YoUhimhER

thanks that's infinitely better than the original.

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Mikael

It would look better that way but this is not a concept SUV like the Q7 Concept but a crossover that combines the stance of an SUV to the roofline of a coupé, hence the name "Audi Cross Coupe". The concept is almost like an offroad version of the Audi Roadjet concept similarly as the allroad quattro is a version of the A6 Avant:

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Merc1

Not sure what to make of this really. That Huck illustration looked better than this, IMO. It isn't ugly, but it doesn't stun either. If this is the Q5 the roof needs to be a regular SUV style roof otherwise the practical part of the case will be lost.

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Osnabrueck

Really, the "Coupe" element of this concept is fluff to deflect the fact that this is just Audi's boring entree into the boring compact SUV market.

We've already blown our excitement wad on the Pike's Peak / Q7, so why give a rat's ass about a similar, yet smaller product? Answer - think up a gimmick. No, it's not a ordinary ol' compact SUV - It's some kind of hybrid quasi-coupe crossover newfanglemobile.

I still get excited about the side-sculpting - you can see how much drama is created by those shapes in the photo above. I just wish um... well, the inteior is awful pretty, isn't it?

Osnabrueck

You're right. The headlights Huck presented had a very strong Audi feeling to them. It seems as though we have some design ADD going on here with good ideas being cast aside before they've even had a chance to reach their potential.

Harry Plopper

Mind that this is not Q5 preview but Q3 / Q4 preview - a vehicle based on A3 platform. The size of the vehicle indicates A3 segment, also does transaxle engine layout & Haldex Quattro (instead of Torsen).

This Concept showcases upcoming new A3 line (starting with A3 cabrio, followed by A3 3dr hatch & Sportback, then "Q3" and possible sedan).

Check this Huck's CGI of A3 cabrio: see the similar headlights?



So ... Cross Coupe is previewing A3 family, not new A4/A5/Q5 family!!!

Yannis said it allredy.

DaSilva

Nice Thanks.. Question now:

What will the last production car look like ?

Hypersonic

Looks stupid ...and oddly, like a Porsche. I can't imagine Dr. Wiedeking would be totally happy with this one.

Monster

Not impressed at all. The side profile just looks wrong. If Audi wants to achieve a coupe like side profile, they should lower the roof instead of this half arsed effort. The front end design is very similar to the A5, which doesn't work at all for a tallish mini 4WD. The front end of the Audi Allroad looks much better. What happened to Audi's headlight design, the headlights on the current A4, R8 and the TT has interesting and stylish headlight and tailight design, the Cross Coupe's headlight shape looks very boring, i am sure it has nice LED lights, but the shap just doesn't stand out at all.

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