Audi is gearing up for the reveal of the new A2 this autumn – and a prototype has now shed the majority of its camouflage, revealing a strong resemblance to its ancestor.
The electric crossover will evoke the spirit of the supermini in both function and form, as Audi revives the name after a two-decade hiatus.
The German firm officially confirmed the revival of the A2 at its annual media conference in March.
The new images showcase the car's lozenge-like roofline and tapered rear flanks, defining features of the original.
The new EV, to be made in Audi's Ingolstadt hometown, will serve as an indirect replacement for the soon-to-be-discontinued A1 and Q2 at the bottom of its line-up. Pricing is tipped to start from under £30,000.
CEO Gernot Döllner said the new A2 comes as part of a strategy to make the Audi EV line-up accessible to a wider market: “We’ve listened. Our customers want electric mobility that impresses in everyday life.
"The A2 E-tron is our promise to deliver exactly that: efficient, compact and confident. We’re making entry into the electric Audi world easier and more relevant than ever."
The new A2 will be based on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB EV platform and will therefore be close in size and specification to the Volkswagen ID 3 hatchback.
"It’s a highly efficient entry-level car into the Audi universe and positioned within the core of the A-segment [Audi's term for A3/Q3-sized models]," said Döllner.
"It’s compact on the outside yet very spacious on the inside.
"We will inform on price positioning at the given time ahead of launch, but it’s going to be our electric entry-level car, so it will be below what we’ve offered so far on electric cars in the Audi universe."
Inside Audi, the new A2 is seen as an indirect successor to the company's 1999 supermini, which majored on efficiency thanks to a lightweight aluminium architecture and a slippery one-box bodystyle.
