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The Ingolstadt-based automaker is preparing a tidal wave of novelties – and many are not necessarily tied to the new model nomenclature where the odd numbers represent ICE-powered models while the even ones focus on the battery-powered e-trons.
We know that a new A5 is coming to act as the spiritual successor to its namesake line and the A4 series. We also know that Audi needs to focus intensely on crossover SUVs to stand a chance to fight side-by-side with the BMW and Mercedes-Benz rivals. So, it is no wonder that our spy photographer partners have caught the smallest and biggest Audi CUVs on numerous occasions while still clad in heavy camouflage and undergoing the test and development phase.
For example, Audi is bringing out an all-new Q3 subcompact luxury crossover SUV because the second generation was growing long in the tooth. We also know that BMW's quirky X7 and the elegant Mercedes-Benz GLS will finally face off with an Audi rival to match, as the Ingolstadt-based automaker is finally bringing out something larger than the refreshed Q7 – the long-awaited Q9 flagship. According to the rumor mill and the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, these two have something in common – Audi is also switching to the novel split-headlight design in a bid to show BMW's designer how to do it without (much) controversy properly.
As it turns out, Audi is also bringing out to play the successor to the Q5 compact crossover SUV alongside the fresh Q6 e-tron. While the latter has already shed almost all of its camouflage, leaving little to the imagination, the same cannot be said about the smaller and ICE-powered Q5, which still tries to conceal everything. Well, as it turns out, that brings ample cause for digital speculation.
For example, the virtual artist behind Larson Design (aka lars_o_saeltzer on social media) brings to life his CGI vision of the upcoming (non-split-headlight) Audi Q5 with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. The pixel master isn't new to the game, as he recently envisioned the all-new Q3 with the cool novel styling, but this time around, we have to wonder deeply if that will be the case for the larger sibling. If you look closely at the spy photos of the Q5, it's pretty clear that Audi is keeping the regular headlight style for a little while longer.
Of course, this could all be a ruse, and Audi maybe didn't give the Q5 its final headlights – we have seen the next Q3 and the first Q9 clearly use the split headlight design, and it would be a little fishy, to say the least, if other all-new model generations didn't align to the same styling coordinates while they launch almost at the same time. Anyway, time will tell how Audi plans to bring the fight to BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and we'll settle the conundrum when the company starts its tidal wave of novelties later this year and early in 2025.
For example, Audi is bringing out an all-new Q3 subcompact luxury crossover SUV because the second generation was growing long in the tooth. We also know that BMW's quirky X7 and the elegant Mercedes-Benz GLS will finally face off with an Audi rival to match, as the Ingolstadt-based automaker is finally bringing out something larger than the refreshed Q7 – the long-awaited Q9 flagship. According to the rumor mill and the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, these two have something in common – Audi is also switching to the novel split-headlight design in a bid to show BMW's designer how to do it without (much) controversy properly.
As it turns out, Audi is also bringing out to play the successor to the Q5 compact crossover SUV alongside the fresh Q6 e-tron. While the latter has already shed almost all of its camouflage, leaving little to the imagination, the same cannot be said about the smaller and ICE-powered Q5, which still tries to conceal everything. Well, as it turns out, that brings ample cause for digital speculation.
For example, the virtual artist behind Larson Design (aka lars_o_saeltzer on social media) brings to life his CGI vision of the upcoming (non-split-headlight) Audi Q5 with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. The pixel master isn't new to the game, as he recently envisioned the all-new Q3 with the cool novel styling, but this time around, we have to wonder deeply if that will be the case for the larger sibling. If you look closely at the spy photos of the Q5, it's pretty clear that Audi is keeping the regular headlight style for a little while longer.
Of course, this could all be a ruse, and Audi maybe didn't give the Q5 its final headlights – we have seen the next Q3 and the first Q9 clearly use the split headlight design, and it would be a little fishy, to say the least, if other all-new model generations didn't align to the same styling coordinates while they launch almost at the same time. Anyway, time will tell how Audi plans to bring the fight to BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and we'll settle the conundrum when the company starts its tidal wave of novelties later this year and early in 2025.
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