Audi intends to offer 20 EVs by 2025 and spy photographers have snapped the first photos of an all-new electric crossover. Expected to be called the Q5 e-tron, the model will slot above the upcoming Q4 e-tron and feature a more spacious interior. While the prototype is heavily disguised, we can see it will have a rounded front fascia with a fully enclosed grille and slender headlights. There’s a wide lower opening and air curtains at the outside edges of the vehicle.
Moving further back, we can see
streamlined bodywork and a prominent shoulder line. Other notable highlights
include a rakish windscreen that flows into a gently sloping roof. Continuing
out back, the prototype has an angular rear window and a liftgate-mounted
spoiler. We can also see temporary taillights and a curvaceous bumper which
lacks exhaust cut outs.
Little is known about the crossover at
this point, but it’s expected to ride on the new PPE architecture that was
jointly developed with Porsche. When the platform was announced in 2019, Audi
confirmed it would be used to underpin an assortment of vehicles including
crossovers, sportbacks and wagons.
The architecture is “generally similar” to
Volkswagen’s MEB platform, but features higher-end technologies such as an 800
volt electrical system and a 350 kW charging capability. Audi also hinted
PPE-based vehicles could be offered with an air suspension, all-wheel steering
and torque vectoring.While details are lacking at the moment, the Q5 e-tron
could be introduced next year as a 2023 model. Speculation also suggests it
could be followed by a sportback variant.
