When BMW introduced the X6 in 2009, a new segment was born. But although the crossover BMW describes as a Sports Activity Coupe proved somewhat popular with SUV enthusiasts, the trend didn’t catch on with other automaker until 2013, when Mercedes-Benz revealed plans to develop a coupe-like crossover based on the M-Class. Shortly after, rumors of a Cayenne Coupe emerged, signaling Germany’s finest automakers are finally paying more attention to this niche. Now, a fourth manufacturer is ready to jump on the coupe crossover wagon. Not surprising, this new player sports Audi’s four-ringed badge on its hood and goes by the name Q8, a moniker the folks over at Ingolstadt trademarked back in 2012.
The news comes straight from Audi technical chief Ulrich Hackenberg, who confirmed "the Q8 will come" within the next three years at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. "It will be something new, following designs established on the Prologue concept. It will be positioned as something more emotional and more sporty than the Q7. The Q7 will be a car for seven people, the Q8 will be more coupe like," he told Autocar.
Although the details are still being kept under wraps as of November 2014, we used some of the hints provided by both Hackenberg and Autocar to paint a (still blurry) picture of the Q8. Read all about it below.
Note: Future Audi Q7 pictured
Click past the jump to read more about the Audi Q8.
Audi Q8 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 21 November 2014 15:00 EST.
Source: http://feeds.topspeed.com/~r/topspeed/~3/xZyhoZD19-4/2017-audi-q8-ar129881.html
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