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The Audi AG communications team has released a teaser photo showing all three SUV models currently made by the company and a vacant spot for a fourth one. Of course, it could be the all-new SQ7 or the second-generation Q5. But we're sure that it's the Q2.
Well... it might still be called the Q1, but we'll find out very soon. The Geneva Motor Show is less than a month away, being the perfect venue to showcase the premium subcompact.
That's right, the Q2 is going to be the smallest crossover ever made by the company. It's been 11 years since the first Q7 was produced, and in that time, the manufacturer has learned how to concentrate the formula into a smaller package.
The Q2 will not share its underpinnings with the A1 supermini hatchback, which is pretty old. Instead, engineers worked with the MQB platform used by the Golf and Passat.
It's not yet clear if the Q2 will be the smallest car underpinned by the modular architecture since the TT coupe is also very short. We expect the baby Q model to measure roughly 4.2 meters long, making it larger than the Nissan Juke yet smaller than the Qashqai.
Aimed exclusively at Audi's youngest customers, it will be powered by a familiar mix of four-cylinder engines. Volkswagen Group is working on brand new 1.5-liter turbo engines that will replace the 1.4 TDI, 1.6 TDI and 1.4 TFSI/TSI. Thus, the Q2 might debut exclusively with the 2.0 TDI and 1.8 TSI units. All-wheel drive will be an option coming in the form of a Haldex 5 coupling marketed as quattro. As for the automatic choice, this should continue to be a twin-clutch unit, probably a 7-speed.
Reports published last year suggest there will also be performance models, arriving within the next two years. The SQ2 will pick either the 2.0 BiTDI of the VW Passat (240 PS) or the S1's 2.0-liter TFSI with 231 PS. An RS Q2 is also on its way with a more powerful version of the engine mentioned above, producing 300 or 310 PS.
That's right, the Q2 is going to be the smallest crossover ever made by the company. It's been 11 years since the first Q7 was produced, and in that time, the manufacturer has learned how to concentrate the formula into a smaller package.
The Q2 will not share its underpinnings with the A1 supermini hatchback, which is pretty old. Instead, engineers worked with the MQB platform used by the Golf and Passat.
It's not yet clear if the Q2 will be the smallest car underpinned by the modular architecture since the TT coupe is also very short. We expect the baby Q model to measure roughly 4.2 meters long, making it larger than the Nissan Juke yet smaller than the Qashqai.
Aimed exclusively at Audi's youngest customers, it will be powered by a familiar mix of four-cylinder engines. Volkswagen Group is working on brand new 1.5-liter turbo engines that will replace the 1.4 TDI, 1.6 TDI and 1.4 TFSI/TSI. Thus, the Q2 might debut exclusively with the 2.0 TDI and 1.8 TSI units. All-wheel drive will be an option coming in the form of a Haldex 5 coupling marketed as quattro. As for the automatic choice, this should continue to be a twin-clutch unit, probably a 7-speed.
Reports published last year suggest there will also be performance models, arriving within the next two years. The SQ2 will pick either the 2.0 BiTDI of the VW Passat (240 PS) or the S1's 2.0-liter TFSI with 231 PS. An RS Q2 is also on its way with a more powerful version of the engine mentioned above, producing 300 or 310 PS.
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