Audi Sport Quattro Concept arrives. It’s a 690bhp hybrid

Audi has revealed the Audi Sport Quattro as a 690bhp, 4WD, 2-door hybrid which pays homage to the original quattro and looks set for production.

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Audi has been playing at recreating the original Audi quattro for a few years now, but this Audi Sport Quattro Concept looks the most convincing and the most likely to make production.

Paying homage to the original quattro, the Sport Quattro Concept gets blistered rear wheel arches, big flat surfaces, familiar shaped headlights, a slim greenhouse and a new grill design which probably points at Audi’s future models.

Inside, Audi has gone for a (refreshingly) new take on the Audi interior with cleaner lines, lots of carbon fibre and four seats.

But it’s under the skin the Quattro Sportt make the biggest statement, with a twin-turbo V8, electric motor and liquid-cooled lithium-ion batteries.

The V8 produces a very healthy 553bhp and 516lb/ft of torque all on its own, but the electric motor is good for an additional 148bhp and another 295lb/ft of torque, fed to all four wheels through and eight-speed automatic gearbox with a sport diff on the back axle.

That’s enough for Audi to claim a 0-62mph of 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 191mph, but thanks to stuff like cylinder deactivation, stop-start and the ability to drive in EV mode for up to 30 miles, the Sport Quattro comes with claims of official economy numbers of 113mpg and 59g/km – which will make the Sport Quattro a great deal for company car drivers BIK payments.

The Audi Sport quattro will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week.