Car Magazine reports that Audi has dropped the project to produce the Quattro Concept from the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Instead, it is developing another crossover. It was nearly a couple of years ago since it first witnessed the Ur-Quattro-aping Quattro concept. In the meantime, the viability of the car’s production has waned. The individual design elements have been used in other concepts and cars (which include the concepts that were displayed in this year’s Paris Motor Show). But it appears now that we could no longer expect the Quattro concept to arrive. Car Magazine said that Audi rounded up some figures but couldn’t come up with a compelling case to build another low-volume sports coupe, especially since the TT and R8 will persist to be built for the new generations.
With the success that Audi has reached with the Q3, Q5, and Q7, it realized that a profit could be made from crossovers. The report also said that the Quattro will be replaced by some type of SUV-coupe, which will probably be based on the Q2. On the other hand, the Q2 will be based on Audi’s Crosslane Concept that made its debut at the recently held Paris show.
It had also been reported that Q2′s hybrid powertrain will be dropped in favor of an Ur-Quattro-like five cylinder engine that’s turbocharged and with all-wheel drive. It will also bear Audi’s new seven-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission. Similar to what the Q2 and Crosslane received, the next Audi Quattro will get some design features from the 2010 concept. However, the final product will sit higher than the Quattro concept.
