Audi has confirmed that it is the production of the A1 lit and Q2 Small SUV in 2026 while it is preparing to launch an entry -level vehicle (EV) will help fill the void.
Coach Message is from Audi CEO Gernot Döllner that the two vehicles will leave production next year. It was also confirmed that there will be no direct successor to the A1.
Audi had confirmed in 2021 that the A1 and Q2 would not be replaced immediately at the end of their life cycles.
Although the new EV will not be a direct successor to the A1 or Q2, it is still positioned when what Audi calls an A-segment vehicle. That should be seen as an electric alternative to the A3 Hatch and Sedan and Q3 Crossover.
The British outlet also reports that the new EV will arrive in the production in 2026 in the facility of Audi in Ingolstadt, Germany, and the entry-level small EV of the brand is under the Q4 E-tron.
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Technical specifications are not yet known, although the expected Audi’s new EV will use a version of the MEB-Electric architecture of the Volkswagen Group that underlies the Q4 E-tron and Chinese market Q5 E-tron, as well as other EVs of Volkswagen, Skoda and Cupra.
The new Volkswagen SSP platform is only ready for production in 2028 (despite being planned for a debut in 2026), which means that the upcoming Audi EV will probably miss.
Spend against CoachMr Döllner said that Audi was planning to continue to benefit from the shared activities of the VW Group when developing new access models.
“A really positive part of our strategy is that in the A-segment we trust Volkswagen Group Synergies. We use platforms shared with other brands and [integrate] Audi differentiation in terms of quattro and power and technology, “he said.
“That strategy is very healthy and we will continue with that. That will also be our strategy in the battery-electric era.”
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The new small EV from Audi is expected to take a more premium position than some of the models with which it will share its platform, with design and material choices to point out higher Audi vehicles in accordance with the recent Premium Push of the brand.
Coach Also reports that it is possible that Audi can revive the sleeping A2 type, recently used on a smart compact human movement that the production left in 2005.
With a prize that is expected to fall to the high £ 30,000s (a $ 61,576), Coach Expect the new model to be comparable to the Skoda Elroq in size and shape.
The Elroq starts for context £ 31,500 (A $ 64,679) in the United Kingdom; Although the Australian launch of the Skoda is imminent, prices are not yet known.
The A1 was launched in 2010 as both a three-door and a five-door hatchback, available with a series of petrol and diesel engines and front or four-wheel drive. A one-off A1 e-tron was also built for use as the Germany’s Olympic team car in 2012.
In 2018 it went as a five-door hatchback in 2018 and shared a platform with other VW group cars such as the Volkswagen Polo and Seat Ibiza. The current model costs $ 39,200 or $ 50,800 before on-road costs, depending on the variant.
In the meantime, the Q2 is only produced in a single generation, which came into production in 2016. It also has gasoline and diesel options, not to mention many shared parts with cars such as the Volkswagen Golf, Cupra Forentor and Skoda Karoq.
It also achieved a sportier SQ2 version in 2019. The current Australian prices vary from $ 49,400 to $ 70,800 before on-road costs.
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