Audi’s next design language is beginning to take shape. The firm released a series of dark photos to preview a concept called Grand Sphere that will provide a glimpse at how it envisions the flagship sedan of the future.
While finer design details are shrouded in darkness, we can tell the Grand Sphere takes the form of a long, swept-back four-door model with a relatively tall roofline and an unusually long wheelbase. It looks nothing like the A8, or like anything Audi has put its four rings on to date. It’s markedly more futuristic than even the A6 E-Tron concept.
Stretching the wheelbase allowed interior designers to give the Grand Sphere a living-room-like cabin. Up front, the occupants travel on individual seats as they enjoy an immense amount of leg room. Out back, the passengers sit on a more basic-looking bench. While technical specifications remain few and far between, we’re assuming the Grand Sphere incorporates some degree of autonomous driving to let the driver work, relax, or sleep. However, it’s not entirely driverless; there’s an oval, twin-spoke steering wheel clearly shown in one of the photos released by Audi.
