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A brand new entry-level Audi electrical hatch has been spied testing on public roads in Europe, revealing design cues from the prevailing Audi This autumn e-tron mid-size electrical SUV and the German model’s iconic A2 hatch – which was by no means offered in Australia.
The brand new mannequin’s similarities with the A2 – a super-frugal, city-friendly, aluminium-bodied hatch offered in Europe between 2000 and 2005 – recommend the yet-to-be-named electrical automobile (EV) might revive the A2 title.
Audi has beforehand confirmed it should start manufacturing of a brand new electrical SUV to sit down beneath the This autumn e-ton at its principal Ingolstadt plant in 2026.
Audi Australia has not confirmed whether or not the mannequin can be supplied right here after it goes on sale in Europe in 2027.
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The brand new ‘child e-tron’ shouldn’t be a direct alternative for any present mannequin however will take over from each the A1 mild hatch and the Q2 small SUV, each of that are set to be dropped in 2026.
Audi CEO Gernot Dollner beforehand instructed British publication Autocar the corporate might reinstate historic names, such because the A2, and that there was room within the firm’s mannequin vary for a high-end smaller providing.
“There usually are not many manufacturers on the earth, however I believe Audi can have a real premium provide within the A [light car] section,” Mr Dollner instructed Autocar.
“A extremely optimistic a part of our technique is that within the A section, we depend on Volkswagen Group synergies. We use platforms shared with different manufacturers and [integrate] Audi differentiation by way of quattro [all-wheel drive] and energy and expertise.”
“That technique could be very wholesome, and we’ll transfer on with that. That may even be our technique within the battery-electric age.”
The brand new hatch is predicted to be based mostly on the Volkswagen Group’s dedicated-electric MEB platform, which underpins all the things from VW ID fashions to the This autumn e-tron, Cupra Tavascan and Skoda Elroq, all of that are offered in Australia.
The infant e-tron can be smaller than the This autumn e-tron, which measures 4488mm lengthy, 2108mm vast and 1632mm excessive, and must also undercut the brand new Audi Q3 by way of dimensions.
The latest of these MEB-based electrical SUVs offered in Australia is the Elroq – Skoda’s most cost-effective EV, beginning at $49,990 drive-away.
In its entry-level type, the Elroq makes use of a single 150kW/310Nm electrical motor to drive the rear wheels, with a 63kWh lithium-ion battery providing a 395km (WLTP) driving vary.
The highest-spec Elroq’s 82kWh battery is customary within the This autumn e-tron, the entry-level rear-wheel drive model of which has a 210kW/545Nm electrical motor, a 540km vary and is priced at $84,900 earlier than on-road prices.
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