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The Audi A2 appears like it’s lastly getting a successor 20 years after the groundbreaking authentic went out of manufacturing.
Sporting styling that appears to combine the entrance finish of a Volkswagen ID.3 with the rear of the unique A2, the brand new Audi is ready to grow to be the model’s least expensive EV when it’s unveiled, which may occur as quickly as 2026.
Rumours point out the brand new automobile will substitute each the A1 hatch and Q2 SUV, that means it is going to undercut the This fall e-tron which begins at €46,000 (A$82,000) in Germany.
It’s unclear what title the brand new EV will put on, however Q2 e-tron appears doable, and A2 e-tron needs to be in rivalry too, if Audi can convey itself to mud off the revered nameplate.
The tall hatch form, A-pillars that begin close to the entrance axle line, and the presence of a entrance quarter mild recommend the Audi has a heavy dose of ID.3 DNA.
From what we will see, although, the ID.3 and the brand new Audi don’t share any exterior physique panels. The Audi has a break up headlight remedy up entrance, and look as if it options extra outstanding wheel arches.
Curiously, Audi has fitted delicate door deal with tabs on the base of the window line, just like those used on the Ford Mustang Mach-E, for each the entrance and rear doorways.
Out the again, the brand new Audi has a hunchback that recollects the unique A2, together with a rear windscreen that’s bisected by spoiler.
Whereas the A2 was a darling of critics and has grow to be a cult traditional, it by no means offered within the numbers Audi hoped it might, with round 176,000 offered throughout its six yr manufacturing run.
Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn mentioned “consumers by no means actually fell in love with the slim and tall design”, whereas the bespoke aluminium spaceframe meant the A2 couldn’t be priced “sufficiently aggressively”.
The brand new Audi could have a conventional metal monocoque, and beneath the pores and skin it could possibly be one of many first automobiles to utilize the MEB+ platform. An in depth replace of the present MEB structure, MEB+ helps cheaper lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.
Meaning it is going to weigh considerably greater than the unique A2, which tipped the scales at round 900kg, and was powered by a small choice of naturally-aspirated petrol and turbo-diesel engines paired with both a guide or automated guide transmission.
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