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Audi Planning Luxury Compact Crossover for 2016

It will use the MQB platform and next generation engines

Audi is planning on a luxury compact crossover that will likely be called the Q1

AudiAudiGermany, 1909 > present83 models
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is planning a new luxury compact crossover due to launch in 2016 that will be even smaller than the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz GLA-ClassMercedes-Benz GLA-ClassGermany, 2013 > present29 versions
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. The crossover will likely be called the Q1.

The plan for the car is to offer a vehicle about the size of the Opel MokkaOpel Mokka Gen.1Germany, 2012 > present55 versions
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but with more luxury features that could be sold for around €20,000.

The platform would be VolkswagenVolkswagenGermany, 1938 > present98 models
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Group’s MQB modular platform, which allows for front wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicles. The engine range will come from Volkswagen Group’s next generation of small, turbocharged engines with the possibility of a hybrid version.

Industry analyst IHS Automotive predicts that the total European compact crossover market will rise from 307,300 cars this year to around 583,000 cars in 2016.

Source: Automotive News Europe