2007 Audi Cross Cabriolet Concept

Audi is expanding at an incredibly rapid rate. This is a brand that's

Behind the glamor of its show-ready body, the Cross Cabriolet previews the upcoming Audi Q5. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, American Auto Press)

eager to grow, full of creative ideas, innovative technologies and solid successes on the road and on the track. This year has been spectacular from a product standpoint, with many new concept and production debuts. The overflow of models has even resulted in concept cars being shown at lesser known shows, not just the main stages at the biggest events. Perhaps the most important thing about these concept cars is that Audi has a track record of committing such prototypes to production in one form or another. In the past decade, at least, almost everything the brand has shown as a concept ended up on the road. The Q7, A5, R8, TT – all of these vehicles owe their exterior and interior designs to various concept cars.

This metallic orange concept crossover you see here is different, as the brand has never done anything like this before. While crossovers aren't new, it's a different sort of blend – convertible and premium compact SUV. The roof itself is a simple cloth drop-top, but the fact that the doors don't have frames and there isn't a B-pillar poking up through the side

Roof up, it has the profile of any new Audi convertible. (Photo: Audi)

of the car gives it a very open, very clean shape when the roof is down.

The transformation from coupe to convertible is a fairly quick one, taking just 17 seconds from start to finish. The multi-layered fabric top might not be the “Acoustic Roof” that Audi fits to a variety of its convertibles, but it has been said that it provides comparable levels of noise and heat insulation to a conventional metal roof. To ensure that all occupants stay nice and warm, even in colder weather, all four sets are equipped with an airscarf system, which jets warm air through the headrests for comfort. Also, an intercom system allows each passenger to talk and hear everyone else clearly, even at high speeds with the roof down.

Finished in Stone White, the interior of the Cross Cabriolet is a continuation on modern Audi interior design.

Interior is intelligently designed and beautifully finished. (Photo: Audi)

The dome-shaped console and dash house a variety of new technologies, including Audi's latest navigation display interface. While much of the system is controlled via MMI, a touchscreen system that features similar capabilities to a tablet computer notebook has been added. The screen can, for instance, feature menus that can be moved around by dragging and dropping; this is also handy for searching maps. And speaking of maps, the new system also works in conjunction with Google Earth to help you get exactly where you're going, complete with live updates for traffic, weather and other valuable services.

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