Audi will seek to make the names of its models more coherent.
There are no more odd or even numbers for the powertrain technology.
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Audi has announced a new global naming system for its cars, aimed at facilitating the identification of each vehicle's type, size, shape, and powertrain. This updated system will begin with letters indicating the vehicle's style: "A" for "low floor" models and "Q" for "high floor" ones. Following these letters will be numbers from 1 to 8, which will represent the classification or size of the vehicle, but the brand has decided to abandon the use of even or odd numbers to indicate powertrain technologies.
Next, the body style will be specified, which can be Avant, Sedan, or Sportback, as applicable. Lastly, a powertrain code will be included covering the TFSI (Turbo Fuel Stratified Injection) combustion engine, the TFSI e plug-in hybrid, and the fully electric E-tron model. This new system will also replace the two-digit power representation that used to cause confusion.
The new naming system will debut with the combustion engine version of the Audi A6, which will be presented on March 4. A6 models are expected to have names like A6 Avant TFSI or A6 Sedan E-tron. On the other hand, current models will not receive a new name.
In the past, E-tron vehicles caused confusion; for example, the original model in the United States was a Q8-style SUV, simply known as the "Audi E-tron." Later, a Sportback version was launched, and both models were renamed Q8 E-tron, which are being discontinued. Currently, there is a Q6 E-tron model that is similar in size and is based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) modular platform, the same used for the A6 E-tron and the Porsche Macan EV.
