Overview
- Orders for the Q9 opened at the end of July and Audi says the model will reach customers in the fourth quarter of 2026 with production in Bratislava and a German base price around €108,400.
- For the German launch Audi confirmed a 3.0‑liter V6 TDI mild‑hybrid with 220 kW (299 PS) and 630 Nm paired to an eight‑speed automatic and quattro all‑wheel drive.
- The Q9 is Audi’s largest model at 5.31 m long and a 3.14 m wheelbase and offers six‑ or seven‑seat layouts plus features such as electrically opening doors, large OLED screens and Android Automotive OS with AI voice support.
- Audi also introduced a new emergency assistant that can detect driver inactivity and, where feasible at speeds between 50 and 30 km/h, steer the vehicle to a motorway hard shoulder and stop it.
- Separately, Autozeitung published spy photos of a semi‑clad RS Q5 prototype in the Austrian Alps and analysts speculate it could borrow the RS5’s plug‑in‑hybrid hardware for much higher output, but power, weight and price figures remain unconfirmed by Audi.