Audi’s Outdoorsy Activesphere Idea To Premiere On Jan 26

The crossover-sedan will “present freedom and is the proper companion for bold outside adventures”

by Sebastien Bell

December 16, 2022 at 11:00

by Sebastien Bell

Audi has introduced that it’s going to take the wraps off the Activesphere idea at its “Celebration of Progress” occasion on January 26. The all-electric crossover sedan is meant for outdoorsy varieties and is one in every of 4 ideas promised by Audi that can preview the way forward for the model’s design.

“The Audi Activesphere idea gives final freedom and is the proper companion for bold outside adventures,” writes Audi. “Whether or not it’s water sports activities, snowboarding, {golfing}, or difficult mountain roads—the Activesphere idea provides final variability for all actions. Whereas the idea automotive combines extraordinary class with excellent off-road efficiency, its communication expertise creates a novel expertise—past the automotive itself.”

In August, Audi printed one other teaser, that confirmed extra of the intriguing car. Very similar to the Toyota Crown or the Peugeot 408, it has sedan-like physique strains and what Audi phrases a Sportback (or coupe) roofline. It sits, nevertheless, on large, chunky tires, giving it a journey peak extra akin to that of an SUV.

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Certainly, Audi guarantees that the idea’s positioning as one thing between a automotive and a crossover will assist it “provide most variability for an energetic life-style—each on and off-road.” The skis mounted atop the glass-roofed idea actually play to that aspiration.

The idea will probably be a member of the “sphere” household of present vehicles that Audi began introducing in 2021. Along with the Activesphere, the automaker additionally launched a two-seater electrical roadster with an increasing wheelbase referred to as the Skysphere, the ultra-luxurious Grandsphere, and the massive, minivan-like Urbansphere.

All are demonstrations of what might be completed on Audi’s upcoming electrical car structure, the PPE platform. They’re additionally a chance for Audi’s designers to play with lighting, driver help, and different applied sciences to point out off concepts which can be brewing inside the automaker’s skunkworks.

Test again in with us on January 26 to learn every little thing it’s essential to know in regards to the Activesphere idea.