The Audi Q8 Concept Is A Coupe-Ish SUV With An Unbelievably Massive Grille

Say hello to the Q8, a car with what we reckon is Audi's most imposing front end ever...
The Audi Q8 Concept Is A Coupe-Ish SUV With An Unbelievably Massive Grille

When Audi revealed a couple of teaser images for its incoming Q8 a few weeks ago, we were struck by one particular detail: its spectacularly massive grille. But now the car has been revealed in full at the Detroit Auto Show…yeah, we still can’t ignore it. I mean, look at it!

However, we’ll battle past the temptation to ponder how terrifying it might be to see that amazingly imposing front end closing in on your rear-view mirror, as this “coupe-like” SUV sounds rather interesting.

It has a hybrid powertrain consisting of a 3.0-litre V6 (329bhp and 369lb ft), plus an electric motor (134bhp and 243lb ft), which combine to give a total of 443bhp and 516lb ft. So, despite the Q8 being rather massive, it’s still capable of 0-62mph in 5.4 seconds. It’s good for up to 122mpg, while puffing out 52g/km of C02 according to the usual not-terribly-realistic lab figures.

Power is sent to all four-wheels, and there’s a system that brakes the inside wheels during boistrous cornering. The air suspension’s pretty slick too, and can be raised by up to 90mm if required.

The Audi Q8 Concept Is A Coupe-Ish SUV With An Unbelievably Massive Grille

While the car you see here is only a concept, a production version is going to be built, going on sale next year. Expect something like this, plus some door handles and minus the 23-inch wheels. Hopefully the mega grille will make it to the showroom version mostly un-changed…

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Comments

Toto

That grille looks a bit like that new maserati levantes

01/09/2017 - 21:19 |
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That_NSX_Guy

Mercedes did it first

01/09/2017 - 21:31 |
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Mr Red

“All better to eat you with my dear”

01/09/2017 - 21:39 |
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Anonymous

Can’t help thinking it’d be faster without the grille actually causing massive drag

01/09/2017 - 21:39 |
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Mr. Fox

“German design”

01/09/2017 - 23:16 |
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Silverbullet767

It’s been done before…

01/09/2017 - 23:25 |
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Ethan Andersson (HOLDEN SQUAD)

It’s hideous!

01/09/2017 - 23:35 |
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drumnut6p

I really hope this interior stays similar too.

01/10/2017 - 00:36 |
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V-Tech and EcoBoost kicked in yo

122 MPG…in electric mode. Let’s see the real world mpg. Bet it won’t even be a third of that.

01/10/2017 - 02:18 |
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141nF

It’s the first thing that sprung to mind

01/10/2017 - 02:24 |
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