Audi Teases Prologue Avant Concept

Audi Prologue Avant Concept

Audi has published a series of sketches that preview a new show car called prologue avant. The company’s next concept will be presented to the public for the first time next month at the Geneva Motor Show.

Penned by Marc Lichte, Audi’s new design director, the prologue avant concept is a shooting brake version of the prologue coupe that debuted last November at the Los Angeles Motor Show. 

Audi Prologue Avant Concept

The prologue’s front end appears to carry over to the avant with only minor modifications but the concept gains an extra set of doors and a rakish D-pillar that gives it a sporty silhouette. Out back, the avant gets angular tail lamps connected by a thin light bar that emphasizes the wagon’s width.

Like the coupe, the prologue avant packs a simple yet futuristic cockpit with a fully digital instrument cluster inspired by the one found in the third-gen TT. The bulk of the switchgear has been replaced by touch-sensitive surfaces that let the driver and the front passenger control individual infotainment systems.

Audi Prologue Avant Concept

Audi has not revealed what the prologue avant is powered by. The prologue concept that bowed in LA was powered by a 605-horsepower 4.0-liter TFSI V8 engine, and a plug-in hybrid version of it dubbed prologue piloted driving concept was shown last month at the Consumer Electronics Show that took place in Las Vegas.

Full details about the Audi prologue avant concept will emerge over the coming weeks. If built, Audi’s latest concept will fight head-to-head against the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake.