On April 19, the Audi urbansphere concept car debuted in the world, which is Audi's third concept car for future travel, after the Audi skysphere and grandsphere two concept cars have been unveiled in 2021, the two concept cars are positioned in an electric roadster and a large four-seat luxury car. The urbansphere concept car unveiled this time is positioned as a luxury pure electric MPV.
In terms of body size, the urbansphere concept car is not only the largest model in the Audi sphere series of concept cars, but also the largest size of the Audi concept car ever. According to official data, the urbansphere concept car is 5.51 meters long, 2.01 meters wide, 1.78 meters high, and has a wheelbase of 3.4 meters.
Under this body size, the interior space of the urbansphere concept car has also been innovated. Although positioned as an MPV, the urbansphere concept car is not based on emphasizing the functionality of the MPV's powerful loading capacity and storage capacity, but focuses on the user's consideration of spacious space, comfort and future smart travel terminals.
To meet this user demand, Audi said it is actively building a full range of digital systems to provide an unprecedented personalized experience for all drivers and occupants.
Under the installation of this system, users can flexibly switch between work, communication and personal private space in the car, and at the same time, with the L4 level automatic driving function, the Audi urbansphere concept car can also independently find parking lots and charging facilities, as well as automatically go to the user's residence to pick up passengers.
It is worth noting that in the interior design of the urbansphere concept car, Chinese consumers and Audi China also participated in the design process of Audi vehicles for the first time. In terms of interior design, the urbansphere concept car also shows the demand of Chinese consumers for a luxury MPV.
In order to highlight the sense of ceremony, the Audi urbansphere concept car adopts the design of the double door and cancels the B-pillar, when the passengers get on the car, not only the entire interior space will be open to the passengers, but the seat can also rotate outward.
Luxury comfort is also a common demand of Chinese consumers for travel, so in addition to the 3.4-meter wheelbase and 2.01 meters of width, the urbansphere concept car also adopts a layout of two rows of four independent seats, of which the rear seats have a multi-faceted adjustment option, the backrest can be tilted up to 60 degrees, and the leg rest can also be extended at the same time.
In addition, in order to enrich the use of the space in the car, the seat is not only equipped with a separate audio area, but also can be rotated, and the back of the headrest is also equipped with a privacy screen.
In order to meet the needs of the passengers for entertainment and audio, the front seats are also equipped with a separate display on the backrest. The most surprising thing is that urbansphere also set up a large transparent OLED screen between the two rows of seats, if the passengers in the car want to share the in-car infotainment system, this large screen will be dropped vertically from the roof to between the two rows of seats.
As we all know, unlike the traditional complex design layout in the past, most of today's cars are becoming more and more minimalistic, and the Audi urbansphere concept car also follows this design concept. Before the driving function is turned on, the black screen of the dashboard and the virtual driving system will be automatically hidden, restoring a simple, spacious and quiet interior space.
In terms of intelligent technology, the urbansphere concept car a variety of operating modes are particularly worth mentioning, in addition to physical touch and voice recognition, the car also has a variety of operating modes such as eye tracking and gesture control, in these operating modes, the vehicle can also learn on its own to continuously understand the user's preferences and common functions, and provide personalized suggestions to the user.
Of course, as a "smart space" created by Audi for future urban travel, in the power system, the urbansphere concept car is built based on the PPE platform, the capacity of the battery module is as high as 120 kWh, and under the layout of the two motors, the total output power of the urbansphere concept car can reach 295 kW, and the torque can reach 690 Nm.
In addition, the car is equipped with an electric quattro four-wheel drive system and air suspension to guarantee a balance between dynamic driving and energy economy, as well as a balance between handling and comfort.
According to reports, under the installation of 800-volt charging technology, the vehicle only needs to charge for ten minutes, which can increase the cruising range of more than 300km. Within 25 minutes, the battery can be charged from 5% to 80%.
Red Dot Reviews:
Today, the three models of the Audi Sphere concept car family have been assembled. As a major product of the new "Audi China Enterprising 2030 Strategy", the release of the Audi urbansphere concept car not only fills the gap in Audi's high-end MPV market, but also shows Audi's forward-looking ideas for future urban travel, and Chinese consumers participate in the design of Audi vehicles for the first time, which also explains Audi's emphasis on the Chinese market.