Yannis

Audi Confirms Roadjet Concept Will Be Built

INGOLSTADT — Audi will build a production version of the Roadjet concept seen at the Detroit auto show earlier this month, according to news reports.

Audi CEO Martin Winterkorn told Automotive News, "A vehicle derived from the Roadjet will be available soon." Audi executives added that it would be positioned as a more upscale car than the current A4 "with a significantly higher price."

The Roadjet is a five-door, high-roof crossover wagon with a high seating position and a body style similar to that of the A3 Sportback. It has Audi's customary quattro four-wheel-drive system and will join two other crossover-style vehicles from Audi: the Q7 and the forthcoming Q5, Audi's planned compact SUV that will compete with the BMW X3 and the Land Rover Freelander.

The Roadjet concept was fitted with a 300-horsepower, 3.2-liter direct-injection V6 mated to a seven-speed DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) transmission. It's unlikely to retain the fabulous but un-Audi-like name "Roadjet." Instead, it'll fit the Audi naming system, which means it could be called "Q3" or "Q4" or even "A5."

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Iceman

If it will be a more upscale car than the current A4 "with a significantly higher price." Than i think Q3 is out of de question and it will likely be Q4 or A5.
Further i am curious what the name will be for the "Allroad Quattro concept".
Will it be "Audi Allroad Quattro" or "Audi A6 Allroad Quattro" or Audi Q6.

wfg, Hans.

Yannis

It makes sense if new Allroad will be named Q6. So Audi will soon have a range of crossover vehicles starting from Q3 up to Q7.

Q3=A3 Allroad, Q4=Roadjet/A4 Allroad, Q5=X3 rival, Q6=A6 Allroad and Q7 of course.

Iceman

In that case the Q3, Q4 an Q6 will be semi offroaders and the Q5 and Q7 full offroaders.

wfg, Hans.

Maserati

am confused now .. Q4 and Q5 look the same to me .. Q5 competing with X3 ? and Q4 ? competing with what ?

Harry Plopper

With upcoming BMW V3 - based on 5er platform (smaller RFK: Room/Space Functional Concept - aka CoupeSpace).

The Artist

they need to redesign some parts of this car..it looks wierd to me..

Maserati

The Artist: don't worry, those will be enhanced in the conversion process of this "concept" into a production model .. trust me

The Artist

cool i trust you for now.. if it doesent turn out good.. i will hold you responsible personally j/k

siko

This is quite an offroader offensive from Audi... I guess they are making up lost time for enetering the SUV market so late.

Personally I'm a little unsure about this strategy. I mean the reason you Audi made the Allroad in the first place was that they had no SUV... but now that they'll offer many allroads and many SUV, won't they canalised some sales?

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