Audi Cross Cabriolet Quattro Concept
This is the Audi Cross Cabriolet Quattro concept, which previews the upcoming Audi Q5 mid-sized SUV. While the idea of an open top SUV echoes the classic post-WW2 Willys Jeepster model, there is not likely to be an open top production Audi Q5.
Instead, the production Audi Q5 will likely be a proper roofed SUV like the Audi Cross Coupe Quattro Concept which made its public debut at the Shanghai Motor Show earlier this year and share styling cues of both the Cross Coupe and the Cross Cabriolet.
While Volkswagen’s new Tiguan is based off a Golf platform, the new Audi Q5 will be based off a new MLP platform which underpins the new A4 and the A5. The Golf platform itself will be replaced by the Audi MQB platform in the future, which uses a transverse engine layout instead of the MLP’s longtitudinal layout.
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November 15, 2007 @ 2:08 pm
nice rims nothing special interior looks boring to me
November 15, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
quite nice actually, but looks weird…..
November 15, 2007 @ 2:55 pm
You have got to be joking.
Who says Germans don’t have a sense of humour?
November 15, 2007 @ 3:52 pm
u cannot have something that is not exist at the first place.
enough of this BS thing about concepts that beyond even the most wildest imagination. some things are not meant to be invented. like this open top SUV.
the definition of an open top vehicle is perfectly as the convertible. and convertibles mostly are cars. more narrow them to, COUPES.
so, thats it. coupes are convertibles. or the most likely to be convertibles. but never an SUV.
this is like mating with rats or pigs. those animals are used in experiments and other purposes because of their resemblance of human. then, what you gonna end up with?
piggies?
November 15, 2007 @ 4:26 pm
I’m reminded a little bit of a certain Volvo concept as I looked at the front exterior.
And it seems that Audi is taking design cues from Beemer, especially the rear end.
All in all, I think it looks awesome and the concept of an open top SUV could definitely work.
Plus, the interior is just as good.
For one, it does look sporty.
It is also definitely utilizable, with limitations, of course.
And it is obviously a vehicle.
With the top up, it looks just like a regular cabriolet/convertible hatch, which is good as it’ll bound to attract buyers.
November 15, 2007 @ 6:03 pm
Damn.. thts ugly
November 15, 2007 @ 8:02 pm
what happen to audi? it looks like there something missing with the design. but the interior look gorgeous.
and the front grilled too.
November 15, 2007 @ 9:19 pm
yuck..sucky
November 15, 2007 @ 10:47 pm
“unwanted car” in our hot and dusty road!
November 15, 2007 @ 10:48 pm
This car is not for Bolehland market!
November 16, 2007 @ 12:55 am
Only meant for market with cool climate. Aside from Rolce Royce, anything else that has grills as big as that is ugly
November 16, 2007 @ 8:44 am
Totally agreed wit mystvearn. Looks like Rolce Royce is the only car that hold the exclusive right to use huge grills…
November 16, 2007 @ 10:11 am
FUGLY!
only its headlight are cool!
November 16, 2007 @ 11:30 am
fighting against x6
November 16, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
Wow… Audi is actually capable of creating an UGLY car!!! Bravo! Shoot the designer please!
November 16, 2007 @ 4:27 pm
Darn, that looks really nice… but it doesn’t look like an SUV at all!
November 17, 2007 @ 5:19 pm
uurrgghh…dis car looks weird…i dun like d rear dsg…