Audi to unveil two futuristic concepts hinting at future design

Cars bound for Shanghai and Frankfurt motor shows preview production models beyond the E-tron GT and Q4 e-tron.

By Rachel Burgess, Autocar UK calendar 13 Mar 2019 Views icon6272 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp

Audi will introduce two futuristic concept cars this year, at the Shanghai and Frankfurt motor shows respectively, one of which will provide a steer on the future of Audi design.

Design boss Marc Lichte confirmed the two to Autocar UK: “We have concept cars such as the Q4 e-tron that are, more or less, production-ready, and then we have the opposite, cars that are 10 or 15 years ahead, like the Aicon. There will be one in Shanghai and another one in Frankfurt."

Lichte explained that the E-tron GT and Q4 e-tron demonstrate the next generation of design, which will arrive in three years’ time. But the concept at Shanghai show in April will preview the next step beyond that.

He further stated, “In Shanghai, there will be a vision for a battery electric vehicle of 10 years’ time. But it will also show what the broader next step for design [at Audi] will be.”

The concept will also demonstrate how interior will change in the future “Today, we are talking about Level 3 autonomy, but in this car, there will be Level 4, and this will change the interior a lot. This car will give you an idea what an interior with or without a steering wheel can look like,” concludes Lichte

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