Concept cars are usually limited to car shows and museums, but not this one. Audi has gone to the trouble of registering the Model C for street use, even though it’s not for sale. To make it compatible with the road and have a license plate, the performance coupe had to be equipped with turn signals, windshield wipers and a horn.
Most concepts can’t move under their own power, and even when they can, they’ll likely be outpaced since they’re usually weak electric motors that are only meant to move them on and off stage. the Audi Concept CHowever, it is closer to the real thing than the model concept. The rear-mounted electric motor allows it to reach about 90 mph. The production version scheduled for 2027 will be much faster, but even so, that’s an impressive top speed for what most people assumed was a static masterpiece at the IAA Mobility Show last September.
Since the car’s debut is still two years away, Audi It is understood that he is not sharing full technical details yet. It is known that one motor drives the rear wheels. Daniel Schuster, technical development spokesman, said Engine1 The C concept is based on a newly developed architecture “which will be shared within the Volkswagen Group.” This likely means that the lower coupe is related to Porsche’s upcoming Boxster and Cayman electric cars. A dual-motor, Quattro-equipped version with more power is also in the works.
It weighs 3,725 pounds (1,690 kg), or about the same as a rear-wheel-drive R8 V10 Spyder. The Concept C houses its battery pack behind the driver and in front of the rear axle, mimicking a mid-engine layout. Autocarwho drove the car briefly in the Italian Dolomites, learned from Audi that a new suspension system had been developed specifically for this model rather than sourcing parts from the TT or R8.
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Most of what you see here will hit showrooms within a couple of years. Massimo Frascella, Audi’s creative director, confirmed that the exterior design reflects “87 percent” of the final production appearance. In a first for the brand, the electrically retractable hardtop will be produced as the only body style since no fixed-roof coupe is planned.
It will not be TT or p. 8 revival, though new images show the Concept C alongside first-generation versions of both. Interestingly, the photo shoot also included the RS6 (C6) and the legendary 1936 Auto Union Type C race car with a 6.0-liter supercharged V16 engine.
Audi CEO Gernot Dollner expects annual sales in the “very low five-figure” range, but is confident the Four Rings can still generate profits. Sharing development costs with the 718 electric car could help the Volkswagen Group achieve economies of scale, but we will have to wait for confirmation that the two cars are actually linked.
While the Boxster and Cayman will Restoring their gasoline enginesThe new Audi sports car will be offered exclusively as an electric car. Missed opportunity? We think so.
