2010 Audi Q3 Rendering

After Audi chose the production facility for the new Q3 SUV, people got hard at work trying to figure out what the Q3 will actually look like. Audi described it as “A coupe-like five-door SUV with seat positions, wheel size, and ground clearance characteristic of a typical SUV.”

The image Audi gave us press folks showed the Cross Coupe Quattro Concept from 2007, which is what the Q3 will be based on.

Theophilus Chin, automotive Photoshop guru extraordinaire, rendered these images of the Q3 based on the Cross Coupe Quattro Concept.

via: theophiluschin.com

Audi Cross Coupé quattro

Audi just chose a production site for the upcoming Q3 crossover – the SEAT facility in Martorell, Spain. Manufacturing should being in 2011 with a production capability of 80,000 units/year. Audi threw around €300 million into this, and chose the site after careful consideration of other facilities internationally.

The Q3 will be a small SUV, coming in just below the Q5. They’re calling it “coupe-like,” with 5 doors and other characteristics similar to an SUV, but with a “supremely sporty driving experience.” One has to wonder with SUVs getting smaller and smaller, at what point are we going to reach the size where calling it an SUV and not a wagon (or “Avant,”) is inaccurate?

Market launch of the Q3 is set for 2011.