There’s also a good chance that the mystery SUV will be sold in China only. Audi already offers a handful of Chinese-exclusive models, and more are planned. Coming up next is a Q5 E-Tron<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2023 Audi Q9 spy shots – Photo credit:\u00a0S. Baldauf\/SB-Medien<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But getting back to this mystery SUV. An earlier tester used a Volkswagen Atlas body to hide its new mechanicals. The Atlas uses a stretched version of Volkswagen Group’s MQB platform designed for mainstream cars but any Audi full-size SUV would likely ride on a stretched version of the premium MLB Evo platform found in several Audis, including the Q7 and Q8.<\/p>\n We currently expect this mystery SUV to be revealed in late 2022 or early the following year.<\/p>\n Don’t be surprised if additional Volkswagen Group brands launch their own full-size SUVs to help spread the investment cost of this Audi. Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark last year hinted strongly that an SUV will fill the void of the Mulsanne<\/a> as the brand’s future flagship, and Volkswagen in 2016 rolled out the T-Prime Concept GT<\/a>E and confirmed plans for a production model. The T-Prime is a full-size SUV measuring 11 inches longer than the latest Touareg.<\/p>\n Stay tuned for updates as development continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most of the major luxury brands now offer full-size SUVs but the option is still missing at Audi, though that situation may change in the near future. Audi engineers are testing a prototype for a full-size SUV. 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