Oliver HoffmannCTO of Audi, has confirmed that the firm with the four rings will replace the current A3 with a hatchback 100% electric. Since the company will only use even numbers in its zero emission range, everything indicates that its trade name will be A2 e-tron. “We announce today that we will offer a car below the Q4. [Será] comparable to A3”.
Some days ago We reported that the Volkswagen Group was evaluating the possibility of assigning a new Audi model to its Spanish plants, Landaben (Navarra) and Martorell (Barcelona). These factories will industrialize the MEB Entry platform, so our protagonist should be the brother of the CUPRA Urban Rebel Concept and VW ID. 2all concept.
The A2 e-tron will combine external dimensions similar to those of the A1 (4.03 meters long) with habitability equivalent to that of the A3 (4.24 meters long). Therefore, it will be about a proposal halfway between segments B (utility) and C (compact)replacing the two smallest cars in the Audi range at the stroke of a pen.
Unlike the UrbanRebel and ID. 2all, whose definitive versions could be called Raval and ID. Golf, it is unlikely that the A2 e-tron will have an access version with LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries. Thus, your offer may be limited to a 57 kWh NCM (nickel, cobalt, manganese) pack, which will give you a range of approximately 450km WLTP.
The Audi A2 e-tron will rival the MINI Aceman
Features such as the huge 440-litre boot or fast charging in 20 minutes should remain unchanged. As for the technological equipment, there will be a semi-autonomous driving system Travel Assistoptional Matrix LED headlights, the Park Assist Plus with memory function and electric seats with massage.
Most likely, the Audi A2 e-tron will come out of the Martorell lines, since it will share the structure and mechanical organs with the Raval and ID. Golf, which will also be held at these facilities. Its main rival in the European market will be the MINI Acemanwhich will be imported from China.
It is likely that, on the same platform, Audi will also develop an SUV derived from the Skoda Elroq and Volkswagen ID. Roc. baptized as Q2 e-tronit will be located immediately below the Q4 e-tron, offering an interior space close to (or even superior to) that of the thermal Q3 despite the fact that its body will be significantly shorter.
Source | Coach
