Audi shooting for praise at Tokyo
Audi will unveil a new design study at Tokyo Motor Show next week. Reviving the 'terribly British' concept of the 'Shooting Brake', Audi says the new car blends the powerful dynamism of a sports car with a new sense of spaciousness and greater functioAudi will unveil its Shooting Brake Concept at Tokyo Motor Show next week.
Hot on the heels of the Q7 SUV's unveiling at Frankfurt (and Sydney!), the new three-door promises to deliver a blend of "powerful dynamism" with a "new sense of spaciousness and greater functionality" thanks to its Quattro underpinnings and mini-wagon/coupe configuration.
Powered by 184kW 3.2-litre six-cylinder engine, Audi claims the design study sprints from 0-100km/h in just six seconds and its top speed is electronically governed at 250km/h.
The Shooting Brake looks to blend aspects of the current TT, A3 and A4 ranges. The front-end features the new single-frame grille, however, the headlamps and bumper while reminiscent of the RS4 are bespoke. There's a hint of TT about the clamshell bonnet and the way it flows over the front wheel arches.
Rearward it's more hatchback than wagon - at just under 4.2m-long the concept is shorter tha the A3 Sportback and as such it doesn't exactly match the shooting brake tag. A true shooting brake is traditionally more aligned to a two-door wagon, a la Lancia's HPE, Reliant's iconic Scimitar or indeed, Volvo's P1800ES.
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