The Audi A6 e-tron concept debuted at the Auto Shanghai 2021 trade fair as the forerunner of an innovative family of all-electric volume models. Audi is now launching the A6 e-tron as a Sportback and Avant. As the second model on the PPE platform, the upper mid-size vehicle picks up on the familiar product strengths of performance, range, efficiency, and charging. It is also the platform’s first model with a flat floor concept. The exterior is powerful, sporty, and perfectly proportioned. Audi’s new design philosophy defines the interior. Depending on the equipment level, the A6 e-tron offers many innovative features, such as second-generation virtual exterior mirrors, a panoramic glass roof that becomes opaque at the touch of a button and illuminated rings at the rear.
“The A6 e-tron is the first purely electric Audi available as an Avant, which is the shape of some of our most iconic vehicles,” says Greg Leet, Audi New Zealand General Manager. “Its striking design enables the best aerodynamics in the portfolio and therefore greater efficiency. This means we can now offer our current Avant customers an electrified offering without any compromise to the design, performance and flexibility these customers truly value, especially with its long range of well over 700 km*.”
The body’s clean design focuses on dynamism, progressiveness, and elegance. The slim design of the daytime running lights and the wide grille make the A6 e-tron appear flat and wide on the road.
A long history of superior aerodynamics is a core component of Audi’s success. The aerodynamic heroes of the past, such as the Audi 100 (C3) and the Audi 80 (B3), also belong to the mid-size segment. Today, the Audi A6 e-tron is writing a new chapter in this success story.
With the new Audi A6 e-tron, Audi is underlining its leading role in lighting design and technology – an essential part of the Audi DNA. The headlights and rear lights have a three-dimensional design and offer digital light signatures, bringing the physical and digital worlds together. At the front, the Audi A6 e-tron family offers digital daytime running lights with LED technology as an option as well as second-generation digital OLED rear lights.
The MMI panoramic display, with its curved design and OLED technology, consists of the 11.9-inch Audi virtual cockpit and the 14.5-inch MMI touch display and, together with the 10.9-inch MMI front passenger display, forms a digital stage with visually clear design.
An optional innovative panoramic glass roof further enhances the range. This works with PDLC technology (polymer-dispersed liquid crystal), which can switch from transparent to opaque. Electrically switchable glass components contain two PDLC film elements, between which the liquid crystals float. If no voltage is applied, the crystals form an opaque layer, making the glass roof non-transparent. If voltage is applied, the crystals align so the roof becomes transparent. It can be individually controlled like a “digital curtain” via a button in the roof module; customers can choose from four presets.
Powerful, compact, and highly efficient electric motors and a lithium-ion battery newly developed for the PPE consisting of twelve modules and 180 prismatic cells with a total gross capacity of 100 kWh ensure a range of over 750 kms (A6 Sportback e-tron) and over 720 kms (A6 Avant e-tron). With a system output of up to 270 kW in the A6 Sportback/Avant e-tron performance, the new Audi A6 e-tron provides the sporty driving experience Audi is known for.
The Audi A6 e-tron performance accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds. Its top speed is 210km/h. The S6 e-tron* provides a system output of 370 kW. The S6 Sportback e-tron and the S6 Avant e-tron accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds. The top speed is 240 km/h. Its range is over 670 kms (S6 Sportback e-tron*) and over 640 kms (S6 Avant e-tron*).
