In its third iteration, the \u201c-sphere\u201d family of prototypes produces a generous proposal tailored to the needs of Asian megalopolises, agglomerations populated by more than ten million inhabitants that justify the prolonged use of private vehicles on wide routes and, therefore, hypertrophic dimensions compared to the European \u201curban\u201d context (eponymous to the car).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"Audi](\"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022070602_AudiUrbansphere.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Centrality of autonomous driving<\/strong><\/span> MPV for the families<\/strong><\/span> Beijing style centre\u2019s role<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe project continues to be dominated by the centrality of autonomous driving, obviously with electric propulsion, and a network of digital relations between passengers, car and environment capable of transforming every journey into a \u201csphere\u201d of experience: there are, however, several dissonances with its two sister cars, described by Auto&Design in issue number 252.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nIf the Sky- represents a shortened roadster ready for the most winding routes, leaving the driver in control, while the Grand- constitutes a flagship whose front seats slide back sumptuously when electronics take over, the Urbansphere resolutely explores the MPV sphere \u201cwith special care for the second row and its occupants, not forgetting that up to six seats are made available to accommodate families\u201d, explains Marc Lichte, head of Audi design.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nSo it is not merely a functional investment in height and volume, although the result turns out the most habitable Audi ever: \u00abHere we worked together with our style centre in Beijing meticulously gathering ideas from potential buyers. What emerged was such an interest in the central seats that it substantially influenced the entire architecture. And then, above all, the conception process was executed completely from the inside out, creating an authentic private bubble in which to relax in traffic\u00bb.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>