What happened to the Quattro Concept?

[tailpipe]

Back in July, Audi said that a production decision concerning the Stunning Audi Quattro Concept would be made by September 2011. It is now almost the end of the month and I've heard nothing. Does this mean it is dead? I hope not.

[RS4 SM]

Well Qisha your the only one who can confirm 100% if its DEAD... :( ALIVE.... :)

Pls let us know soon.... ;)

[Benman]

Well Qisha your the only one who can confirm 100% if its DEAD... :( ALIVE.... :)

Pls let us know soon.... ;)

Ditto that!

[RXBG]

i think it died. we'd have seen some kind of mule by now. next exciting thing is the r8 replacement. hopefully we see a concept in 2012.

[The Pretender]

In a interview with "Michael Dick" Board Member for Technical Development ...he said to a question.
The nice looking Quattro that we all saw a while back, might not be financially viable, so we will have to see

So my presumption , we will see a lot of it back in the next TT.

[Erik]

Photo by Besserwisser.


The best report from IAA 2011 by far...
http://www.zatzy.com/allmaent/379619-sus-dus-pa-iaa-maessan-frankfurt.html

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/170/bild651.jpg

[The Pretender]

Still the best picture of the car.
Maybe we will see styling wise something back of it in the Next Gen Audi A5 and with a 4.0TFSI engine.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2010/11/quattro2.jpg

[rs-6]

I'm still hoping for a RS5-based lightweight version of this, I'm sure it would be a big succes...

[The Pretender]

I would not mind if this end up as the next TT with a new roof line.

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/141/9/8/tt_rs_next_gen__by_hzw-d3gvhya.jpg

[The Pretender]

http://forums.fourtitude.com/entry.php?931-Audi-quattro-Concept-Feasibility-Turns-Up-Short.-Project-Halted.

[tailpipe]

Given the flexibility of the new MQB platform, this shouldn't be too much of a disappointment. I am sure that next generation TT will get lightweight treatment including extensive carbon fibre body parts and aluminium suspension components to drop its weight by at least 100 kg. Add more powerful 5-cylinder engine and cool styling and we should get something that's none too shabby and not too expensive.

[darkop]

Hardly a surprise! Audi have become more about chasing lighting technologies, drive-less steering and sub 100g emissions than - driving fun...

[The Pretender]

Given the flexibility of the new MQB platform, this shouldn't be too much of a disappointment. I am sure that next generation TT will get lightweight treatment including extensive carbon fibre body parts and aluminium suspension components to drop its weight by at least 100 kg. Add more powerful 5-cylinder engine and cool styling and we should get something that's none too shabby and not too expensive.

The next TT will be 60 Kg lighter then the previous one.

[The Pretender]

Very nice Museum piece.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/475960_307439499312367_1578611536_o.jpg

[The Pretender]

http://www.cnbfans.cn/bbs/data/attachment/forum/month_1105/110523134542a17aca6e406be3.jpg

http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/05/22/villa-deste-2011-audi-quattro-concept/?pid=28434&gallery=2587#tp

[Benman]

Nice picture of the car in the real world. :cheers:

[The Pretender]

Nice picture of the car in the real world. :cheers:

I like the picture in the parking garage, but the outside picture i don't like.
The proportions don't look that good to me.

[Benman]

Interesting, I liked both. I do admit it has that stout look. :D

[The Pretender]

I simply think the car does not look that good on most pictures.
The pictures that the car look good on, can be count on one hand.

[Jimmy Joe]

Chunky, stubby. short. no like.

[The Pretender]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3r8le8t6s1rqte1po1_1280.jpg

[Benman]

Chunky, stubby. short. no like.Kind of like the original. ;)

[Ruergard]

If no-one else likes it, no problem Audi. I'll have it, thanks. :D

[The Pretender]

I wonder if we will see this design style in the next TT or in the next A5. ?

[The Pretender]

http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/51646_10151240282698638_280452003_o.jpg
http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/328885_10151240069628638_1631183671_o.jpg

[Ruergard]

I wan't that car!! :love:

[The Pretender]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/2cf6d740d9540da7d5799a213c9ea239/tumblr_mufgg0KqMk1sjtskno1_1280.jpg

[The Pretender]

It looks like the new "Quattro wil go into production in 2015, and "NOT" as a limited edition, but as a high volume production model on a shortened A6 floorplan.

Neuer Audi Quattro ab 2015: Sportwagen auf A6-Basis ohne Hybrid-Antrieb - AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT (http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/neuer-audi-quattro-ab-2015-sportwagen-auf-a6-basis-ohne-hybrid-antrieb-7944927.html)

[RXBG]

power to weight close to current r8 V8 but with 4 seats and less sexy. i guess someone will buy it. how will they differentiate it from the a5 coupe other than it is a hatchback?

[The Pretender]

power to weight close to current r8 V8 but with 4 seats and less sexy. i guess someone will buy it. how will they differentiate it from the a5 coupe other than it is a hatchback?

Rumor has it that the next A5 will be Sportback only, like A7.

[ZeroCool]

"Das Design des in Frankfurt vorgestellten Prototypen will Hackenberg noch einmal schärfen – offenbar war er mit den Entwürfen, die noch unter dem zum Jahreswechsel zu Italdesign Giugiaro nach Italien wechselnden Designchef Wolfgang Egger entstanden, unzufrieden."

Hackenberg was/is not happy with the design of the current quattro (designed under Wolfgang Egger) and he wants to "sharpen" the design a little bit for the production version.

Let's hope he sharpens it more like the first Quattro Concept ;)

[The Pretender]

I hope they will sharpen the first quattro concept more, with more design elements from the "original quattro sport".

[The Pretender]

Audi R5 and New quattro names are apparently referring to the same car.
A front longitudinal engined quattro car based on a shortened A6 floorplan, placed between TT and R8.

German quote from Auto Motor und Sport.


R5- Wiederbelebung des Ur-Quattro Frontmotor-Sportwagen auf einer gekürzten A6-Plattform, mit Allradantrieb und Siebengang-S-Tronic.
Dank der Carbon-Aluminium-Mischbauweise soll das Gewicht bei nur 1300 Kilogramm liegen.
Mit Fünfzylinder: Für kraftvolles Vorankommen sorgt im R5 der 2,5-Liter-Fünfzylinder aus dem RS Q3.
Dort leistet er 310 PS und verfügt über ein maximales Drehmoment von 420 Newtonmeter.

http://img2.auto-motor-und-sport.de/Audi-Neuheiten-R4-Seitenansicht-fotoshowBigImage-ee0be1f2-744652.jpg

[The Pretender]

Sport quattro concept to Production.

First and foremost is the Sport quattro concept.
The idea of a quattro concept first came to light while Michael Dick was at the post, though that original smaller, lighter 5-cylinder turbocharged coupe has evolved to a larger GT that would share more with the architecture of the next-generation A6/A7 range since it was reinvented last fall under the direction of Hackenberg.

According to Top Gear, Hackenberg has stated that the original Sport quattro concept’s projected boutique status with $100K plus pricing would have to be adjusted in order for the car to see production.
The way to do that, he suggests, is to add more of range of engines including cheaper offerings that could bring the price range lower and thus raise projected volume.
This would have to be done in order to justify the level of investment necessary to build such a car.

In order to build this, that means it would position between the TT and the R8… though where that leaves offerings like the RS 5 he didn’t say… or Top Gear didn’t mention if they’d asked.
If it does get built, Top Gear suggests it would hit market around 2016-2017.

http://fourtitude.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sport-quattro-profile.jpg
"Nardo Grey"

http://fourtitude.com/news/Audi_News_1/hackenberg-comments-sport-quattro-production-feasibility-plus-previous-duerheimer-projects/

[The Pretender]

http://i.imgur.com/yowVKUi.jpg

[kruat]

I like it...let's keep tthe turbo inline 5 cylinder please.

[The Pretender]

I expect V6 and V8 petrol and Diesel engines. ;)

[The Pretender]

Audi quattro Concept.

[The Pretender]

http://i.auto-bild.de/ir_img/1/2/2/3/6/6/7/Audi-sport-quattro-2017-Vorstellung-1200x800-f148eaa88e1664bb.jpg

Der neue Audi sport quattro wird sich technisch am kommenden A6 (C8 ) orientieren.
Kein kleines Auto also.
Optisch markant wirken die Betonung der Horizontalen, die relativ stark eingezogene Dachpartie sowie die breiten Schultern.
Der Singleframe-Grill wird dreidimensionaler, in sich stärker strukturiert und harmonischer an die Scheinwerfer angebunden.

http://i.auto-bild.de/ir_img/1/2/2/3/6/6/7/Audi-sport-quattro-2017-Vorstellung-1200x800-251a2cbb0f968e2a.jpg

Neben dem Coupé soll es auch einen offenen quattro geben.
Der soll kein konventionelles Cabriolet werden, sondern ein emotionaler Mix aus Roadster und Speedster – ein knappes Stoffmützchen inklusive.

[The Pretender]

http://pre15.deviantart.net/d0f0/th/pre/f/2013/247/5/4/54f5e634138cbb030077df1be03bf9de-d6l0tl7.jpg

[The Pretender]

http://pre12.deviantart.net/de21/th/pre/f/2014/214/7/e/v_c_audi_quattro_faceoff_2_by_yasiddesign-d7tcp0i.jpg