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Audi A2 to return as Volkswagen ID 3-based model; to indirectly replace outgoing A1 hatch, Q2 crossover

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Audi A2 to return as Volkswagen ID 3-based model; to indirectly replace outgoing A1 hatch, Q2 crossover

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The Audi A2 name is set to be revived for a future entry-level model, according to senior sources at the German manufacturer, reported Autocar. Expected to take on the e-tron suffix for the brand’s electric models, the new A2 will be unveiled before the end of this year, according to the report.

The entry-level positioning of the next A2 will see it priced below the Q4 e-tron, and will indirectly replace the A1 and Q2 which will end production later this year, according to the publication.

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The next A2 will indirectly replace the A1 and Q2

Originally planned with the Volkswagen Group’s SSP architecture, delays with that platform meant that the next A2 will instead be built on the MEB platform that underpins the Volkswagen ID 3. Using a 400-volt architecture, the MEB-based ID 3 gets batteries of 58 kWh and 77 kWh, the latter offering up to 546 km of range on the WLTP testing standard.

Autocar cited sources within Audi as saying that the next A2 is regarded as not just a rival to the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, but also to fill a gap in the market left by the BMW i3 city car of 2013 (not to be confused with the Neue Klasse 3 Series EV or the G28-generation China-only LWB sedan).

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