The production Audi Q8 is ready now and it was
showcased privately yesterday. The new Q family model will have its world debut in Shanghai
in June 2018.
Like the Audi Q2, the Q8 will have a much more individual
design than the rest of Audi models. Spy shots have revealed that features like
flat, wedge-shaped headlights, the wide Singleframe grille and the connected
rear lights in a familiar design will still make it look like a typical Audi,
though.
The Audi Q8 will utilise the same platform as the
Audi Q7 – MLB-Evo. The coupe SUV is expected to arrive with V6 and V8 petrol
and diesel engines featuring conventional gas-driven turbochargers. It may
adopt electric turbocharging at a later stage, though. In addition, a
petrol-electric plug-in hybrid powertrain consisting of a 2.9-litre
turbocharged V6 petrol engine and an electric motor is also expected, borrowed
from the third-gen Porsche Cayenne. An Audi SQ8 may follow at a later stage,
sporting the Audi SQ7’s 4.0-litre triple-turbo V8 diesel engine.
Audi will manufacture the Q8 in Bratislava,
Slovakia. It will compete with the BMW X6 and Mercedes GLE Coupe.
