Audi plans to launch a new super-luxury SUV in 2027 with a design inspired by the spectacular Activesphere concept car, which was unveiled on the evening of January 26th. This is reported by the British edition of Autocar. As Audi chief designer Mark Lichte told the resource, there is a place for such a car in the brand range, the promising model will receive a particularly durable chassis and excellent off-road capabilities, but will not look like an angular Mercedes-Benz G-Class or Land Rover Defender - on the contrary, it will be done in a futuristic way.
With an overall length of 4.98 m and an overall width of 2.07 m, the Audi Activesphere concept car combines the features of an SUV, a four-door coupe and a pickup truck. A spectacular exterior with a sloping roof, monolithic body shapes and deliberately brutal moldings in the lower part was created in the American design studio Audi, which is led by Gael Buzin.
The Activeshpere rests on the ground with wheels of dimension 285/55 R22, the ground clearance in the normal state is 21 cm, but thanks to the air springs in the suspension, the clearance can be increased to 25 cm.
The rear part is transformable, with the push of a button, the car can be easily turned into a pickup truck - in this case, the rear window moves to the roof, and the side of the trunk is lowered. Between the rear seats and the trunk is a partition. In the resulting cargo compartment, you can carry a couple of bicycles, sports equipment or other cargo that is not too large in size.
It is interesting that glass is glued into the lower part of the doors - they fit very harmoniously and it is difficult to notice them right away.
The concept car is driven by two electric motors (one per axle), their total power is 325 kW (442 hp), and the torque is 720 Nm. The drive is complete. The engines are powered by a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 100 kWh, on a full charge, the cruising range reaches 600 km.
The machine is built on a new modular platform PPE - Premium Platform Electric. It includes an SAE level 4 autopilot system - "high degree of automation", under normal environmental conditions, the car can perform autonomous movement without requiring driver control.
Audi will release a serial electric SUV based on the Activesphere concept car
