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If you’ve ever looked at the practical yet boring to look at Audi A4 allroad quattro and you wondered what it would look like if it only had two doors and was the size of an A3, you need wonder no more. Ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, Audi has officially revealed the concept we referred to as the “ Crossover Show Car” or the “Crossover Coupe” until now. Its new name is the Allroad Shooting Brake, which is a polite way of describing something that’s not very sporty and has a big backside.
However, while it’s not a lean sportscar like the new TT (which it actually previews), the Shooting Brake does pack plenty of muscle. Audi engineers have packed it with a 2.0 TFSI turbo good for 292 PS and 380 Nm, which works in combination with a disc-shaped electric motor sandwiched into the new e-S tronic gearbox and producing an additional 40 kW and 270 Nm of torque. This is the front-wheel drive part of the Shooting Brake Concept, buy there’s another electric motor at the back, separate from this module. At low and moderate speeds, it offers an additional 85 kW and 270 Nm (199.14 lb-ft) of torque.
Systemic output for this concept is 300 kW of 408 PS, which is enough to push the 1,600 kg (3527 lbs) concept from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.6 and on to a limited top speed of 250 km/h. That’s exactly the same as the Mercedes A 45 AMG, but what’s not the same is the fuel consumption: 1.9 l/100km, equivalent to 123.8mpg and 45 grams of Co2 emitted.
The juice comes from a lithium-ion battery that consists of eight modules with a capacity of 8.8 kWh, which is enough to power the car for 50 km (31 miles) on its own. Speaking of all-electric driving, this can be done at speeds of up to 130 km/h, easily keeping up with traffic.
There are also some dimensions for us to consider, as this is one of the most compact shooting brakes around. The concept is 4200mm long, 1850mm wide and 1410mm tall, with a 2510mm wheelbase. This makes it ever so slightly shorter than a three-door A3 hatchback, but also visibly wider. The wheelbase has also shrank by 90 mm.
The reason why we’re looking at the A3 for comparison is because the Allroad Shooting Brake actually previews the next-generation TT coupe, which is based on the same MQB platform as the A3. The dimensions of the concept are probably going to be reflected by the real TT, except for the exaggerated weight and the height. Back in 2005, Audi pulled exactly the same stunt on us, showing a shooting brake just before the official reveal of the second generation TT.
Systemic output for this concept is 300 kW of 408 PS, which is enough to push the 1,600 kg (3527 lbs) concept from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.6 and on to a limited top speed of 250 km/h. That’s exactly the same as the Mercedes A 45 AMG, but what’s not the same is the fuel consumption: 1.9 l/100km, equivalent to 123.8mpg and 45 grams of Co2 emitted.
The juice comes from a lithium-ion battery that consists of eight modules with a capacity of 8.8 kWh, which is enough to power the car for 50 km (31 miles) on its own. Speaking of all-electric driving, this can be done at speeds of up to 130 km/h, easily keeping up with traffic.
There are also some dimensions for us to consider, as this is one of the most compact shooting brakes around. The concept is 4200mm long, 1850mm wide and 1410mm tall, with a 2510mm wheelbase. This makes it ever so slightly shorter than a three-door A3 hatchback, but also visibly wider. The wheelbase has also shrank by 90 mm.
The reason why we’re looking at the A3 for comparison is because the Allroad Shooting Brake actually previews the next-generation TT coupe, which is based on the same MQB platform as the A3. The dimensions of the concept are probably going to be reflected by the real TT, except for the exaggerated weight and the height. Back in 2005, Audi pulled exactly the same stunt on us, showing a shooting brake just before the official reveal of the second generation TT.
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