Two cars set for Audi's Q-series

Audi has announced two new Q-series models to its high-end range, with production slated to begin next year. The Audi Q8 be produced in Bratislava, Slovakia, from 2018 and the Q4 from Győr, Hungary, in 2019. More details, including powertain options, design specifications, and pricing, will be revealed closer to the launch. “We will integrate two completely new Q‑models into the existing production network and will thus increase our competitiveness in an extremely important segment,” Audi’s board of management member for production and logistics, Prof. Dr. Hubert Waltl, says in a statement. The Q8 will extend Audi’s range of top-end luxury vehicles and a premium SUV in a coupe style. It will sit alongside the Q7, which was first manufactured in 2005. The second-generation Q7 is currently in production in Bratislava, with and S-version and an e-tron plug-in hybrid variants. Audi’s second new offering, the Q4, will be the first compact utility vehicle produced, sitting between the Q3 and the Q5 in the line-up. The Hungary plant will also assume production of the Q3 compact SUV from 2018, which is currently being manufactured in Spain.