Photo: Audi Forum Neckarsulm
We've said it before, and we'll say it again, Audi is a company driven by its minimalist design. However, just like the iPhone, there's also a backbone of cutting edge engineering and high performance.
I still clearly remember the story I wrote on the Audi A7 fuel cell car that had been presented during the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. It was boring on the outside, but Audi wanted a way to show it too can build an FCV. The Toyota Mirai had just come out and was the talk of the town, thanks to its seemingly affordable $60,000 starting price.
After stuffing a couple of hydrogen tanks into the A7, Audi went back to the drawing board and tossed around some better ideas. At the January 2016 Detroit Auto Show, those ideas materialized into another h-tron quattro concept.
As you may be able to tell from these photos taken at Audi Forum Neckarsulm, the study is just like the e-tron SUV. The main differences between it and the so-called Q6 are the paintjob and the shape of the wheels. It also features the Matrix Laser headlights.
We know Audi is part of the Volkswagen initiative to create a dedicated EV platform. The h-tron quattro concept suggests there is some modularity in there, enough to stuff some large tanks made from kevlar and carbon fiber.
Fuel cells are a controversial alternative to pure electric cars. While we wait for new batteries to store all the electricity we need, hydrogen could provide all the range in the world. The downside is that many say creating the fuel is not a green enough process. But, we think the same thing can be said about electricity, as doing drag races in a 700 horsepower Tesla Model S is probably more harmful to the environment than driving a regular Prius.
After stuffing a couple of hydrogen tanks into the A7, Audi went back to the drawing board and tossed around some better ideas. At the January 2016 Detroit Auto Show, those ideas materialized into another h-tron quattro concept.
As you may be able to tell from these photos taken at Audi Forum Neckarsulm, the study is just like the e-tron SUV. The main differences between it and the so-called Q6 are the paintjob and the shape of the wheels. It also features the Matrix Laser headlights.
We know Audi is part of the Volkswagen initiative to create a dedicated EV platform. The h-tron quattro concept suggests there is some modularity in there, enough to stuff some large tanks made from kevlar and carbon fiber.
Fuel cells are a controversial alternative to pure electric cars. While we wait for new batteries to store all the electricity we need, hydrogen could provide all the range in the world. The downside is that many say creating the fuel is not a green enough process. But, we think the same thing can be said about electricity, as doing drag races in a 700 horsepower Tesla Model S is probably more harmful to the environment than driving a regular Prius.
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