RUMOR: Is Audi Going To Take Its SUV Offerings Even MORE Upscale With A Q9 And Go Up Against The X7, GLS, Range Rover?

Audi’s growing SUV ranks are set to swell further with the addition of a new Q9 model in the future.

Audi launched the Q8 as its flagship SUV in Shenzhen, China, earlier this month. At the time, CEO Rupert Stadler refused to rule out the possibility of an even larger and more luxurious model to sit above it if the expected customer demand is there.

“The customers will tell us what they want in the future,” Stadler told Autocar when asked if Audi was planning a Q9. “Time will tell..."

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MDarringer - 6/30/2018 12:23:47 PM

+1 Boost

It needs to be an Audi Escalade not another rehash of the Q7/8.

Agent00R - 6/30/2018 12:48:07 PM

0 Boost

Agreed.

Decadent and seating for 7.

TomM - 6/30/2018 8:16:37 PM

+2 Boost

At some point - the proliferation of models at VW is going to take a toll. There are just too many vehicles trying to occupy the same space in the supply chain - much like GM got to before it was broken up. Add in that the cost of making cars in Germany is far more expensive than just about any other place - and you get a bad situation should gas prices continue to increase or the coming recession (THere is always one coming) comes sooner rather than later.

VW already has Porsche and Bentley in that space - that is enough.