The Audi Sport quattro laserlight concept car has had its world premier at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show currently taking place in Las Vegas.

Audi has also just announced that the laser headlights featured on the concept will reach production vehicles and will also make its way to the 2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro race car.

Cutting edge electronic features

The Laserlight concept car is an updated version of the Sport quattro concept that debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show “pointing towards the future – with the latest technologies in plug-in hybrid drives, user control and display interfaces and lighting technology.

“The new show car demonstrates technical ‘Vorsprung’ on many levels,” says Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg. “On-board this car we have e-tron technology with 515 kW of power and 2.5 l/100 km fuel economy; laser headlights that leave all previous systems in the dark with its higher performance as well as new display and operating systems with cutting-edge electronic performance. We are showing the future of Audi here.”

Audi is demonstrating the future of lighting technology by combining matrix LED and laser light technologies. The laser diodes are significantly smaller than LEDs, however are able to illuminate out to 500 metres.

Two low-profile trapezoidal elements are visible within the headlights. The outer one generates the low beam light using matrix LEDs and an aperture mask, while the inner element produces laser light for high-beam functionality.

Other highlights offered by theAudi Sport Quattro Laserlight Concept include a Plasma Red exterior, a new Audi virtual cockpit for the driver, based on the cutting edge Nvidia Tegra 30 processor, which will let you overlay your speed dial on a navigation map, thanks to the use of layered 3D graphics.

Like the original concept, theAudi Sport Quattro Laserlight Concept is fitted with a plug-in hybrid powertrain that consists of a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 engine and a disc-shaped electric motor.

This allows the car to deliver a combined maximum output of 515 kW and 800 Nm of torque. Acceleration from 0-100 km/h is said to take just 3.7 seconds in order to reach a top speed of 305 km/h (189 mph).

The Sport Quattro Laserlight coupe remains a concept, but there are rumors that Audi will make a production version which will go on sale in a year or three.

Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight Concept gallery