奥迪即将推出全电动SUV ，人称“特斯拉杀手”

奥迪公司日前发布了一张全电动SUV概念车的照片。像其他豪车制造商今年发布的全电动车型一样，媒体现在已经给这款车型冠上了“特斯拉杀手”的名号。

奥迪声称，这款e-tronquattro概念车是一款运动型SUV，它也是奥迪公司首款即将大规模量产的电动汽车。据悉，奥迪将在下月的2015法兰克福国际车展上正式展出这款车型，并将于2018年投入量产。

其他豪华汽车厂商相比，无论从规模、销量还是从员工数量而言，我们都可以用“袖珍”二字来形容特斯拉公司。比如，特斯拉汽车今年的预计出货量是5万台，而单单今年7月份，奥迪就卖出了14.6万台汽车。

由于特斯拉在豪华型全电动汽车领域大获成功，包括通用、宝马、保时捷、奔驰和奥迪在内的各大主流厂商都在积极进军这一市场。同时为了遵守欧洲的排放规定，很多厂商都在研发电动或插电式混动车型。这款奥迪概念车似乎主要是面向北美市场开发的，因为该地区的SUV销量一直在持续飙升。但问题是，这款e-tronquattro是否将成为特斯拉SUV车型Model X的直接竞争对手？后者将于今年9月份正式上市。

这个问题的答案，恐怕我们要等到e-tronquattro投入量产后才能知道，也就说至少要等到2018年。也就是说，特斯拉还有两年多的时间在全电动SUV领域抢占市场先机。

奥迪e-tronquattro的电池续航里程能达到500公里以上。本月初，奥迪、三星和LG Chem表示，他们将合作开发一款专供全电动SUV的电池，据称该电池的续航里程也是这个距离。通过此次合作，三星电机和LG Chem将在他们的欧洲工厂为奥迪生产电池，同时三星和LG Chem也将投资欧洲的电池技术。

关于这款概念车，还有几点需要指出：首先，它不是奥迪现有SUV的改款，而是一款从头设计的电动车型。和特斯拉的Model S一样，其底部完全闭合，从而更符合空气动力学原理。该车型的传动系统是基于奥迪R8 etron跑车改进的。整车装配了三台电动马达，一台在前轴，两台在后轴，为整台汽车提供动力。

奥迪e-tronquattro与特斯拉Model X的一个主要区别是它的座位。奥迪e-tronquattro可以容纳4人乘坐，但Model X则最多可容纳7人。（财富中文网）

译者：朴成奎

审校：任文科

Audi released a teaser photo of an all-electric SUV concept car this morning and like every other luxury all-electric vehicle to be unveiled in the past year, it’s already being called a Tesla killer by the media.

The e-tron quattro concept vehicle, described by Audi as a sporty SUV, is the company’s first large-series electric car. Audi, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group VLKAY -0.94% , will unveil the e-tron quattro concept at the International Motor Show 2015 to be held next month in Frankfurt. The SUV will go into series production beginning in 2018, Audi says.

Tesla Motors is diminutive—in size, sales, and employees—compared with its luxury automaker counterparts. For example, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company is expected to deliver 50,000 cars this year. Audi sold 146,000 vehicles in July alone.

And yet major automakers, including General Motors GM -0.25% , BMW, Porsche, Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz unit and Audi all seem to be responding to Tesla’s TSLA -2.10% success in building a luxury all-electric vehicle people want to drive.

Many of these automakers are developing electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to comply with emissions regulations in Europe. However, Audi’s new project seems geared more for North America, where SUV sales continue to soar. But will it offer U.S. buyers an alternative to Tesla’s gulf-winged Model X SUV, which customers who preordered are expecting to be delivered in September?

We won’t really know until the Audi e-tron quattro goes into production, which isn’t expected to begin until 2018. That gives Tesla more than two years to gain market share in the all-electric SUV segment.

The Audi e-tron quattro SUV will have a battery range of more than 500 kilometers, or about 310 miles. This is the same range that was floated earlier this month when Audi, Samsung, and LG Chem said they were teaming up to develop a battery designed for an all-electric SUV. Under that deal, LG Chem LGCLF -39.13% and Samsung SDI SSNLF -3.06% will supply Audi with batteries produced at their European plants. The South Korean tech companies will also invest in cell technology in Europe.

A couple of notes about this concept car: Audi isn’t modifying an existing SUV. This concept car was designed from the ground up as an electric car. The underbody is completely closed—just like Tesla’s Model S—which makes it more aerodynamic. The drive system is based on the Audi R8 e-tron sports car. Three electric motors—one on the front axle and two on the rear axle—drive the Audi e-tron quattro concept.

Seating is one major difference between the Audi e-tron quattro and the Model X. The Audi e-tron quattro will have space for four people, while the Model X has seating for up to seven people.