Audi is describing its all-electric Q6 e-tron SUV – a twin below the pores and skin with the electrical Porsche Macan EV – as “some of the necessary Audis we now have ever launched, and the beginning of one thing actually new for us”, in addition to promising that it’ll have “class-leading vary”; properly in extra of 650km off a cost.
Set to reach in Australia within the first half of 2025, the Audi Q6 will likely be provided in varied variants together with a Efficiency RWD (rear-wheel drive, not historically an Audi function), a Quattro all-wheel drive and the stronger, and Porsche-like, SQ5.
Whereas the Audi Q6 e-tron will share the identical PPE structure that the Porsche Macan EV is constructed on, it’ll additionally get that automotive’s selective damping system, delivering improved journey high quality.
Inside, you’ll be able to count on numerous screens, together with a Panoramic OLED show, and the power to your front-seat passenger to disregard you completely.
All Q6 e-trons will function the entrance passenger contact display show; a ten.9 inch contact display that can permit your copilot to pick out locations through the satellite tv for pc navigation and share them with the motive force’s screens, select media and even watch YouTube movies.
The display is designed with intelligent know-how which means it is going to be clearly seen to the passenger however to not the motive force.
The Q6 e-tron can even have new matrix LED headlights, with a number of gentle signature so drivers can customise the look of their very own daytime operating lights. Charging can even get sooner, with the brand new car utilizing an 800-volt structure that can allow it to be charged from 5 to 80 per cent in as little as 22 minutes.
One other new weight-saving measure is the PDLC (Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal) roof, which replaces a conventional sunroof. This glass roof can change its chemical make-up to regulate the quantity of sunshine coming by means of.
The Q6 e-tron can even be joined subsequent yr by the long-awaited This fall e-tron – which was because of arrive in mid-2024, however has been pushed again, in response to Audi, in order that Australians may have entry to the most recent and best model – in addition to an up to date model of the sporty e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT (the range-topping Efficiency model of which may have a staggering 680kW, 1027Nm of torque and a claimed zero to 100km/h time of two.5 seconds, making it far and away the quickest road-going Audi ever).
Audi’s Matthew Dale admits there are “numerous pure electrical autos arriving in Audi showrooms over the following 12 to 18 months” however says he’s not involved about stories of a cooling marketplace for EVs down below.
“Will we take into account the market, completely, however when you have a look at the place the marketplace for EVs is now, it’s at 11.6 per cent, yr thus far, so it’s slowing, but it surely’s actually not going backwards,” Dale stated.
“For the primary time, we’re going to have a BEV in our mid-sized SUV providing, we’re going to have a full breadth of merchandise, and it’s all about providing our clients that alternative.”
Count on full pricing and specification particulars nearer to the car’s launch in 2025.