Premium Platform Combustion (
PPC) is a modular
car platform for
internal combustion cars developed by
Volkswagen Group’s
Audi unit. It is considered a further development of the
MLB platform and can therefore be regarded as the third generation of this platform after MLB and MLB Evo. It made its debut in 2024 with the
Audi A5 (B10).
Platform strategy The name of the modular platform was chosen in reference to the
Premium Platform Electric (PPE), which was developed by Audi and Porsche as an electric-only platform, while the PPC is intended to serve Audi as the last newly developed combustion engine platform. The PPC shares the E³ 1.2 electronics architecture newly developed by Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad with the PPE. Both the PPC and PPE for the premium segment as well as the VW
MEB (electric) and
MQB Evo (combustion engine) platforms for the volume segment are all to be replaced by the new highly scalable electric-only
Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) across all Volkswagen brands from 2029.
Technology The PPC serves exclusively as the basis for vehicles with a
longitudinally installed
combustion engine in the mid-size and luxury class and
front-wheel or
all-wheel drive. A special feature of the modular platform is the further developed second-generation
mild hybrid, which Audi calls ‘MHEV plus technology’. In addition to the familiar
belt starter generator, a new powertrain generator with integrated power electronics is placed on the transmission output shaft. In combination with the 48-volt battery, this enables partially electric driving with up to 18 kW of power and 230 Nm of torque. The powertrain generator
recuperates energy back into the battery at up to 25 kW. The battery is positioned above the rear axle and has a separate cooling circuit. Overall, the system is designed to increase the fuel efficiency. The engines used are 2-litre in-line four-cylinder petrol engines from the EA888 series, 3-litre V6 petrol engines from the EA839 series and 2-litre in-line four-cylinder diesel engines from the EA288 evo series. Only 7-speed dual-clutch gearboxes are used. Manual gearboxes are no longer fitted. Instead of fake tailpipe trims as in the previous generation, only real tailpipes are fitted in response to customer feedback.
Models •
Audi A5 B10 (2024–present) •
Audi A6 C9 (2025–present) •
Audi Q5 (third generation) (2024–present) •
Audi Q7 (third generation) (2026–present) File:Audi A5 B10 DSC 7314.jpg|Audi A5 B10 File:Audi A6 C9 IAA 2025 DSC 1920.jpg|Audi A6 C9 File:Audi Q5 GU DSC 8462.jpg|Audi Q5 (third generation) == See also ==