Audi Announces Luxury Electric Brand AUDI's Exclusive Production Base in Shanghai Anting
SAIC Volkswagen announced on Wednesday that Audi's new luxury electric brand AUDI will establish its exclusive production base in Shanghai Anting.
The new brand AUDI will deeply integrate 'Audi's luxury genes' with 'SAIC's innovative technology'. The future product lineup will cover the B and C segments, better meeting the diverse needs of Chinese consumers for luxury travel.
AUDI's future mass-produced models will be built on the Advanced Digitized Platform, which is highly versatile and flexible, designed specifically for medium and large smart connected electric vehicle models. Over the next three years, the AUDI brand will launch three electric vehicle models, with the first B-segment model set to be officially released in the middle of next year.
In November of this year, the AUDI brand unveiled its first concept car, the AUDI E. The main information about the car is summarized as follows:
The AUDI E concept car is 4870mm long, 1990mm wide, 1460mm high, with a wheelbase of 2950mm, positioned as a B-segment pure electric Sportback. Its integrated technology grille integrates all lighting function modules, aerodynamic components, and sensors.
The AUDI E concept car integrates SAIC's 'centralized + regional control' 'Galaxy' full-stack 3.0 electronic and electrical architecture, equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 smart chips, AUDI Assistant smart assistant. The vehicle is equipped with the industry-leading high-level intelligent driving system, capable of continuous OTA online upgrades.
The AUDI E concept car has a total output power of 570 kilowatts from dual motors on the front and rear axles, with the support of the quattro four-wheel-drive system, it accelerates from zero to one hundred in 3.6 seconds. At the same time, the vehicle is also equipped with Brembo four-piston high-performance braking system, Audi's iconic progressive steering system, DCC dynamic chassis control system, and air suspension. The car is equipped with a 100-kilowatt-hour battery, with a CLTC range of over 700 kilometers. Its smart digital platform adopts an 800-volt super fast charging architecture, and a 10-minute fast charge can increase the range by 370 kilometers.
