Yahoo Autos Audi Grandsphere concept reportedly going into production as the next A8
The next-generation Audi A8 will borrow several key styling cues and features from the GrandSphere concept, according to a recent report. The luxurious sedan will land in showrooms in a couple of years as an electric sedan with a spacious interior and a long list of tech features.
Built on the PPE platform developed jointly with Porsche, the next-generation A8 will adopt the E-Tron nameplate, according to British magazine Autocar. It's expected to make its official debut in 2023, and the publication learned that the overall design won't change much.
"The GrandSphere is a very concrete teaser. It's not far away from what will become production. It's not 1:1 but very close," Marc Lichte, the head of Audi's design department, told Autocar. It sounds like Audi's next flagship sedan will receive a complete exterior make-over.
While the exterior design shouldn't change much, it will be interesting to see how much of the interior makes the leap from concept car to production car. Audi developed the GrandSphere with Level 4 autonomous technology in mind and designed the interior accordingly; Oliver Hoffmann, the head of Audi's technical development, told Autoblog in 2021 that the concept was created from the inside out.
