Audi teases three 'Sphere' concept vehicles

German manufacturer Audi has hinted at the direction of its future models in a video posted to LinkedIn, with two of its key figures teasing the new EVs.

Audi's Senior Vice President, Henrik Wenders, and Head of Design, Marc Lichte, introduced the company's future direction by saying its new models are centred around making "mobility about so much more than driving".

The three vehicles are dubbed 'Spheres', essentially each representing different aspects of driving and focusing on it to give occupants an enhanced experience, coming as a part of the brand's move to EVs as it begins to wind up internal combustion engine production.

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Audi's three Sphere concepts

Lichte says in the video, "there's nothing holding us back, the future comes in all shapes and sizes – we can make it sleek, elegant or breathtaking."

Wenders continues, explaining, "we have all the technology we need – we can make it sustainable, autonomous, digital and connected. The future is a space for ideas, for designs and innovations."

The Sky Sphere is deemed to be "a unique sphere where the sky is just the limit. A driver's car and autonomous at the same time."

Its outline suggests a low and long sports car with an extended bonnet, a rare sight for an EV given the relatively small space electric motors take up compared to a combustion engine.

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Its second vehicle is the Grand Sphere, "all about grand appearance, immersive and personal, a grand high-class experience for all senses." With a side profile similar to the current E-Tron GT and A7, the grand tourer could be the flagship luxury vehicle of the range.

Lastly, the Urban Sphere, a SUV-style vehicle which is having "a private space in an urban environment – digital and social, involving and perfectly centred around you". The rough outline sketch shows it could be even bigger than the current range of Q5 and Q7s though the bonnet is significantly shorter, owing to the aforementioned advantages of EV tech.

Audi is currently tracking nearly 25 per cent better than last year in vehicle sales, having sold 9013 cars up to the end of June this year with 69 of those sales coming from its e-tron EV crossover.