{"id":171091,"date":"2010-01-12T16:19:15","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T21:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/12\/detroit-2009-audi-e-tron-detroit-concept-presages-production-r4\/"},"modified":"2010-01-12T16:19:15","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T21:19:15","slug":"detroit-2009-audi-e-tron-detroit-concept-presages-production-r4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/171091","title":{"rendered":"Detroit 2009: Audi e-tron Detroit Concept presages production R4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIf you’re wondering what the likelihood of Audi building a production version of its new e-tron Detroit Concept Car<\/a> (yes, that’s really its official designation), our sources at Audi indicate that a version of the coupe is likely to go into serial production as the oft-rumored<\/a> R4.<\/p>\n

The German automaker is apparently looking to design a smaller modular platform leveraging the expertise it used to develop the front-engine sedan platform that underpins the new A8<\/a> and forthcoming A7<\/a>, among others. The new mid-engine architecture will likely find homes in a number of Volkswagen Group properties, including a production version of the Concept BlueSport<\/a>, and perhaps even the next-generation Porsche Boxster<\/a>\/Cayman<\/a>. <\/p>\n

While the e-tron show car is a battery-powered electric vehicle, the production model is likely to be available with either an electric motor or conventional internal-combustion four-cylinder variants. <\/p>\n

Given the fact that VW intimated last year that a production BlueSport could be produced at around $25,000, we’re anticipating that the Audi R4 will slot in under the TT<\/a> in the low-$30,000 range, as the 2010 TT presently starts at $37,800.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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