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AUTOS: Audi Reveals A2 Concept
Compact electric show car that could preview new production model will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show..
An Audi Design Team illustration shows the look of the new A2 concept car that will be unveiled in Frankfurt. (Illustration: Audi)
There’s a new Audi model coming that will be positioned between the entry-level A1 and A3 Hatchback and soon-to-be released A3 Sedan, and we now have our first tangible evidence as to how it may look.
We’re of course talking about the Audi A2, the long-rumored successor to the previous aluminum-constructed A2 hatch that was sold – relatively unsuccessfully – in Europe in the earlier part of the last decade.
The automaker from Ingolstadt has unveiled a new A2 concept car that will be presented at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show on September 13. Unlike the original A2, this one has an e-tron electric drivetrain.
The concept car measures 12.47 feet in length, 5.54 feet in width and sits just 4.89 feet tall. Inside its cabin there is ample room for four, Audi says. The dark glass roof of the white-painted concept has the ability to switch to transparency with the push of a button.
With the concept, Audi is presenting the next phase in LED headlight technology, known as matrix beam. A package of LEDs and microreflectors generate a high-resolution and non-glaring high-beam light. Nice, but not as exciting as BMW’s laser headlight technology.
There’s also a band of LED detailing that runs the length of the body of the A2 concept and into the cabin. Inside, the A2 concept has a flat floorboard with the center console attached to the driver’s seat; the rear console extends forward between the two rear seats.
No word on its powertrain or construction have been revealed, though we should know more following its debut in Frankfurt. Expect a pair of e-tron electric motors running on lithium-ion batteries to power the A2 concept, with drive going to all four wheels.
Most reports suggest that Audi would ditch the aluminum construction of the previous A2 and move to a cheaper platform, most likely the low-cost and flexible Modular Querbaukaste being developed for the MkVII Volkswagen Golf and destined to spawn a host of other models, including the next-generation Audi A3.
But there’s a chance that the A2 concept, as well as any production version, has stuck with aluminum construction in order to be a highly technologically advanced rival to the upcoming BMW i3 Megacity Vehicle.
We’re of course talking about the Audi A2, the long-rumored successor to the previous aluminum-constructed A2 hatch that was sold – relatively unsuccessfully – in Europe in the earlier part of the last decade.
The automaker from Ingolstadt has unveiled a new A2 concept car that will be presented at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show on September 13. Unlike the original A2, this one has an e-tron electric drivetrain.
The concept car measures 12.47 feet in length, 5.54 feet in width and sits just 4.89 feet tall. Inside its cabin there is ample room for four, Audi says. The dark glass roof of the white-painted concept has the ability to switch to transparency with the push of a button.
With the concept, Audi is presenting the next phase in LED headlight technology, known as matrix beam. A package of LEDs and microreflectors generate a high-resolution and non-glaring high-beam light. Nice, but not as exciting as BMW’s laser headlight technology.
There’s also a band of LED detailing that runs the length of the body of the A2 concept and into the cabin. Inside, the A2 concept has a flat floorboard with the center console attached to the driver’s seat; the rear console extends forward between the two rear seats.
No word on its powertrain or construction have been revealed, though we should know more following its debut in Frankfurt. Expect a pair of e-tron electric motors running on lithium-ion batteries to power the A2 concept, with drive going to all four wheels.
Most reports suggest that Audi would ditch the aluminum construction of the previous A2 and move to a cheaper platform, most likely the low-cost and flexible Modular Querbaukaste being developed for the MkVII Volkswagen Golf and destined to spawn a host of other models, including the next-generation Audi A3.
But there’s a chance that the A2 concept, as well as any production version, has stuck with aluminum construction in order to be a highly technologically advanced rival to the upcoming BMW i3 Megacity Vehicle.
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