The Showcar Audi prologue Trailer

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The Audi prologue show car has been revealed at the Los Angeles Motor Show, and hints at a luxurious two-door rival for the new Mercedes S-Class Coupe. It also shows a revised design direction for the German brand, and points towards the next-generation A6, A7 and A8, as set out by newly appointed head of design, Marc Lichte. Described as a ?signature car for Audi?, the prologue show car could also eventually manifest itself as the new Audi A9. The two-door coupe features a 4.0-litre TFSI turbocharged petrol engine, tuned to produce 597bhp. There's 750Nm of torque, helping it race from 0-62mph in just 3.7 seconds. That means if it was to make production, it could out-accelerate the flagship £183,000 Mercedes S 65 AMG Coupe, which takes a comparatively lethargic 4.1 seconds for the same benchmark sprint.