Autoblog reports that Audi will be delaying its launch of its three new SUVs and will only be introducing them into the auto market in 2009, mainly due to marketing reasons.
Audi’s compact Q5, the diesel and hybrid versions of the Q7 Crossover were originally up for sale in the third quarter of 2008 but Audi wanted to avoid these new vehicles from getting lost in the year-end sales drives. These three will instead be marketed as 2010 models instead of initially being 2008 models.
The diesel version of the Q7 was said to have a 3-liter turbo-diesel V6 which is capable of producing 230 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. According to U.S head Johan de Nysschen, since the new engine will be 50-state compliant, it is “just a matter of formality” before this engine also gets into the future models of A4, A6 and A8. On the other hand, the Q7 hybrid is said to be able to produce 280 horsepower with its V6 engine.
Audi is saying that these three vehicles will likely make its debut in Detroit in 2009.
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