2004 Audi RSQ Concept

Radical Innovations Depict Technologically Advanced Future

The year is 2035, and the question for car enthusiasts is what will you be driving? If you want to own a future Audi sports

If you want to own a future Audi sports car, perhaps the innovative RSQ gives a hint of what to expect. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, American Auto Press)

car, perhaps the innovative RSQ gives a hint of what to expect. A previous report on Audi's collaboration with the film industry on the movie "I, Robot" (20/12/2003 - Audi Concept Car Being Featured in Upcoming Will Smith Sci-Fi Flick), a sci-fi thriller based around the book of the same name by Russian novelist Isaac Asimov, debuts the futuristic Audi that actor and lead character Will Smith drives.

Unlike other films and television shows which take normal cars and alter them for movies, such as the Batmobile in various "Batman" movies, and going way back the futuristic transportation in Woody

The RSQ isn't just a conventional car with body cladding added, it was completely engineered and developed in house by Audi. (Photo: Audi of America)

Allen's "Sleeper," the RSQ in "I, Robot" is a revolutionary design and engineering exercise developed in house by Audi.

And just what kind of vehicle is Detective Spooner driving on his man-hunt for a killer robot? Well, it's not a variation of the TT which had been originally predicted, as the RSQ is a mid-engine sports car. Underneath the futuristic new lines is most likely another rendition of Audi's upcoming Le Mans supercar, or at least that's a as good a guess as any.

While exciting, a mid-engine configuration is hardly ground breaking. What is innovative, however, is using spherical balls instead of wheels to connect the car to the road. Director Alex Proyas (The Crow, Dark City) came up with the idea, as well as the RSQ's unique insect wing-like doors.