Audi electric four-door concept can turn into a pickup

Futurride
1 min readJan 30, 2023

The Activesphere crossover study features PPE electric drive and an innovative mixed-reality user interface concept with augmented reality headsets.
Audi has revealed its Activesphere electric concept, which marks the culmination of sphere concept vehicles with the fourth model in the series. It follows the Skysphere roadster in 2021 and the Grandsphere sedan and Urbansphere space (really an MPV) concept in 2022. Check out the video on YouTube kicked off by Audi AG’s Henrik Wenders, Head of Brand, and Marc Lichte, Head of Design.

The “sphere” naming convention of the Audi concepts refers to their interiors, The brand says that “kilowatts, km/h, and lateral acceleration” are no longer at the top of the design specifications for this generation of concepts. Instead, the starting point is the occupants’ living and experience sphere while traveling. Their needs and desires shape the vehicles’ space, architecture, and functions — then the package, proportions, and lines of the exteriors were designed.

The company calls its latest sphere concept a four-door crossover coupé, its Sportback rear transforming into an open cargo “active back” pickup at the touch of a button to carry recreational equipment such as two e-bikes or water and winter sports gear. The luxury-class “sports ca
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