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2003 Detroit Show - Audi Pikes Peak
Audi Pikes Peak	The Pikes Peak name will go away, but Audi's concept SUV is coming to stay. Likely badged the A7, or perhaps Magellan, Audi's wagonesque SUV is based on the VW Touareg/Porsche Cayenne. Like them, it features a height-adjustable suspension (with up to 11 inches of ground clearance) and mechanical and electronic differential locks. Compared to its two siblings, the longer Audi is the only one with three rows of seats; total people capacity is six in as many seats. The rear four fold to make a flat cargo floor. The powerplant, a pumped-up version of the already muscular RS6 V-8, is twin-turbocharged for 500 hp and 456 lb-ft of torque—it's also unlikely to make production. Look for a 345-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 and a 6.0-liter W-12 instead.