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Audi compact crossover heading for Detroit

A couple of days ago we mentioned that Audi has officially said that it will be bringing a […]

Audi compact crossover heading for Detroit
Audi compact crossover heading for Detroit — photographed for Leisure Wheels

A couple of days ago we mentioned that Audi has officially said that it will be bringing a Q1 to the market in the near future. Well, Audi has now released some drawings of a concept vehicle that it says will make an appearance at January 2014’s Detroit Auto Show. Although the company did not specifically mention the Q1 when it released the drawings, it seems likely that this concept will give us our first indication of what to expect from the Q1’s design.

Production for the Q1 is set for early 2016, and the vehicle will slot in below Audi’s current Q3.

“The show car is a systematic development of the Audi design language,” said the company in a statement. “It combines a host of visual elements from future models with the Audi-typical allroad concept and independent ‘Shooting Brake’ body style.”

It never felt like it was working hard, and after 2 400 kilometres, neither did I.

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