Audi has pooled the genes of its rugged allroad models and its forthcoming e-tron hybrids to create a striking and fittingly futuristic new crossover concept, the Allroad Shooting Brake concept, bound for this month‘s 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The main highlights of the show car are an aluminium and carbon fibre body shell, MatrixBeam LED headlights and the e-tron quattro drivetrain. The allroad shooting brake has a wheelbase measuring 2.51 metres. It is 4.20 metres long, 1.85 metres wide and 1.41 metres tall. It has 19-inch alloy wheels wrapped around in 255/40 tires.
The 2014 AllRoad Shooting Brake Concept is powered by a transverse-mounted 4-cylinder, 2.0-liter TFSI turbocharged gasoline engine delivering 215 kW (292 hp) of power and 380 Nm (280.27 lb-ft) of torque. The 2.0 TFSI operates together with a disc-shaped electric motor via a decoupling clutch; the electric motor outputs 40 kW of power and 270 Nm (199.14 lb-ft) of torque. It is integrated in the six-speed e-S tronic. A second electric motor mounted to the rear axle offers 85 kW (155 hp) and 270 Nm (199.14 lb-ft) of torque.
The plug-in hybrid drive delivers impressive key performance data with 300 kW (408 hp) of system power and a system torque of 650 Nm (479.42 lb-ft). The car can accelerate from 0-62 mph in 4.6 seconds before hitting an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph).
The all-new AllRoad Shooting Brake Concept has a low fuel consumption figure of 1.9 liters of fuel per 100 km (123.80 mpg) (45 g CO2 per km [72.42 g/mile]) based on the relevant ECE standard. Its total driving range is up to 820 km (509.52 miles).
