The Audi prologue allroad made its world premiere at Auto Shanghai. The five-door show car with its raised body and tougher stance provides a new emphasis in the conceptual Audi prologue family. Its operating concept enables digital interaction between driver and passengers and the plug-in hybrid drive impresses with great power, yet still allowing for low fuel consumption.
The 4.0 TFSI engine – a V8 with twin turbochargers – and the electric motor integrated into the eight-speed tiptronic produce 734bhp of system power and 900Nm of torque. The quattro all-wheel drive system utilises the power of the Audi prologue allroad perfectly in every situation. The show car rockets from 0 to 100kmph in just 3.5 seconds, yet is capable of achieving up to 50kmpl fuel effeciency. The lithium-ion battery mounted in the rear of the car has a capacity of 14.1 kWh for a purely electric range of 50km. With its AWC (Audi wireless charging) technology which the brand is developing for series production, the Audi prologue allroad can also be charged inductively.
The body of the Audi prologue allroad is 77mm higher than that of the Audi prologue Avant. The chassis is state-of-the-art. The front and wheel axles are lightweight, five-link constructions. The 20-inch brake discs are made of weight-saving carbon-fibre ceramic. The adaptive air suspension sport – an air suspension system with controlled damping – offers a wide range between extremely comfortable cruising and tight handling. The dynamic all-wheel steering combines a variable-ratio, dynamic steering unit with an additional steering unit for the rear wheels to harmoniously resolve the conflict between dynamic driving and stability. This car seems to be a pretty good package if it makes it to production.