Audi Roadjet concept (2006)

Concept car · 2006 · Combustion

Audi Roadjet (2006)

A compact fastback that debuted the 3.2 FSI V6 with a 7-speed DSG and quattro.

The Roadjet was a B-segment sized fastback saloon shown in Detroit in 2006. It carried a 3.2-litre FSI V6 with 300 PS, and was the first Audi to combine the 7-speed Direct Shift Gearbox with a longitudinal engine and quattro. Audi also showed car-to-car communication and the drive select system on it.

Key facts

  • Engine: 3.2 L V6 FSI
  • Output: 300 PS (221 kW) at 7,000 rpm
  • Transmission: 7-speed Direct Shift Gearbox, quattro
  • Length x width: 4.70 m x 1.85 m

Production

  • Status: Concept only
  • It stayed a design study; no direct production successor is confirmed (a Wikipedia claim of an A3 facelift link has no source).
  • Revealed at North American International Auto Show, Detroit, January 2006

Photos

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Source: Audi MediaCenter photo (dated 9 Jan 2006)

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