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Audi working on new supercar?

Audi of America boss Johan de Nysschen announced that there will be a small sport/utility vehicle and another supercar added to its U.S. lineup.

The new SUV will be placed bellow the Q5 and will have the same size as the Toyota RAV4. Audi has previously hinted at the small SUV, which might not be called a "Q"—since the company has a deal with Nissan that lets it use the badge on only the two larger vehicles, the Q5 and the Q7.

He also confirmed there will be a new supercar coming to America, but he offered no other details about the future model.

Johan de Nysschen said it’s unlikely that Audi will bring the small A1 to the United States in its first life cycle.

Could the supercar be the long denied R4?

Audi R4 denied

In the past few years there are rumors about a "baby" version of its R8 supercar to challenge the Porsche Boxster premium roadster. The new model was supposed to be called R4 and go into production in 2010 with a sales target of 30,000 units a year.

But now, internal Audi sources told Automotive news that the automaker has no plans to build such an R4. " It was never in our product planning," the spokesman said.

German media reports say Porsche’s top executives are concerned about Audi developing cars that threaten Porsche sales. Porsche is expected to take majority control of Audi parent Volkswagen group in the next three months.

Colin Couchman, a London-based automotive analyst at Global Insight, said increased competition between Audi and Porsche would not be a good strategic move over the long term. " It’s best to keep the Audi and Porsche brands as separate as possible," he said.

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Audi and Porsche working together for the Audi R4

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2010 Audi R4

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2010 Audi R4 Picture Gallery

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