In an interview with Bloomberg last week, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told the news outlet about his company’s plans to test the waters with a new concept based on the Q3 crossover named “Vail” at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. However, that’s about all Stadler was willing to reveal.

It’s only a matter of hours before we see the Q3 Vail Concept in person, but we just found a set of sketches purportedly showing the SUV study on the Dutch website Audiblog.

Even though they do look like the typical renderings released by Audi, we can’t confirm their authenticity.

If they are indeed real (and that’s a big if), then the Vail will be a sporty-looking three-door crossover model – perhaps something in the likes of the Porsche Cajun

We’ll be on the lookout for more info, so keep checking back.

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