These two models weren’t on the list of Audi’s offerings: can it be that they forgot to add them? Surely not, even if the two in question, a compact SUV and a new supercar, will be destined for the US market, at least for the moment. The aim of 200,000 cars a year over the ocean needs to met as soon as possible.

Johan de Nysschen, executive vice president of Audi America, anticipates the compact SUV’s debut, smaller than the Q5: a kind of “lifestyle product” with a similar concept to the Toyota Rav4. “I think this segment will expand for some time,” says Nysschen, also revealing that they may eventually abandon the letter ‘Q’ after an agreement with Nissan: so this won’t be called Q3.

In the course of the same interview, a whispering about supercars also sparked some interest: it’s emerged that there will be the possibility of seeing a new supercar. It’s not clear whether the manager was referring to a change in the R8 (perhaps the spider or the V10).

It has also been revealed that the A1 has had its wings clipped: Nysschen has stated that the smaller car will not hit the US market in the first year of its life cycle.

With thanks to Bugatti&91

Via | Autoweek.com

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