AUDI has unveiled the first of an upcoming trio of concept vehicles, the Audi Skysphere. An all-electric roadster with carriage-style doors and oversized wheels, the Skysphere’s most notable characteristic is that it can shorten or elongate its wheelbase with the push of a button.
Skysphere presages two other concept cars planned for debut this year: The Grandsphere concept, due out next month, and the Urbansphere concept, which will debut in 2022.
“This is the first piece in how we are foreseeing the future,” said Henrik Wenders, the head of brand for Audi AG, at a private preview of the vehicle Aug. 9 at a studio in Hollywood. “The present is offering everything we need for the future … and we had better hurry up.”
News of the concept comes as Audi reports its best-ever first six months in the 52-year history of the modern iteration of the brand, with net
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