Audi set to enter the coupé-SUV arena

Audi is all set to join its German competitors BMW and Mercedes by adding coupé-styled SUVs to its portfolio. The new models will be the Q8 and the Q4.

Previewed by its concept namesake earlier this year, the Q8 will be Audi’s new flagship SUV that will enter production sometime next year. Based on the same underpinnings as the Q7, the Q8 will be manufactured at Audi’s plant in Bratislava, Slovakia – the same facility that has been producing the Q7 since 2005. When it goes on sale internationally, the Q8 will rival the likes of the BMW X6.

For 2019, Audi has announced that it will begin production of the all-new Q4 coupé-SUV. In March, the automaker had confirmed that the model was set to go into production. The all-new Q4 will sit between the Q3 and Q5 with styling cues expected to be borrowed from the 2014 Audi TT Offroad concept.

The new Q4 will be produced at Audi’s facility in Győr, Hungary with the plant set to undertake production of the Q3 from next year as well. The Q3 is currently manufactured in Martorell, Spain at fellow VW Group sister brand Seat’s production facility.

Speaking on the announcement, Audi’s Board of Management member for Production and Logistics, Dr Hubert Waltl said, “We will integrate two completely new Q models into the existing production network and will thus increase our competitiveness in an extremely important segment.”