Unless you’re an alternative-powertrain nerd or an Audi geek of the highest order, it would have been easy not to know that the Audi h-tron concept the four-ring brand rolled out onto its stand at the 2016 Detroit auto show is utilizing the fifth generation of Audi’s hydrogen fuel cell technology under its shiny yellow hood.

Siegfried Pint, Audi AG’s head of electrified powertrain development responsible for the e-tron and h-tron concepts, has been on the leading edge of Audi’s hydrogen-powered efforts from its first Audi A2H2 supermini up to the h-tron. The h-tron is the culmination of a decade’s worth of efforts, and from our vantage point, it’s closer than ever to an actual production model.

Pint also had a huge hand in the Audi e-tron concept that debuted at last year’s Frankfurt show. The e-tron and h-tron are similar in exterior look and execution. Both are boxy, midsize crossovers that foreshadow the coming Audi Q6.
Not surprisingly, Pint said the electric motor configuration of the e-tron is similar in scope to the h-tron, but there are obvious packaging differences given the powertrain setups.

Pint also had a huge hand in the Audi e-tron concept that debuted at last year’s Frankfurt show. The e-tron and h-tron are similar in exterior look and execution. Both are boxy, midsize crossovers that foreshadow the coming Audi Q6.
Not surprisingly, Pint said the electric motor configuration of the e-tron is similar in scope to the h-tron, but there are obvious packaging differences given the powertrain setups.

Click here to see what Pint says sets the Audi h-tron apart from the crowd.

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