Meet Audi’s 700bhp Quattro concept- The Hybrid Monster

Audi's new angry concept "Quattro"

It's no coincidence that this combative, pugnacious looking tyke has been badged the Audi Sport Quattro Concept. It's a deliberate homage to the classic Sport Quattro from 1983 - the short-wheelbase one, that is - and thus carries with it the weight of a million enthusiastic car fanatics.

Under the bonnet is the same 552bhp twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 as in the new RS6 Avant, but sandwiched between the engine and eight-speed Tiptronic box is a 147bhp electric motor. That takes the total output to 690bhp and 800Nm of torque – enough for a 0-62mph time of 3.7 seconds and a 190mph top speed. 

That's... not quite as fast as we'd hoped, considering the gigantic power output and four-wheel-drive. As some of you will no doubt point out, a Nissan GT-R will hit 62mph in three seconds dead. Still, all this and a claimed 59g/km of CO2 and 113mpg for the show car.

With a fully charged battery pack, drivers will be able to go 30 miles on electric power, meaning 113mpg economy and 59g/km CO2 emissions.

The new Quattro three-quarters

The design screams hard of the flamboyant 80s. The exterior is littered with nods to the eighties Sport quattro, like the flat C-pillar, rectangular headlamps and tail-lights, and the slatted bonnet vent. 

The racing influences are smattered all over this angry concept; those broad shoulders, single frame grille, bonnet creases, front splitter and rear diffuser, massive 21-inch wheels and flared arches. Inside, there are sports bucket seats, a digital instrument cluster, head-up display, and multi-function sports steering wheel that "provides a glimpse into future sporty production models".

Interior of the new Quattro

The Sport quattro sits on a modified RS5 platform, but is shorter, wider and higher.

A limited production run is expected at the Neckarsulm plant in Germany, where the R8 and RS models are made, and could cost around £125,000.

2013 Audi A8 spied, to be a worthy competitor of 2014 Merc S-class

Spied shot of the new A8 credits: Automedia

What you see is the updated version of the much anticipated 2013 Audi A8. This model is set to compete with 2014 Mercedes S-class

Looking at the pictures it seems as if the model has gone under knives slightly and is not heavily modified. Some of the noticible changes are the new split tail lights and the new head lights with the revolutionary Matrix LED lights but these minor tweaks on the executive limousine is only done to take on the new Merc S-class .

What makes the lights revolutionary? It has got a mind of its own, it has an array of 25 high beam LEDs emitting crystalline sheen light that will dip the relevant sections of the high-beam headlights. The system will blank out light that would shine directly onto oncoming and preceding vehicles, but continues to cast the high beams with full power on all other zones between and beside them. The closer an approaching vehicle gets, the more LEDs are deactivated or dimmed. When there is no more oncoming traffic, the high-beam headlights then resume full power, including the sections that had previously been off. This particular system activates automatically when the car at a speed between 30 km/hr to 60km/hr. 

Audi has also brought up a new design in daytime running lights.

Audi has always been the frontrunners in the race for unique headlamp design and with the Matrix LED light they have left their competitors gasping for breath. 

As for the engine the Audi is planning to introduce the e-hybrid engine, a same technology used in Porsche Panamera S other than that 6.3-litre W12 remains to be a standard in their flagship model.

The new model will decorated with an ornament of technologies as the VW's luxurious daughter is ready to take on its battle with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Jaguar XJ, Lexus LS and BMW 7-Series in the full-size luxury saloon segment.

Sources: autoexpress.co.in and indianautosblog.com