In 2021, Audi has launched two concept cars, Audi Grandsphere and Skysphere, and the high attention seems to give Audi a lot of confidence. On April 19, Audi officially released a new concept model urbansphere, the new car will be based on the PPE platform, and the car is designed according to the needs of Chinese customers, by the Audi China design team in cooperation with the German design center, and will have the largest interior space Audi has ever had.
Let's take a look at the overall performance of the car, first of all, in terms of appearance, the new car adopts a large area of front grille design, and all of them are composed of LED light sources, and can be gradually lit and the front and rear LOGO can also be self-illuminating, the overall has a very high sense of science and technology, which can be said to be very in line with the positioning of Audi's "light factory".
On the side, the car adopts a shape similar to MPV, which is relatively slender in body design, which can better reduce the wind resistance coefficient and improve the seating space in the car. In addition, the new car front and rear doors adopt a door opening design, and the B-pillar design is abolished, and when the door is opened, a beam of "red carpet" light is projected on the ground, which is quite in place in the performance of the sense of ceremony.
In terms of body size, it will have a length, width and height of 5510mm/2010mm/1780mm, and a wheelbase of 3400mm, making it the largest of any Audi concept car to date, and will feature a 24-inch rim.
In the rear part, the new car adopts the same design method as the front face, equipped with LED light strips on the top and LED light source grille below, which has a high sense of technology and recognition as a whole. In addition, when looking down from above, it can be found that the car is covered with a large area of curved glass, which further enhances the visual effect.
Compared with the design of the appearance, the performance of the new car in the interior is even more amazing, first of all, the entire center console is surrounded by wooden materials, through the form of projection, instead of the design of the daily large-size central control screen, and the user can switch music or navigation functions in the induction area. In addition, the steering wheel and accelerator brake pedals and dashboard of the new car can be completely folded up, with beige and gray and a lot of wood decoration, creating a very simple design for the interior of the car.
In terms of space, the new car adopts a 2+2 four-seat design, and thanks to its 3.4-meter wheelbase, the space inside the car can be described as exaggerated. At the same time, the four seats in the car are all surrounded by a wrap-around design, all made of recyclable polyamide ECONYL material, and in addition to providing excellent support and wrapping, they can be rotated at any time and can be tilted up to 60 degrees, and the headrest position is equipped with speakers and light belt ambience lights.
In the rear row, there is a small table board that can be raised and lowered between the two seats, and a tea set is hidden below, which can be seen that it is really designed according to the needs of Chinese customers. In addition, there is a hidden display at the rear of the front seats, and if you feel that you are not satisfied, there is a huge OLED transparent screen on the roof that can be lowered to the front of the two seats, which can be used for video conferencing or movie watching, and can be used for split-screen use, which will be integrated with the glass roof when it is retracted.
In terms of power, the new car has two motors in front and rear, with a total output of 295 kW and a maximum torque of 690 Nm, equipped with an electric quattro four-wheel drive system, a motor on the front and rear axles, and an Audi adaptive air suspension. At the same time, with the blessing of 800 volt charging technology, the new car can charge the battery from 5% to 80% in 25 minutes, with a battery pack with a capacity of 120kWh, its WLTP range is expected to reach 750 kilometers, and it also has L4 level automatic driving functions.
In addition, the official also mentioned that the car will become the first strong evidence of Audi China's enterprising 2030 strategy, fully demonstrating Audi's definition of China's future urban high-end travel blueprint. Combined with the new car and the two concept models previously launched, it highlights the different product positioning of the Audi Sphere series concept car, but all of them are placed in the interior space, which is better in the performance of the driving than the simple A point to the B point.
The editor said: To some extent, the Audi Sphere series concept car is more like a mobile experience terminal, or even the entire ecosystem, compared to the current mass production model or concept model has a great innovation, breaking the traditional vehicle definition. However, compared with the previous two models, I personally look forward to the arrival of the new car urbansphere, combined with the official Audi China Enterprising 2030 strategy, which means that the possibility of mass production of new cars is still quite large. Since the audi A6, Audi has been very aware of the needs of the Chinese people, and now this new car built according to the needs of the Chinese people, what kind of new experience will it bring us?