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Audi Q2 2017 — new to the class subcompact crossovers.

About Company Audi plans to create a new subcompact crossover became known in late 2013. Initially, the SUV was reserved Q1 index, however, it was reported that the novelty will receive name Q2, and the original version can get all a smaller, off-road vehicle in the near future.

The long-awaited premiere of the model was held March 1, 2016 at the site of the Geneva car online. New Audi Q2 2016-2017 is ready to please future owners of unusual exterior design, high-tech interior premium-level, rich filling of complete sets, a wide range of powertrains.

Many of the applications in the development of solutions crossover will soon try on other representatives of the brand, for example, restyled sedan Audi A3, who is in the last stage of readiness to the public watching.

New Audi Q2 2016-2017

Osnovoy for a compact SUV Audi has served as a shortened version of the MQB platform, which allowed to build a car length 4191 mm, width 1794 mm and height of 1508 mm.

The wheelbase of the new model was 2595 mm. For this indicator, the Audi Ku 2 inferior «elder» the Q3 of 8 mm, while the difference in the length of the body «brothers» is more impressive — 197 mm.

Engineers managed to give the new product a very solid «off-road» clearance of 200 mm. The curb weight of the base modification SUV was equal to 1205 kg.

The appearance of Audi Q2 2016-2017 is generally consistent with the design concept used in the last years of the Ingolstadt manufacturer. However, certain innovations in the design of the exterior is still there.

Thus, the body contours SUV abound even more pronounced edges and corners, forming interesting geometric shapes. In front stands out for its size grille, it came up even to the massive SUV.

Company falshradiatoru up blocks of head optics with arrow-shaped running lights and lower air intake with clearly defined sections on the sides.

The design of the stern of the Audi Q2 2016-2017 model goda

Nemalo original edges and transitions can be detected during the inspection of the new Audi Ku2 profile.

For example, just above the door handles is not characteristic of the other models of the brand bevel, slightly depressed in the central part. Also, attention is drawn to the rear rack having a hue different from the main body color.

SUV different Foods convex lights with strong graphics of the optical elements (optional LED) and compact boot lid with a small glass area and a narrow strip on top of the spoiler. Vehicle exhaust system can terminate the single or double tube, which is output from the left side of the diffuser.

Depending on the selected design exterior lines crossover Audi Ku 2016-2017 2 can be given a «sport» or «off-road» look. In the second case, the entire perimeter of the bottom body is protected unpainted plastic, protecting enamel from damage during road onto a dirt road.

Interior decoration Audi Ku2 2016-2017

Interer German news meets familiar from other Audi vehicles architecture, in which, however, there was a place and original elements. The list of trim materials include cloth, leather, real wood, white plastic, brushed aluminum.

Buyer provides a choice of several color schemes, as well as the ability to install the optional LED-lighting. The main center is the MMI multimedia system with a traditional «traveling» from the front panel display, the bowels, the amount of which varies depending on the configuration (possible options 5.8 and 8.4 inches).

The functional complex includes Apple Car Play and Android Auto interface for the integration of smart phones, access point Wi-Fi, navigation, several preinstalled applications. Some of the functions will be available only in more expensive versions of crossover, but the initial version of the MMI system is already present in the «base».

Generally offered for Audi Ku 2 list of equipment allows us to «lard» car electronics of all kinds, as they say, to the eyeballs.

In the arsenal of the crossover can be a virtual instrument panel with a 12.3-inch screen, projection display, a premium audio system Bang & Olufsen (14 speakers, 705 watts), Adaptive Cruise Control with stop & go, the control system for the «dead» zones, tracking system Rows of movement, road signs recognition system, automatic parking assistant (parallel and perpendicular), an assistant at the exit of the parking lot in reverse.

Audi Q2 trunk is partially folded back divanomGruzovoy potential SUV limited to a maximum 1050 liters, enough to fit in the cabin when the rear seats folded. In the standard configuration, luggage capacity is 405 liters.

Specifications Audi Q2 2016-2017

enable to ascertain the presence of a wide range of power plants. Under the hood, the crossover can have one of three petrol and three diesel units.

The base is the 1.0 TFSI petrol engine capacity of 116 hp (200 Nm), working exclusively in front-wheel drive configuration. Company liter engine units constitute 1.4 TFSI with 150 hp recoil (250 Nm) and 2.0 TFSI with 190 hp traction (320 Nm).

The top engine is working seven-step «robot» S tronic and Quattro all-wheel drive system. Two other motor aggregated with 6-speed manual transmission or with the same robotized transmission.

The fastest petrol Audi Q2 with 2.0 TFSI accelerates to 100 km / h in 6.8 seconds, the slowest with 1.0 TFSI and 6MKPP — for 10.7 seconds.

The top 2.0-liter TDI with 190 l.s.Dizelnye engines for crossover prepared as follows: 1.6 TDI (116 hp, 250 Nm), 2.0 TDI (150 hp, 340 Nm) and 2.0 TDI (190 hp .s., 400 Nm).

The last two power units are variations of the same 2.0-liter engine with varying degrees of boost. Four-wheel drive Quattro «default» put only the older 190-hp engine, matched with box S tronic. Engines 1.6 and 2.0 150 hp installed on the front-wheel drive Audi Ku2, yielding a pair of familiar transmission 6MKPP and S tronic.

The dynamic characteristics of the diesel SUV almost identical to the petrol — to spurt to control the «hundreds» is required from 7.0 to 10.7 seconds.

Audi Q2 suspension consists of front design with MacPherson struts and rear mnogoryichazhka.

Sports version of the crossover involves special chassis tuning and reduced by 10 mm ground clearance. The optional adaptive dampers and system Audi drive select with five modes (Auto, Comfort, Dynamic, Efficiency and Individual) will help to fine-tune the behavior of «peek-a-second» to changing road conditions.

When leaving on the roads can be very useful have ESC Offroad mode «sharpened» to overcome the difficult areas.

The new SUV Audi has the potential to become one of the best-selling subcompact coupe segment, which is not a lot of serious players.

Home sales Q2 in Europe will be in autumn 2016. In Russia, the novelty will be ordered not earlier than December, but to sit behind the wheel of the first customers will be able only at the beginning of 2017.

The cost of the mini-crossover in the countries of the Old World will be about 25 thousand. Dollars. Russian prices and equipment will be known later.

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