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.
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