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Fathers of the world, it is time to unite. Pull up those white tube socks and reset your white New Balances, because Audi has a new electric concept that has a shocking amount of grid-like looks for an electric vehicle. It’s time to ask how you like these burgers.
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Called Audi Urbansphere, the concept is a minivan slash SUV that appears to be designed around the sweeping curves of an overfed manatee that had a horrific head-on collision with a grille. I’m not entirely sure why Audi decided to make the front of an electric, autonomous concept look like it wore a traditional grille, but it’s bold and I can respect it.
Basically, this big luxury barge was designed for urban consumers, especially those in China. Despite the long minivan look, there are only four seats inside – but all that space means you can recline to an angle of 60 degrees. The wraparound headrests have embedded speakers, and as this is a vehicle of the future, there are screens throughout that can be controlled with subtle hand and eye movements. Biometric scanning will also appear to be available, so your car can put your mind at ease when you’re stressed.
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The Urbansphere concept would be developed with Level 4 autonomous capabilities, meaning the vehicle can drive competently without human intervention, but a human has the ability to drive should you choose to do so. And to add to this vehicle’s staggering numbers, it will have an estimated range of 466 miles.
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This is of course a concept. These are all just vague guesses about what might happen in the future, with no real guarantees as to what will happen. Audi claims similar technologies could hit the market by “the end of the decade,” which is usually just code for “we just want to show off our design skills now.” Maybe in the meantime Audi has time to think about that grille.