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Audi's AI:Trail Quattro concept takes wild design into the wildnerness

Wild concepts abound at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but Audi's AI:Trail may be the wildest.

Andrew Lanxon
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Audi AI: Trail Quattro concept

Audi's AI: Trail Quattro concept is a bonkers-looking off-road EV.

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The AI:Trail gets the AI part of its name by being a Level 4 autonomy-capable vehicle.

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The AI:Trail is packing some seriously custom-looking 35-inch tires for added off-road prowess.

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The wild-looking body is hiding some unique features like four electric motors for full-time Quattro all-wheel drive.

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The AI:Trail eschews headlights for freaking drones, man.

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The Audi Light Pathfinders are five rootless, triangular, electrically operated drones with integrated matrix LED elements -- according to Audi.

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The Trail is also packing 13.4 inches of ground clearance.

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Audi says that it can also ford 1.6 feet of standing water, so it's no new Defender, but it's not bad.

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