2019 Audi Q8- Company's First And Biggest SUV Coupe

The brawny Audi Q8 will be the company’s first— and biggest—SUV coupe, exterior designer Sascha Heyde says. Left unsaid is the idea that consumers are increasingly turning their backs on traditional three box sedans, resulting in the Q8 likely displacing the A8 as Audi’s flagship model when it arrives in the U.S. late this year.

- Angus MacKenzie

The Q8 shares its basic structure with the three-row Q7 SUV, though the architectural hard points have been tugged and teased to deliver a sportier stance. The 117.9-inch wheelbase is the same, but the Q8 is 3.3 inches shorter and 1.4 inches lower than the family-friendly Q7. The key dimensional change is across the axles, however: The Q8 is an inch wider.

The broad-shouldered proportions are accentuated by the wide grille up front, a full-width light graphic at the rear, crisp sheet metal pulled tightly out over the wheels, high shoulders, and a low roof line with a car-like greenhouse.