Audi Isn't Done With Swoopy SUVs: New Q8 On The Way

The Q8’s future was uncertain when Gernot Döllner became Audi CEO.

Audi’s management team has since green-lit a second generation.

The BMW X6 rival is set to arrive before 2030.

Browse any corner of the Internet, and it won’t take long to realize that SUVs beaten with the coupe stick seem universally hated. However, out in the real world, where people buy things with their presumably hard-earned money, it’s a different situation. What started as a fad in 2007 with the original BMW X6 has become a lucrative segment for luxury automakers and even some mainstream brands.

Audi is no exception, offering multiple Sportback-styled derivatives of its SUVs. The Q8 goes a step further, as it’s marketed as a standalone model. While we haven’t talked about the Mercedes GLE Coupe rival in a while, that doesn’t mean it’s dead. A second-generation model has now been confirmed by the man calling the shots in Ingolstadt.