Audi has been previewing what it believes may very well be the way forward for automobiles – electrical and automatic. The corporate has revealed three ideas that define its imaginative and prescient for future mobility, and a fourth will be part of the group early subsequent yr. It’s referred to as the Activesphere, and the corporate is already teasing it.
The lone teaser picture reveals fairly a bit, exhibiting off a high-riding, coupe-like automotive with a low-slung roof, chunky wheels, and small fender flares. Lightening the image doesn’t reveal rather more (beneath), although the black Singleframe grille component on the entrance is rather more seen. It’s a clear, easy design with slick styling that appears like a sportier tackle the Polestar 2.
That is Audi’s fourth Sphere idea, following the Skysphere, Grandsphere, and Urbansphere ideas that the corporate has revealed since August of final yr. Audi is creating the ideas to preview a possible future the place all-electric automobiles are additionally able to automated driving, which provides designers much more freedom in styling a automotive’s inside. These ideas show what’s potential.
The primary that Audi revealed was the Skysphere, a two-seat roadster that made its first public look on the 2023 Pebble Seashore Concours d’Class. The automotive just isn’t solely trendy, but it surely might additionally alter its wheelbase, shifting 10 inches between Sport and GT. The Gransphere adopted, exhibiting off an opulent sedan that Audi referred to as a “personal jet for the street.”
The latest idea, the Grandsphere, debuted earlier this yr. It seems to be extra like a van than a crossover, however Audi designed it to dominate city environments the place carrying individuals and cargo is significant to many. Sadly, it’ll be the one new idea Audi will launch this yr; nevertheless, all three are on show collectively for the primary time at this yr’s Monterey Automobile Week.
The Audi Activesphere received’t debut till the start of 2023. Audi says the idea “will provide most variability for an energetic life-style – each on and off-road.” It actually seems to be the a part of a rugged off-roader within the teaser picture, and we will’t wait to see extra of it.
