All-electric vehicles are spreading like wildfire in the automotive landscape. Audi is among those who are currently expanding their electrified offerings, and the next generation Audi A8 is a potential candidate for getting a zero-emission powertrain.
This isn’t just another rumor, as such a potential model has officially been hinted during the company’s Annual General Meeting by Chairman of the Board of Management, Bram Schot, although nothing has been decided yet.
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In his speech, the Audi official said: “In 2020, we will launch five electric cars. And we will make significant progress after that; Audi will already have 20 all-electric models by 2025. The next generation Audi A8 might well be all-electric. That has not been decided yet, but I can well imagine it. We are thinking about revolutionizing the top-end class with a completely new concept for the A8.”
The fourth-generation A8 will turn two in mid-summer, so it’s here to stay for a few more years. Its predecessor had a life span of seven years, and so did the one before that ,which, in all likelihood, means that the current model should remain in production until 2024.
While a battery-electric powertrain for the A8 still has to be decided, Audi has already approved a more luxurious version that will be targeted at the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class. Rumored to resurrect the long-dormant Horch brand name, it will serve as the range-topping member of the family.
