A slew of next generation of Audi electric vehicles are just around the corner and the first of a trio of upcoming concepts will be unveiled at the inaugural 2021 Munich Motor Show in Germany this September.
Last week, the Audi brand’s vice president and its head of design teased a trio of concepts called the Grand Sphere, the Sky Sphere, and the Urban Sphere. All three are based on the upcoming project Artemis electric vehicle platform. Autocar reports, citing unnamed sources, that Audi has now signed off on the design direction for the Grand Sphere and is almost ready to show it to the world.
Although it’s planned as a successor to the A8, the Grand Sphere won’t just bolt an A8 body to an electric platform. Audi’s CEO, Markus said that the Artemis project would “provide a blueprint for a fast and agile development process at the [Volkswagen] Group,” when the platform was announced in 2020. Although its range has not been revealed, the Audi Aicon concept, which is widely believed to have developed into this project, had an estimated range of between 700-800 km.
The company is also working on autonomous technology and the concept will feature level-4 driverless technology. That will mean that on certain stretches of road, the driver can completely take their eyes and focus off the road. Audi confirmed that the Grand, Urban, and Sky Sphere concepts will all be unveiled in the next 12 months. The first production version is expected in 2024 and will aim to take on the best in the world of luxury cars.
