Q2 previews edgier Audis Small SUV aims to woo a younger generation of buyers to the Audi brand with its fresh new design

Audi’s new Q2 was unveiled in Geneva and will go on sale this summer from around £21,000. It also reveals a new front-end look for Audi’s Q models.

Audi says the Q2 is aimed at young, urban drivers and hopes it will draw new customers. “Buyers in this segment have edgier desires,” said Matthias Link, the Q2’s exterior designer. “They have different aspirations from their parents, and we’ve tried to reflect that.”

The Q2’s front has a new single-frame grille with polygon details — a feature that will be adapted for all future Q cars — and headlights that are slightly more squared off than those of recent Audis. There’s also an R8-style blade on the C-pillar that can be had in different colours and changed by customers. The tail-lights also show a new design.

Audi claims the crossover’s roofline enables more headroom than in an A3, and clever packaging means the boot swallows 405 litres of luggage with the rear seats up and 1050 litres when down

The Q2 comes as a five-door, fiveseater, with front-wheel drive the default set-up. At launch, there will be three petrols and three diesels all between 1.0 and 2.0 litres and with outputs ranging from 114bhp to 187bhp. The most efficient diesel should do around 70mpg. A six-speed manual gearbox is standard, but an S tronic dual-clutch automatic ’box will be optional on some models.

Buyers will also be able to opt for quattro four-wheel drive, which comes as standard with the range-topping 2.0-litre engines. Audi says the Q2 can venture off road. When the ESC is set to its off-road mode, the drivetrain adjusts to work in slippery conditions. Inside, Audi’s optional virtual cockpit and head-up display will allow drivers to customise their displays.