Audi Are Adding 11 Models to Expand Range by 2020 (PHOTOS)

Audi have made public their aggressive goals to release 11 further models to their range by 2020 in a bid to be selling 2 million vehicles each year in the global market.The current Audi range has 49 models so there is a lot to look forward to over the next 6 years. But what are we likely to see?

This is the Quatro Sport Hybrid Concept.

The Audi Nanuk Quattro looks devilish in Red.

The sport hybrid concept side view.

The Audi Q1 Concept

Rumor has it that their will be a number of Audi Q crossover models with the Q2, Q6, and Q8 set to be produced. We’ve since heard that the Q2, a compact crossover based on the next Volkswagen Polo’s platform, will actually wear a Q1 badge. The Q6 will be based on the next-generation Q5 crossover and will be a coupe-like version of the four-door, more conventional Q5; likewise, the Q8 is expected to be a sleeker, sportier version of the next-generation Audi Q7.

There have also been reports of a possible Audi V4, an MPV-like hatchback that would be based on Volkswagen’s new MQB platform. Audi could also gain a variant of the Volkswagen Up! city car which may be called A0 if it becomes a reality. There have also been musings that the high-tech, ultra-efficient Volkswagen XL1 could spawn a more performance-oriented Audi version, potentially called the XS.

At the 2013 Frankfurt auto show earlier this year, Audi showed two concepts that may reach production, at least in limited numbers. The first was the Audi Sport Quattro Hybrid, a midsize, sporty notchback with a powerful hybrid drivetrain. This vehicle may become a sort of revival of the Audi Quattro from the 1980s, although it may switch out the hybrid system for a more conventional powerplant to save weight. The other Audi concept from Frankfurt, the Nanuk Quattro, was a strange blend of SUV and supercar based on the Italdesign Parcour concept. It may seem far-fetched for this model to go into production, but Audi executives in Frankfurt told us that the concept received strong interest from customers in the Middle East, Russia, and China.

Since Audi is saying the lineup will go from 49 models to 60, we can assume that some of these additions will be new variants of existing models, such as the high-performance Audi RS3 which is expected to join A3 and S3 variants next year. Additionally, given that S and RS versions of existing Q5 and Q3 crossovers already exist, we would bet that Audi is counting high-performance versions of the new Q6 and Q8 in its total of 11 new models.