In line with the German publication Automobilwoche, the choice to postpone the premiere goes again to the brand new head of Audi, Gernot Döllner. Really, the mannequin was to be unveiled earlier than the tip of the yr. As is well-known, the Q6 e-tron is Audi’s first electrical automotive on the PPE platform – and thus the sister mannequin of Porsche’s electrical Macan.
Initially, the duo was to have a good time its debut on the finish of 2022. Nonetheless, software program issues brought about a major delay within the schedule. On the IAA Mobility in September, Audi solely printed the primary official photos of the inside of the Q6 e-tron. The mannequin was already exhibited in Munich largely uncloaked. Apparently, nonetheless, there may be nonetheless a hitch someplace, at the very least Audi is claimed to have confirmed to Automobilwoche that the premiere will now be delayed once more to “most likely in March 2024”. The background to that is that Döllner “desires to place all of the makes an attempt within the coming years to the check as soon as once more”.
The choice additionally has penalties for Porsche. With the intention to supply Audi a giant stage within the electrical phase, there may be an inner settlement to current the Q6 e-tron earlier than the Porsche Macan E, which can also be based mostly on the PPE structure, and whose unveiling will thus even be postponed till March 2024 on the earliest. “Except VW boss Oliver Blume, conveniently additionally Porsche boss, cancels the present settlement,” Automobilwoche wrote. Blume had declared in March 2023: “We’ll ship each fashions to clients in 2024.” Whether or not this promise continues to be legitimate stays to be seen.
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