro the green light. But on the evidence of our drive, we’d advise them to do just that.
Rival: Volvo XC60
It’s not only Audi that has been buoyed by the success of large 4x4s – Volvo has, too. The compact XC60 aims to capitalise on the popularity of the larger XC90 with a sportier look aimed at younger buyers. It goes on sale in 2009.
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That brown leather looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
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Preview: 2010 Audi Q3 SUV
In response to shrinking sales of large SUVs in most parts of the world carmakers are prepping a new generation of compact softroaders aimed at both the affordable and premium sectors of the market. We’ve already seen Ford release the new Kuga and Toyota add the Urban Cruiser, and soon Audi will enter the burgeoning market with a new Q-car positioned below the recently revealed Q5.
The Q3 will be based on Audi’s Cross Coupe concept car that was showcased at April’s Shanghai Auto Show and these renderings show designers will likely stick with the lines of the original show car.
Both three-door and five-door variants are expected, and since it will almost certainly be based on the same PW35 platform as the Audi A3 hatch, it will likely share internals with it as well. Engines will include a 147kW 2.0-litre TFSI engine, a 171kW 3.0-litre turbodiesel V6 and a 210kW 3.6-litre FSI V6.
BMW is also working on a similarly-sized vehicle to be named the X1 and Land Rover is expected to launch its own version in the form the stylish LRX. Mercedes’ GLK is a bit larger, more in line with BMW’s X3, but all are close enough in size and specification to be considered competition for one another.
According to an internal Audi document leaked last December, the Q3 is due for a July 2009 global debut, which would mean a concept should be arriving either late this year or early in 2009.
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In response to shrinking sales of large SUVs in most parts of the world carmakers are prepping a new generation of compact softroaders aimed at both the affordable and premium sectors of the market. We’ve already seen Ford release the new Kuga and Toyota add the Urban Cruiser, and soon Audi will enter the burgeoning market with a new Q-car positioned below the recently revealed Q5.
The Q3 will be based on Audi’s Cross Coupe concept car that was showcased at April’s Shanghai Auto Show and these renderings show designers will likely stick with the lines of the original show car.
Both three-door and five-door variants are expected, and since it will almost certainly be based on the same PW35 platform as the Audi A3 hatch, it will likely share internals with it as well. Engines will include a 147kW 2.0-litre TFSI engine, a 171kW 3.0-litre turbodiesel V6 and a 210kW 3.6-litre FSI V6.
BMW is also working on a similarly-sized vehicle to be named the X1 and Land Rover is expected to launch its own version in the form the stylish LRX. Mercedes’ GLK is a bit larger, more in line with BMW’s X3, but all are close enough in size and specification to be considered competition for one another.
According to an internal Audi document leaked last December, the Q3 is due for a July 2009 global debut, which would mean a concept should be arriving either late this year or early in 2009.
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When has pointless ever stopped car companies...and when has pointless stopped idiots with money to not buy those things?
When has pointless ever stopped car companies...and when has pointless stopped idiots with money to not buy those things?
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The pointless part is debatable, since many cars have always had little "point" to them other than looks which a certain group of people found appealing. Be that as it may, get ready for lots of these smaller crossovers from different manufacturers.
The pointless part is debatable, since many cars have always had little "point" to them other than looks which a certain group of people found appealing. Be that as it may, get ready for lots of these smaller crossovers from different manufacturers.
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My question is what's the point of a "mini" crossover? It actually ends up having less room in it than a normal sedan or a hatc...so what's the point? Why not just build a small hatchback? The Q3 looks like some hillbillies bought a A3 and decided it needs a 2inch lift. Not to mention for the value/features Q3, X3, GLK can't touch the Somewhat ugly CR-V.
My question is what's the point of a "mini" crossover? It actually ends up having less room in it than a normal sedan or a hatc...so what's the point? Why not just build a small hatchback? The Q3 looks like some hillbillies bought a A3 and decided it needs a 2inch lift. Not to mention for the value/features Q3, X3, GLK can't touch the Somewhat ugly CR-V.
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New Q3 SUV generation to be produced in Martorell, Spain as of 2011
"Following in-depth consideration of all relevant factors and an extensive international comparison of various sites, we selected Martorell," explained Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management at AUDI AG. This decision enables Audi to continue its strategy of growth and internationalization. Mr. Stadler added: "We are counting on this Spanish site's efficiency, the excellent quality of the Production department, and its highly trained staff. We will use the Group's synergies to sharpen our competitive edge and help protect around 1,200 jobs. The decision furthermore safeguards workplaces at other Audi locations."
Audi Board Member for Production Frank Dreves: "Starting in 2011, the Audi Q3 will be produced to Audi quality standards at the Martorell factory. This gives us additional flexibility regarding future decisions about products. We will begin preparing at once."
Having agreed that the Q3 will be manufactured in Spain, a decision about production in the USA has been postponed. Mr. Stadler: "We will systematically explore our options in the context of the current market crisis. Audi is in a good position. There is currently no urgent need to select additional sites."
A small, sporty SUV, the Audi Q3 will join the family consisting of the Audi Q5 (produced in Ingolstadt, Germany) and the Audi Q7 (produced in Bratislava, Slovakia). Yet another compact vehicle in a new model range is thus set to join the A1 in 2011. The Q3 will further expand the Q family. A coupé-like five-door SUV with seat positions, wheel size, and ground clearance characteristic of a typical SUV, the Audi Q3 will stand out thanks to a supremely sporty driving experience. The Q3 will blend a compact car's design and driving dynamics with an SUV's spaciousness and versatility. True to Audi tradition, innovative technical solutions will blaze new trails in efficiency, driving pleasure, and comfort. The market launch of the Q3 is scheduled for 2011.
The production facility in Martorell is yet another cornerstone in AUDI AG's portfolio of sites. Audi produces its vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Hungary, Belgium, Slovakia, India, and China.
[Source: Audi AG via WCF]
- Audi CEO Rupert Stadler: "Consistent strategy of growth and internationalization through this product and production decision"
- Investments of around €300 million, production capacity of up to 80,000 units yearly
"Following in-depth consideration of all relevant factors and an extensive international comparison of various sites, we selected Martorell," explained Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management at AUDI AG. This decision enables Audi to continue its strategy of growth and internationalization. Mr. Stadler added: "We are counting on this Spanish site's efficiency, the excellent quality of the Production department, and its highly trained staff. We will use the Group's synergies to sharpen our competitive edge and help protect around 1,200 jobs. The decision furthermore safeguards workplaces at other Audi locations."
Audi Board Member for Production Frank Dreves: "Starting in 2011, the Audi Q3 will be produced to Audi quality standards at the Martorell factory. This gives us additional flexibility regarding future decisions about products. We will begin preparing at once."
Having agreed that the Q3 will be manufactured in Spain, a decision about production in the USA has been postponed. Mr. Stadler: "We will systematically explore our options in the context of the current market crisis. Audi is in a good position. There is currently no urgent need to select additional sites."
A small, sporty SUV, the Audi Q3 will join the family consisting of the Audi Q5 (produced in Ingolstadt, Germany) and the Audi Q7 (produced in Bratislava, Slovakia). Yet another compact vehicle in a new model range is thus set to join the A1 in 2011. The Q3 will further expand the Q family. A coupé-like five-door SUV with seat positions, wheel size, and ground clearance characteristic of a typical SUV, the Audi Q3 will stand out thanks to a supremely sporty driving experience. The Q3 will blend a compact car's design and driving dynamics with an SUV's spaciousness and versatility. True to Audi tradition, innovative technical solutions will blaze new trails in efficiency, driving pleasure, and comfort. The market launch of the Q3 is scheduled for 2011.
The production facility in Martorell is yet another cornerstone in AUDI AG's portfolio of sites. Audi produces its vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Hungary, Belgium, Slovakia, India, and China.
[Source: Audi AG via WCF]
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Audi AG is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles
headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. A subsidiary of the
Volkswagen Group, the company’s origins date back to the early 20th
century and the initial enterprises (Horch and the Audiwerke) founded
by engineer August Horch (1868–1951). Two other manufacturers (DKW
and Wanderer) also contributed to the foundation of Auto Union in 1932.
The modern Audi era began in the 1960s, when Volkswagen acquired Auto
Union from Daimler-Benz, and merged it with NSU Motorenwerke in 1969.
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