Porsche and Audi even closer together, will share a new platform

La internal restructuring that the Volkswagen Group is experiencing never before has it been so important. The scandal of the emissions of its diesel engines has put the finances of the German conglomerate on the ropes and for this reason the industrial plan has taken a 180-degree turn. Within this change of scenery is the confirmation that Audi and Porsche, the two premium firms (excluding Bentley) in the group, will further strengthen their collaboration.

Both brands operate autonomously within the Volkswagen Group.. However, to avoid duplication in terms of industrial development and technology research, they have decided lose part of their autonomy to develop a new platform. In addition, the agreement they have established is not only about platforms, as they will also work to develop new technologies for electric vehicles and autonomous driving.

As we all know, the german consortium is risking its future and viability to electric vehicles. For this reason, the new base that they are going to develop between Porsche and Audi is aimed at giving life to vehicles powered by electricity. However, they will not be electric vehicles like those put on the market by Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda or Audi (in their lowest range), They are high-performance electric vehicles..

For this reason, the Volkswagen Group wants to unite the engineering efforts of both firms, since part of their clients are common. Like is logic, the technological level of the vehicles that can be born in the heat of this new platform It is much higher than what they had until now. within the German consortium and therefore its development will be carried out by the best engineers out there at both Audi and Porsche.

This agreement is already a fact, but the rumors about this collaboration continue to provide more data. According to the liars, the new platform that they would be developing could be the "J1" that will give life to the imminent Porsche Mission E so its development would be very advanced. As Audi would have had very little to do with this process, it could contribute to the base the knowledge regarding autonomous driving that it is acquiring in its collaboration with NVidia.

Soon we will know more about what they are up to in the Volkswagen Group for Porsche and Audi. But surely it will be something big, because their future profitability depends on the movements they make now.

Source – Audi