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This, Internet, is Audi"s first major foray into the world of hydrogen powered cars. It"s called the H-tron Quattro Concept, and a production version could be with us by the end of the decade.
It"s launched at the Detroit motor show, and in what is probably a shrewd move for pushing fuel cell technology into the limelight, it"s a nicely fashionable SUV. One not unlike the E-tron Quattro Concept we saw last year, in fact. The two are very closely related, and they aesthetically preview a BMW X6 rival, likely called Q6.
This H-tron isn"t quite as fast or powerful as the E-tron, its drivetrain producing 282bhp and 406lb ft maximums, enough for a sub-7.0sec 0-62mph time and a (limited) 124mph top speed.
More importantly, its range is quoted at 373 miles, and the tanks - which sit below the passengers - can be fully refuelled in four minutes. Try that with an electric car.
There are no tailpipe emissions, and if the hydrogen has been produced in a renewable way, the H-tron has "zero global emissions".
Drive comes via electric motors, but these are powered by a hydrogen fuel cell as opposed to batteries. Nevertheless, it ought to drive as quietly and seamlessly as a typical EV: we had a go in Audi"s A7 H-tron prototype last year, and it felt and sounded just like an electric car.
Date: 11 Jan 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1642
This, Internet, is Audi"s first major foray into the world of hydrogen powered cars. It"s called the H-tron Quattro Concept, and a production version could be with us by the end of the decade.
It"s launched at the Detroit motor show, and in what is probably a shrewd move for pushing fuel cell technology into the limelight, it"s a nicely fashionable SUV. One not unlike the E-tron Quattro Concept we saw last year, in fact. The two are very closely related, and they aesthetically preview a BMW X6 rival, likely called Q6.
This H-tron isn"t quite as fast or powerful as the E-tron, its drivetrain producing 282bhp and 406lb ft maximums, enough for a sub-7.0sec 0-62mph time and a (limited) 124mph top speed.
More importantly, its range is quoted at 373 miles, and the tanks - which sit below the passengers - can be fully refuelled in four minutes. Try that with an electric car.
There are no tailpipe emissions, and if the hydrogen has been produced in a renewable way, the H-tron has "zero global emissions".
Drive comes via electric motors, but these are powered by a hydrogen fuel cell as opposed to batteries. Nevertheless, it ought to drive as quietly and seamlessly as a typical EV: we had a go in Audi"s A7 H-tron prototype last year, and it felt and sounded just like an electric car.
Date: 11 Jan 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1642
