The Audi A2 The name is set to return on the tailgate of a new electric hatchback that will sit underneath the Audi Q4 and-tron in terms of size and price in the German luxury brand’s offering.
Accordingly Autocarthe new electric hatch will replace the A1 hatchback and Q2 small SUV – both Production is scheduled to stop in 2026 – and with the badge “Audi A2 and-tron‘.
The automaker has not officially announced the new electric vehicle (EV) and there is no confirmation it will be offered in Australian showrooms following its expected European launch in 2027.
A heavily camouflaged test mule, believed to be the A2 e-tron, has been spotted several times at the famous Nürburgring race track in Germany.
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Based on the same underpinnings as the Volkswagen ID.3 electric hatch – which is not sold in Australia – the A2 e-tron will not be a traditional hatchback, it is said Autocarinstead, the lines between a sedan and a small SUV are blurred.
The Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform is used for the ID.3 – also in the Cupra Born with an electric hatch and the Volkswagen ID.4 And ID.5 Mid-size electric SUVs – feature a 400V electrical system and a single electric motor driving the rear wheels, with output ranging from 125kW to 210kW on the GTX Performance flagship.
The battery sizes in the ID.3 are between 58 kWh and 79 kWh and enable a WLTP range of up to 595 km.
The starting price for the reborn Audi A2 is said to be around £30,000 ($58,500A), slightly more than the current Q2, which is priced at around £28,000 ($54,680) in the UK, but well below that of the larger Audi Q4 e-tron, which has a starting price of around £47,000 ($91,784) in the UK.
In Australia, the Q2 currently costs $49,400 (excluding on-road costs), while the Q4 e-tron starts at $84,900 (excluding on-road costs).
The original Audi A2 was a state-of-the-art, highly efficient city sedan that was sold in 176,377 examples in Europe between 1999 and 2005, but was never officially sold in Australia.
The tiny hatch was 3.83 m long, 1.67 m and 1.55 m high, and its wind-resistant, aerodynamic body was made of weight-saving aluminum, making it one of several fuel-efficient city cars developed for the European market at the time.
Its 1.2-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel achieved an official combined fuel consumption of just 2.9 l/100 km, making the original A2 the most fuel-efficient five-door production car of its time. A 1.4-liter diesel and 1.4- and 1.6-liter four-cylinder gasoline engines were also offered.
This was one of the other efficiency-oriented models at the time Volkswagen Lupo and later the wild look Volkswagen XL1 Hypermiler – none of which were sold in Australia – which was officially classified as a “one liter car” with a claimed fuel consumption of just 0.9L/100km.
A “one-liter” research version of the first A2 was also developed, but it never went into production.
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