Audi - Repair and Service Redwood City - 2022 Audi Q5 E-Tron: Chinese-market electric crossover surfaces - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

 

 

Audi is close to revealing an electric crossover sized between the E-Tron and recently launched Q4 E-Tron.

It isn't the new Q6 E-Tron that Audi plans to unveil in 2022. Rather, the new crossover has been badged a Q5 E-Tron, and it has been developed exclusively for the Chinese market where it will be built by Audi via a local joint venture with Chinese automaker SAIC.

The Q5 E-Tron name was confirmed in photos supplied by Audi to a Chinese government website for trademark application, and published on Tuesday by Autohome.

The vehicle is hardly a surprise as it was formally announced in April during Auto Shanghai 2021, where Audi rolled out a thinly veiled concept version. We've also spotted prototypes testing near Audi's headquarters in Germany.

2022 Volkswagen ID.6 X

 

The Q5 E-Tron is based on Volkswagen Group's MEB platform designed for mainstream electric vehicles, and is essentially Audi's version of the Volkswagen ID.6 X, another electric crossover developed for the Chinese market. The ID.6 X, which made its debut at the April Shanghai auto show, measures approximately 192 inches in length and offers seating for up to seven, and this should be the case for the Audi Q5 E-Tron.

The ID.6 X is being offered in China with two batteries and three powertrains to choose from. The available battery sizes are 58 and 77 kilowatt-hours, and the powertrains range in output from 177-302 hp. The most powerful version will hit 62 mph from rest in 6.6 seconds and top out at 100 mph. Expect similar options in the Audi.

The sales launch in China should take place late this year or early next.

While we won't see this particular Audi in the U.S., the brand with the four rings plans many more electric vehicles for our market in its quest to transition to a full-electric lineup in the coming decade. The Q4 E-Tron arrives later this year and will be followed by the Q6 E-Tron in late 2022 or early 2023. An A6 E-Tron is also due in 2023, and we should also see an updated E-Tron by then.

 source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1132759_2022-audi-meb-electric-crossover-for-china-spy-shots

 

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com

 

 

Mercedes - Repair and Service Redwood City - Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4-Door Coupe plug-in hybrid flagship teased ahead of Sept. 1 reveal - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

 

 

When the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Concept bowed in 2017 as a preview of the GT 4-Door Coupe, the striking show car was said to boast a powerful electrified V-8 under the hood. So far, such a powertrain hasn't taken shape, but it appears that will soon change.

AMG on Thursday released a photo of a new GT 4-Door Coupe variant due to be revealed on September 1 ahead of a formal debut the following week at the new Munich auto show. The new variant is expected to be a plug-in hybrid range-topper, the first in the line of electrified AMGs carrying the new E Performance branding. The One hypercar was meant to be the first but delays have pushed back its launch.

The GT 4-Door Coupe plug-in hybrid will now have that honor. It is expected to carry a new GT 73 designation, though GT 63e has also been rumored. What we do know is that its powertrain will feature a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 mated to a 9-speed automatic up front and a single electric motor mated to a 2-speed transmission at the rear.

There will also be a 6.1-kilowatt-hour battery kept charged primarily to provide power during high-performance driving, though a small electric range will also be possible. Drive will be to all four wheels via a conventional all-wheel-drive system.

 

 

Mercedes-AMG E Performance battery

Peak output of the system is expected to be 804 hp. Currently, the GT 4-Door Coupe tops out with the GT 63 S, whose output is 630 hp. With so much extra juice, the 0-60 mph time should slip under 3.0 seconds. The GT 63 S has already been clocked at 3.2 seconds.

Eager buyers should expect a premium price for the extra performance. The GT 63 S already starts at $159,995. For this kind of money, buyers could also opt for the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, also a plug-in hybrid, or the battery-electric Porsche Taycan Turbo S. There's also the Tesla Model S Plaid and upcoming Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance, both of which deliver more than 1,000 hp.

AMG doesn't have an answer to those electric super sedans just yet, though a tamer AMG-tuned EQS is due out later this year. We should also see it in Munich.

 source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1123368_mercedes-benz-amg-gt-4-door-coupe-plug-in-hybrid-flagship-teased-ahead-of-sept-1-reveal

 

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com