Amazing Concept Car; Audi Urban Concept Car

It will be interesting to see what people at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, reminiscent of the Audi Urban Concept. Car manufacturers, and Audi is no exception, seem to think, to drum up excitement for these shows, they come up with designs that would never sell in the real world. There are some good ideas at work here though, and even some design philosophies in the sketches that could iron out a few things if you changed. Of course, the 21-inch wheels with no apparent ties, the sliding cockpit canopy, and other such real-world impossibilities have to bear.

What is good, however, is the cycle fender wheel covers, and the slate clean, lightweight design. I love the ribbon on the car that is a clear nod to the R8. Other things, like the seats are a bit contrived. The passenger seat is a few inches back of the drivers, á la the VW XL1 concept, presumably to accommodate the shoulder in an otherwise tight quarters, but like other manufacturers, who do similar things, including tandem seating, eg Renault Twizzy, they seem to forget that humans are social beings, we like to talk, or at least see each other. On the other hand, being urban roundabouts perhaps the drive was just short enough that we do without each other for the moment.

The Urban Concept uses of carbon fiber reinforced plastic for the chassis, and poured into the bucket seats, further evidence that the carbon is not just for looks and more supercars. The drivetrain is all electric, as you probably guessed, and has two "e-tron" engines, or engines are the same as that of the powerful e-tron concept is unknown. In fact, all information regarding the performance is still under wraps for now.

Audi is on a roll lately, releasing car after car, a small town around the electric sense and a great addition to the stable. The Urban Concept in particular, could fill that niche, and quite nicely. There is a masculinity and quality of this car that many others seem to miss.

I for one am looking forward to the 2011 Frankfurt show in September. I will focus on Audi pulls the sheet off of this one, because there are many questions surrounding the car. It will be interesting to see Audi Enter.