Audi Shooting Brake

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| caption = Audi Shooting Brake at the
2005 Tokyo Motor Show

| name = Audi Shooting Brake

| manufacturer = Audi AG

| production = 2005

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| class = Concept car

| platform = A5 (PQ35)

| body_style = 2-door compact hatchback

| layout = Front engine,
quattro on-demand four-wheel drive

| engine = 3.2 L VR6

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| aka = Audi TT Shooting Brake

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The Audi Shooting Brake was a concept car developed by Audi and officially unveiled at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. It was a study of a sporty two-door compact shooting brake hatchback.{{cite web

|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2005/10/11/audi-tt-shooting-brake-to-debut-at-tokyo/

|title=Audi TT Shooting Brake to debut at Tokyo

|date=2005-10-11

|work=Autoblog

|access-date=2008-10-06

| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080917235016/http://www.autoblog.com/2005/10/11/audi-tt-shooting-brake-to-debut-at-tokyo/| archive-date= 17 September 2008 | url-status= live}}

File:Audi Shooting Brake Concept 004.jpg

The concept vehicle was based on the second-generation Audi TT and provided, to some extent, a preview of the new TT, which was yet to be launched. It was powered by a 3.2 litre VR6 engine, developing a maximum output of {{convert|250|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} at 6200 rpm,{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} with torque peaking at {{convert|35.0|kgm|Nm lbft|abbr=on}} between 2500 and 3000 rpm.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} The engine, already in some of the Audi's production models, such as the second generation Audi A3, and the Audi TT sports car, accelerated the Shooting Brake from {{convert|0|to(-)|100|km/h|abbr=on}} in 6 seconds,{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} reaching an electronically limited top speed of {{Convert|250|km/h|4=0|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} The vehicle also had Audi's quattro four wheel drive system.

The exterior appearance was dominated by a massive single frame front grille, characteristic to the newest Audi models, as well as clear-glass headlights with new LED technology and 19-inch double-spoke wheels from quattro GmbH. The interior put the emphasis on sporty design and is dominated by materials like aluminium and leather. A notable interior feature was an evolutionary version of navigation system{{clarify|date=June 2012}} with touch screen monitor and character recognition.

In 2007, an Audi executive said that the car would not be produced.{{cite web

|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/24/from-the-mouths-of-execs-audi-shooting-brake-wont-be-produced/

|title=From the mouths of Execs: Audi Shooting Brake won't be produced

|date=2007-01-24

|work=Autoblog

|access-date=2008-10-06

}}

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