Once again our photographers have spotted a mule of the next Audi Q6 hidden underneath the bodywork of a ‘regular’ Q5. The trick could have fooled the most shallow onlookers, but the different wheelbase and track of this prototype, caught on camera while doing some winter testing in Scandinavia, were just too bold to avoid being detected by the experienced eyes of our men in Scandinavia.

The aforementioned wider track and wheelbase will provide the next Q6 with more ‘presence’ in comparison to the Q5, with the new model getting positioned in Audi’s range between the Q5 itself (which measures 4.63 meters in length) and the Q7 (5.09 meters). Besides, the final design of the Q6 is expected to have a more coupe-like ’sporty feel’ to it, in the same fashion of the recent BMW X6.

However, even though the new Q6 is being developed on the same platform of the next Q5, it will not get into a direct, head-to-head competition with the aggressive sport utility vehicle from the Bavarian carmaker as it aims at a different, lower segment. The new Q6 is expected to debut toward the end of the year with an engine range made of turbocharged units only.

View 2013 Audi Q6 spy shots

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Main Audi designer and top executive Walter de’ Silva confirmed at the Bologna Motor Show that the German carmaker is planning to launch a rival to Bmw X6, and could even come up with a challenger for the upcoming Bmw X4 inspired by Volkswagen Cross Coupe Concept.

The car is currently dubbed by the press as ‘Q6′, and it is quite likely to adopt a low-roof SUV-coupe crossover shape, and will be positioned between the Q7 premium large SUV (pictured above) and Q5 premium medium SUV. De’ Silva also said that Audi is still considering whether to add a smaller SUV, likely named the Q4, to be placed in Audi’s range right in between the Q3 and Q5 and in charge of competing with Bmw already confirmed X4 model.

As for now, no release date or other info have been released, but it is fair to assume that the project (or both) will lead to the unveiling of the actual car(s) within three years, as the VW Group aims at overtaking Bmw in the realm of premium brands by 2015.

via | Automotive News Europe

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The Audi Q6 will take on the BMW X6 most unsubtly just given the name. We’ve never particularly liked the X6 but its overwhelming success means we seem to be in the minority. And so why wouldn’t Audi produce something similar to compete with the SUV-coupe, in the form of the Audi Q6?

This Q6 rendering shows what we could expect from a similarly-designed Audi model. It would be built on the same platform as the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne (proving once again how handy it can be to be part of the VAG group). The Audi Q6 should prove to be slightly smaller than the enormous Q7 and will take on a few more coupe-like features including a sloping front windshield and rear end.

The Audi Q6 intends to plant itself in the luxury car sector, offering only four seats. It will have a series of V6 petrol and diesel engines, all of which should have all-wheel drive option. AutoExpress continues its report, saying that the Audi Q6 could debut as early as this month’s 2011 Shanghai Motor Show, with sales starting next year.

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