Audi’s aggressive expansion of its range of SUVs is
likely to see the addition of a model even smaller than the Audi Q2. Named
‘Audi Q1’, this model is expected to arrive before the end of 2020, as per a
report from Auto Express.
The confirmed renewal of the Audi A1 is a sign that
Audi still finds small models lucrative and vital. The Audi A1 carline fetched
a sales of nearly 100,000 units last year, and this
figure should go up this year with the due lifecycle makeover. The Audi Q1
would arrive as Audi’s response to the increasing demand for small SUVs. The
Four Rings’ new baby SUV is yet to receive a green signal, though.
The Audi Q1 could arrive as the luxury-focused
mechanical cousin of the VW T-Cross, on the basis of the MQB A0 platform. This
would mean Audi offering it with 1.0-litre TSI three-cylinder petrol, 1.5-litre
TSI Evo four-cylinder petrol and 1.6-litre TDI four-cylinder diesel engines.
Its production could take place alongside the second-gen Audi A1 in Martorell,
Spain.
