Audi Steppenwolf

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The Audi Steppenwolf was a concept car produced by Audi and presented at the Paris Motor Show in 2000. [1] The Steppenwolf was a study for a three-door compact crossover SUV based on the Volkswagen Group PQ34 platform used in the contemporary Audi A3 and Audi TT. Powered by a 3.2L V6 engine with four-wheel drive, the Steppenwolf had several novel features, including four-level adjustable air suspension (similar to the Audi allroad quattro), a removable carbon fibre hardtop or optional soft top, and an electro-hydraulic parking brake.

The Steppenwolf didn't result directly in a production model. However, six years later, Audi presented the Audi Cross Coupé quattro, another concept car in the same class, which was the basis of a production version called the Audi Q3 for 2011.

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References

  1. Audi. "2000 Audi Steppenwolf: Concept We Forgot". Motor1.com. Retrieved 2019-09-26.