Next-Gen Audi A8 EV's Design 'Very Close' To Grandsphere Concept via insideevs.com
previously said the Grandsphere was the closest of the four Sphere concepts to a future production model, and now Lichte's comments confirm it.Fitting for its self-driving tech, the Grandsphere concept has been designed"from the inside out" to offer a lounge-style environment where no human input is needed to drive it – the steering wheel and pedals retract into the bulkhead when the car goes into full autonomous mode.
The new Audi A8 will be the flagship of a new wave of EVs built on the brand's new PPE electric car platform co-developed with Porsche. The first to launch will be the, expected to be unveiled later this year, followed by electric versions of the Audi A4 and A6. Given Lichte's comments, the future Audi A8 will probably be a tad smaller than the Grandsphere, which is 5.35 meters long with a massive wheelbase of 3.19 m ; it's significantly larger than the long-wheelbase version of theIt will be interesting to see if the production model will retain the concept's 120-kWh battery capable of 800-volt charging at speeds of up to 270 kW and offering a range of more than 466 miles .
In the Grandsphere concept, the battery powers a dual-motor AWD powertrain producing 530 kilowatts and 708 pound-feet of torque. That's enough power to allow a 0 to 62 mph sprint in just over 4 seconds.
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