Allegedly Official Sketches of Audi e-Tron Spyder Concept with Diesel-Electric Hybrid Drive

<a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2010/09/allegedly-official-sketches-of-audi-e.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519140253661943410" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfs0a0UVnI/AAAAAAADUPA/odZQBi9cdm0/s800/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-01.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 645px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">These reportedly official sketches showing a drop-top version of Audi's e-tron Detroit concept (<a href="http://trends-automotive.blogspot.com/2010/01/audi-e-tron-detroit-concept-all-new.html">see here</a>) have been making the internet rounds in Germany. Named the e-tron Spyder, the new concept model is said to make its first public outing at the Paris Motor Show at the end of September.<br /></span><p></p><a name="more"></a><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The reports from Germany go on to say that unlike the coupe variant which only made use of two electric motors producing a combined output of 204-horsepower, the Spyder model runs on a hybrid (parallel) system incorporating a mid-mounted 3.0-liter V6 TDI diesel engine driving the rear wheels through a DSG transmission and a pair of electric motors turning the front wheels.<br /></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;" >Stay tuned to Carscoop as we'll update this story as soon as we find out more.<br /></span></p><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >Source: <a href="http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/eco/audi-e-tron-cabrio-in-paris-audi-gibt-ausblick-auf-r4-2747767.html#article_detail" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">AMS</a> & <a href="http://www.autobild.de/artikel/pariser-autosalon-2010-audi-e-tron-spyder-1254311.html" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Autobild</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfro8f4MfI/AAAAAAADUO4/_N7eZKJke2A/s1600/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-6.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519138957032960498" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfro8f4MfI/AAAAAAADUO4/_N7eZKJke2A/s200/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-6.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfroYi6LxI/AAAAAAADUOw/9W7a0WSn5-A/s1600/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-7.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519138947381997330" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfroYi6LxI/AAAAAAADUOw/9W7a0WSn5-A/s200/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-7.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfroHqg-pI/AAAAAAADUOo/05aW0trZn7s/s1600/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519138942850497170" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfroHqg-pI/AAAAAAADUOo/05aW0trZn7s/s200/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-1.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfrn9ZN84I/AAAAAAADUOg/mcR5eRH_Ph8/s1600/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519138940093592450" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfrn9ZN84I/AAAAAAADUOg/mcR5eRH_Ph8/s200/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-2.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfrn1RZ-zI/AAAAAAADUOY/tLRjHP-364s/s1600/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519138937913342770" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfrn1RZ-zI/AAAAAAADUOY/tLRjHP-364s/s200/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-3.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfrnX_lwoI/AAAAAAADUOQ/2J-X1h5xVxM/s1600/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519138930053988994" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfrnX_lwoI/AAAAAAADUOQ/2J-X1h5xVxM/s200/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-4.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfrnDAuP3I/AAAAAAADUOI/4zuao2S0_Q4/s1600/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-5.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519138924421594994" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TJfrnDAuP3I/AAAAAAADUOI/4zuao2S0_Q4/s200/Audi-E-tron-Spyder-5.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 101px;" /></a>

Allegedly Official Sketches of Audi e-Tron Spyder Concept with Diesel-Electric Hybrid Drive

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