The Audi Q2 is a
subcompact luxury crossover SUV
Subcompact crossover SUV is an automobile segment used to describe the smallest segment of crossover SUV, a type of sport utility vehicle, below the compact crossover SUV. Subcompact crossover SUVs are usually based on a platform of a subcompact ...
developed and manufactured by
Audi
Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.
Th ...
. It was first unveiled to the public on 1 March 2016 at the
2016 Geneva Motor Show and built on
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen AG (), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The company designs, manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial ...
's
MQB A1 platform as the
Mk7 series Volkswagen Golf. The car is manufactured at the headquarters of Audi in
Ingolstadt
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, Germany; by
FAW-Volkswagen
FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China. It was founded on 6 February 1991.
FAW-VW is headquartered in the so ...
in Foshan, China; and in Relizane, Algeria.
It has been sold since November 2016 in markets in Europe. Unlike Audi's other crossovers, the Q2 is not sold in the United States or Canada. A long-wheelbase version called the Q2L is sold in China.
The Q2L e-tron is an all-electric version that has been built and sold in China since November 2019. Powered by a 38 kWh lithium-ion battery of Chinese supplier
Contemporary Amperex Technology
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (), abbreviated as CATL, is a Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company founded in 2011 that specializes in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage s ...
, the Q2L e-tron has a range of on one charge and a top speed of . Its electric motor delivers the maximum power of and maximum torque of .
In February 2022, Volkswagen AG confirmed that the Audi Q2 will be discontinued after the model completes its current generation life cycle at the end of the 2023 model year without a successor planned, due to poor sales and plans to shift Audi into selling larger premium crossovers and SUVs.
Design
The Q2's front face is formed flat and in an upwards slant, like the other models of Audi's Q Series. The interior incorporates a 5.8 inch
Audi MMI display and a 12.3 inch virtual cockpit display.
The car also employs an LED
ambient lighting system, which projects differently coloured light into the car, depending on the time of day.
Pricing
The Q2
subcompact
Subcompact car is a North American classification for cars smaller than a compact car. It is broadly equivalent to the B-segment (Europe), supermini (Great Britain) or A0-class (China) classifications.
According to the U.S. Environmental Prot ...
SUV
A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a car classification that combines elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles, such as raised ground clearance and four-wheel drive.
There is no commonly agreed-upon definiti ...
has three trim levels:
* SE, Sport
* S line
* Edition #1
Technical data
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, -
, 1.0 TFSI
, rowspan="3" , 2017–present
, 999 cc
I3 turbo
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, @ 5500 rpm
, @ 2000–3500 rpm
,
FWD
,
,
,
, 10.5-10.7 s
,
,
, rowspan="3" , Euro 6
, -
, 1.4 TFSI COD / 35 TFSI
, 1395 cc
I4 turbo
, @ 5000–6000 rpm
, @ 1500–3500 rpm
,
,
,
,
, 8.5-9.0 s
,
, 124
, -
, 2.0 TFSI
, 1984 cc
I4 turbo
, @ 4200–6000 rpm
, @ 1450–4150 rpm
, AWD (quattro)
, 7-spd. ''S tronic'' DSG
,
,
, 6.8 s
,
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, -
, 1.6 TDI
, rowspan="3" , 2017–present
, 1598 cc
I4 turbo
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, @ 3250–4000 rpm
, @ 1500–3200 rpm
,
FWD
,
,
,
, 10.7 s
,
,
, rowspan="3" , Euro 6
, -
, rowspan="2" , 2.0 TDI
, rowspan="2" , 1968 cc I4 turbo
, @ 3500–4000 rpm
, @ 1750–3000 rpm
,
,
,
,
, 8.5–8.7 s
,
, 114
, -
, @ 3500–4000 rpm
, @ 1900–3300 rpm
, AWD (quattro)
, 7-spd. ''S tronic'' DSG
,
,
, 7.0 s
,
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Emission std.
, -
, L 30 e-tron
, 2019–present
, Permanent Magnet electric motor
,
,
, FWD
, Single-speed Fixed gear
,
,
, ? s
,
,
References
External links
* (German)
{{Audi (Europe) timeline 1970 to date
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