Audi will launch the car with six different engines and the teasing promise of plug-in hybrid power "one day" in its life cycle. At 13.7 feet long, the Q2 is 7.67 inches shorter than the Q3 and far lighter, too. At just 2,657 pounds, it's light enough that Audi felt comfortable giving it a 114-horsepower, 1.0-liter, three-cylinder engine as its entry powerplant.
From there, Q2 buyers can step up to a 1.4-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine with direct injection, variable valve timing and lift, and cylinder-on-demand technology, with 148 hp. The top petrol-powered variant will have the 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbo motor, with both direct and indirect fuel injection and 190 hp. A 114-hp version of the 1.6-liter, four-cylinder turbodiesel provides the step-in point to the diesel range (in Europe, anyway), followed by a 148- and 190-hp versions of the 2.0-liter turbodiesel. All of the 2.0-liter motors use a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission as standard equipment, and while the same unit is optional across the board, the stock versions – again, in Europe, anyway – use a six-speed manual gearbox.
The Q2 is based on the MQB modular architecture shared with the A3 and Volkswagen Golf, amongst many, many other cars. This new Q2 has an 8.5-foot-long wheelbase with short front and rear overhangs, though its nose is dominated by a new version of Audi's single-frame grille. The Q2 is only 5.9 feet wide and five feet tall, and Audi decided against the use of exotic materials, instead making the Q2's body out of form-hardened steels.
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