Audi teases more of 2018 Q8 SUV

Audi has ramped up its teaser campaign for the Q8 SUV ahead of its unveil next week on June 5.

Today's teaser is a rendering of the sporty large SUV's aggressive nose that's released less than 24 hours after the same snout of the 'real' car was previewed yesterday by the third of a series of Youtube movies.

Both images suggest a front design that will stay true to the 2017 Detroit show car and the 2017 Q8 Sport Geneva motor show concept that followed.

That means the production Q8 is likely to come with a squashed octagon shaped grille – the brand’s widest grille yet. The big maw will be flanked by a pair of large honeycomb intakes and a lower strip air vent.

Set to sit on the longest version of the Audi's MLB Evo architecture, the Q8 is likely to share the show car's dimensions and measure in at 5020mm long, that's around 30mm shorter than the seven-seat Audi Q7. The Q8 will be 70mm wider and 40mm lower, with a rakish, coupe-like rear.

Under the bonnet, the Audi Q8 could come with the concept's hybrid powertrain that combines a turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 with an electric motor and a 17.9kWh lithium-ion battery.

Together, they provide for a total 350kW/700Nm – enough to haul the large SUV to 100km/h in 4.7 seconds and onto a top speed of 250km/h.

Emitting just 53g/km of CO2, with a pure-electric range of around 60km, the Q8 is said to have a diesel-matching range of 1200km.

Later on an even more powerful 'S' and 'RS' model will follow, with the latter set to come with a powerful twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8.

All models will ride on huge alloy rims, with the original concept car sporting monster 23-inch wheels that could make production.

The new Audi Q8 will also bag plenty of new tech, like Audi’s Matrix Laser headlight system that Audi claims can double as a movie projector for your garage wall.

The new lighting tech is claimed to be a huge advance on previous Xenon and LED Matrix systems as it can black out a fraction of the million pixels available, with the technical ability to light up a pedestrian without blinding their eyes.

Inside, buttons and switches and conventional rotary dials will be sacrificed for touch-screens (a la the new Audi A6), gesture control and a head-up display that uses augmented technology to blend the virtual and real worlds.

This could work by overlaying directional arrows onto a live feed of the road ahead to tell you precisely what lane you should be in.

The same system will also be capable of highlighting dangers ahead, even using virtual arrows to draw your eye to pedestrians or animals wandering into your path.

Featuring four frameless doors that are set for production, Audi is expected to introduce an auto open and close feature that operates without touch.

Expect yet more teasers of the flagship Audi Q8 SUV to be dropped in the next few days.