{"id":89897,"date":"2015-02-25T13:19:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T18:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=89897"},"modified":"2015-02-25T13:25:11","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T18:25:11","slug":"latest-audi-prologue-concept-hints-at-new-avant-model-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2015\/02\/latest-audi-prologue-concept-hints-at-new-avant-model-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Audi Prologue Concept Hints at New Avant Model to Come"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Audi Prologue Avant concept debuting at the Geneva Motor Show is not quite a wagon or is it really a coupe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Audi revealed its show-stopping Prologue concept vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November, styling chief Marc Lichte suggested it was \u201ca teaser for our next generation A6, A7 and A8\u201d models.<\/p>\n

Audi will be dropping still more hints of its future design direction next week when it pulls the wraps of the Prologue Avant concept during a news conference at the Geneva Motor Show. Not quite a wagon, clearly not a sedan, the distinctive five-door is intended to create a unique and dynamic new design form all its own.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Audi prologue Avant is progressive, emotion-filled and versatile,\u201d said Audi tech chief Ulrich\u00a0Hackenberg, in a statement. \u201cWith our show car for Geneva, we now translate the design language of the Audi\u00a0prologue into a new, dynamic and stretched form. We are merging it with a concept of high variability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up front, the show car adopts what Audi describes as an \u201corganically integrated\u201d version of its familiar Singleframe grille. It\u2019s both lower and wider than what\u2019s used on current models, with cross ribs of brushed aluminum intended to pick up on the cues first seen on Audi\u2019s e-Tron models.<\/p>\n

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Audi's new concept is supposed to show the maker's design direction going forward.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The car features wide, wedge-shaped headlamps using high-powered Matrix Laser technology that significantly boosts range over traditional lights. Audi introduced the use of LED daytime running lamps, something that has become almost a clich\u00e9 in today\u2019s designs. It hopes to take the lead again using additional light guides that accent the Prologue Avant\u2019s air inlets to give the concept what it dubs \u201ca new light signature.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s just a hint of retro to the Prologue Avant which picks up on the wheel \u201cblisters\u201d of the Audi proto Quattro of the \u201880s. The side view features broad should and a series of sharp lines and creases that move away from the more rounded shapes Audi had adopted over the past decade.<\/p>\n

The Prologue\u2019s somewhat coupe-like roofline rolls off at a steep angle before flowing into an abbreviated deck. Distinctive LED wrap-around taillamps are highlighted by an LED accent strip. Wedge-shaped chrome frames surround the Prologue Avant concept\u2019s exhaust pipes.<\/p>\n

Inside, Audi says its goal was to design a rolling equivalent of a spacious \u201cluxury lounge.\u201d Finished in dark shades, it adopts a different sort of layout from recent Audi interiors, the dashboard featuring three separate touchscreen displays \u2013 creating what Audi calls the \u201cvirtual cockpit future.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Audi lights up the road with new R8. For more, <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And, apparently appealing to Millennials who\u2019d rather text than talk, there\u2019s a \u201cdigital communication\u201d system linked to two advanced OLED displays in the rear.\u00a0 It\u2019s an updated version of the Audi tablet system found on the recently updated Audi Q7.<\/p>\n

The audio system features a so-called \u201csound spoiler\u201d that pops out of the rear wheelhouse panels to distribute musing more evenly to all four occupants. There\u2019s also a \u201cbutler,\u201d an intelligent software program that can identify each passenger by recognizing their smartphones. It automatically adjusts their seats and climate settings, and it also can suggest music and route planning.<\/p>\n

(<\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for details about VW’s new concept coming to Geneva.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

On the powertrain front, the Audi Prologue shown in L.A. went with a 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V-8. It tweaked things for the techy Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, adopting a hybrid making a whopping 677 horsepower and 701 pound-feet of torque. For the Prologue Avant, Audi has opted to tap into the toolbox and borrow the Q7 e-Tron\u2019s smaller turbodiesel, a 3.0-liter, twin-turbo V-6 TDI turning out 353 hp.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s paired with a 100-kW electric motor, both pumping out power through an eight-speed transmission. Together, the package makes 455 hp and 553 lb-ft. The plug-in hybrid also can deliver 33 miles in pure electric mode \u2013 a bit less if you\u2019re making some aggressive launches. And you might be so tempted considering the Prologue Avant is said to launch from 0 to 100 kmh, (0 to 62 mph) in 5.1 seconds.<\/p>\n

(To see more about VW’s construction in Tennessee, <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

With design chief Lichte already declaring that we\u2019ll see the earlier Prologue four-door reappear in various forms, it\u2019d be no surprise to see the Prologue Avant directly influence the next generation of Audi wagons, as well.<\/p>\n

And the maker also broadly hints that we\u2019ll see many of the technologies found in the Geneva concept car return in production form in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Audi is dropping more hints of its future design direction next week when it pulls the wraps of the Prologue Avant concept during at the Geneva Motor Show. Not quite a wagon, clearly not a sedan, the distinctive five-door is a new design. Get a look at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89897"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=89897"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=89897"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=89897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}