Audi prepares supercompartment and luxury SUV

The German company is preparing to make Audi BMW and Mercedes all the more serious competitor, ready to enter new segments of the market for a luxury car. Thus, among the new products that appear in the Audi lineup in the next two or three years, will be a new supercompartment, as well as stylish and luxurious SUV, according to publication Auto Motor und Sport. The first, in late 2005, the market will supercompartment powerful to be built on a platform of new generation Audi A6, but not on the basis of the upgraded Audi A8, as previously expected. The car will be powered by engines V6 and V8, including the powerful turbo diesel engine, and on top of the range version of the new RS will be located with a 10-cylinder engine rated at more than biturbinnym 500 horsepower. The new coupe will compete with the BMW 6-Series and the BMW M6, as well as convertible Mercedes CLK. The second novelty is the new model Audi A7, which combine the features of a comfortable sedan, station wagon and a spacious terrain SUV. The prototype of this new product was shown at the beginning of the year in the form of conceptual Audi Pikes Peak, but the serial will only SUV in 2006. As a basis for the car, will likely use the platform VW Touareg, but in this version of the Audi SUV will differ by more sportsmanship on the pavement and more luxurious trim. A set of engines for the Audi A7 will be small: biturbinny V8 engine with 500 horsepower, 10-cylinder turbodiesel, and possibly, the most powerful W12 for the top version that can compete with the novelty of the future Mercedes GST.