Audi SQ8 spy undisguised with diesel engine

This thing has a twin-turbo V8 under the hood.

<p class = "web-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Reports released earlier this year suggested the very first & nbsp;Audi SQ8 will debut at Los Angeles Auto Show 2018but, obviously, that does not happen. The star on the booth of the German company in Los Angeles is the Electric vehicle E-Tron GT but, in the meantime, automakers are making final evaluations of SUV coupe performance in Europe. "Data-reactid =" 14 "> According to reports released earlier this year, the very first Audi SQ8 will debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, but that's obviously not the case. the German brand E-Tron GT is the star on the booth of the German company in Los Angeles.In the meantime, the car manufacturers are conducting final evaluations of the performance of the coupe SUV L Europe.

The attached video was filmed in Copenhagen yesterday and shows a totally undisguised prototype of the SQ8 2019. In other words, this is exactly the car you will see very soon in the Audi showrooms. Given this, we are tempted to believe that the launch of the SUV is only in a few weeks.

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<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "A look at the back of this meadow -production The prototype reveals that it is a diesel-powered test car.The TDI badge on the back makes reference to the V8 bi-turbo engine of 4, 0 liters under the hood, which was also used in the SQ7 and which was used by the now-abandoned company. Bentley Bentayga Diesel. The electrified mill generates a torque of 429 hp and 664 lb-ft of mountain at only 1,000 rpm. "Data-reactid =" 20 "> The back of this prototype pre-production reveals that it is a diesel-powered test car. TDI on the rear refers to the 4-liter, twin-turbo, under-the-hood V8 engine, which was also used on the SQ7 and was used by Bentley Bentayga Diesel, which is now abandoned. delivers 429 horsepower and propels the mountain 664 pound-feet of torque from just 1,000 rpm.

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This is the engine that the SQ8 will receive for the European market, but rumor has it that the coupe-SUV performance mashup also gets a gasoline powertrain for the US market. In our opinion, Audi will install a 3.0-liter turbo V6 in the SQ8 in the United States with power near or above the 400 hp. A high-end V8 engine SQ8 is also in the cards.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The next big auto show will take place in January the NAIAS 2019 in Detroit will take place. Hopefully, in less than two months, Audi will give some final touches to its fast SUV. "Data-reactid =" 62 "> The next big auto show will take place in January, on the occasion of the NAIAS 2019 in Detroit.We hope that Audi will give the final touch to its fast SUV before its world premiere, in less of two years, months from now.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Note: Another prototype of the SQ8 is shown in the gallery below."data-reactid =" 63 ">Note: Another prototype of the SQ8 is shown in the gallery below.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Source: & nbsp;Pro-Street"data-reactid =" 64 ">Source: Pro-Street