Audi Sport is planning more performance crossovers. Ingolstadt's performance division is working on an RS Q8 to go up against the
likes of the BMW X6 M and Mercedes-AMG GLE63.
We can expect the RS Q8 to follow the lead
of the Q8 Sport concept that Audi unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show
a few months ago, and slot in performance-wise above the anticipated SQ8. But
it'll hardly be Audi Sport's first crossover, following the smaller RS Q3 we
already know.
Nor will it hardly be a huge surprise in either the
context of Winkelmann's track record or the direction in which the industry is
heading. In his previous capacity as CEO of Lamborghini, he set the direction
that is now leading the Italian marque towards the introduction of the Urus.
And given that the Q8 is already set to share the same platform as the Lambo
crossover, it could use the same twin-turbo V8 which in turn could yet prove
the same one found in the Porsche Panamera Turbo.
