Audi Q1 SUV to go on sale in 2016; Q8 SUV confirmed

In order to increase sales in the luxury car segment, Audi, the German luxury carmaker, is working on a series of new SUVs. The company has confirmed that it is planning to launch at least three new luxurious SUVs including Q1, Q8 and a couple-like Q6 electric in near future. The Q1 will be the company's smallest SUV, which will go on sale in 2016. It will be slotted below the Q3 SUV, and will rival against the likes of the Nissan Juke and Honda Vezel. 

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Published: May 25, 2015, 12:08 PM IST

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The Q1 small SUV will be Audi's most affordable SUV and is likely to be priced under €25,000. Currently, the Q3 is the company's cheapest SUV, which is tagged at €29,600 in Germany. It will be based on Volkswagen's MQB platform that also underpins the A3 sedan. The overall dimension of the SUV will be slightly more than 4 metre in length.

The Audi Q1 SUV will be made available in a range of petrol and diesel fuel options. The gasoline engines are likely to be the 1.4-litre TFSI producing 140bhp and 250Nm of torque, 1.8-litre TFSI motor that is good for 180bhp & 280Nm and a 2.0L TFSI unit developing 230bhp and 370Nm. The oil burner is likely to be the 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged unit that offers two states of tunes- 150bhp and 184bhp.

On the other hand, the Q6 electric coupe will be launched in 2018, while the luxurious Audi Q8 will be introduced in 2019.

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