The new Audi Q6 E-Tron is lastly right here. Following our take a look at of a near-production Q6 E-Tron prototype in July 2023 and reveal of the handsome cockpit with all its digital screens, we lastly have all the main points.

Under the pores and skin of the Q6 E-Tron is Audi’s Premium Platform Electric structure, shared with the Porsche Macan EV and used right here for the primary time with Audi badging. It’s an 800-volt system incorporating two electrical motors with bias in direction of the rear in each energy and automobile weight. At launch there are two trims—Q6 and the performance-focused SQ6—each utilizing the identical 100-kWh (94.9-kWh web) battery pack. Sportback trims will come later, and a rear-wheel-drive model with an extended vary can also be within the works.

Buyers in North America will take pleasure in a mixed 422 horsepower from the Q6 E-Tron, a modest 40-hp bump versus the mannequin bought in Europe. The sportier SQ6 will get 483 hp. With launch management activated output rises to 456 hp within the Q6 and 510 hp within the SQ6 for higher acceleration. Audi says the Q6 can attain 60 mph in roughly 5.0 seconds utilizing launch management, and if you happen to step as much as the SQ6, the time drops to 4.2 seconds.

Audi supplies an EPA estimate of 300 miles for the usual Q6 E-Tron; estimates for the SQ6 aren’t obtainable simply but. But with each trims utilizing the identical battery, it is secure to imagine it’s going to have a bit much less vary when it is made official later this yr. Of better curiosity is the Q6 E-Tron’s 800-volt charging functionality; it may possibly go from 10 to 80 p.c in 21 minutes hooked to a DC quick charger, pulling 270 kW.

Audi says the PPE structure is purpose-built to maximise electrical packaging whereas delivering stout driving dynamics. The management arms are positioned in entrance of suspension arms for higher battery positioning. The steering rack is mounted to a subframe to assist improve management. And to benefit from all that, Audi suits wider tires on the again of the Q6.

We skilled this firsthand after we drove the Q6 E-Tron prototype. Despite a chassis that was solely “60 percent” tuned on the time, we discovered the SUV to be properly balanced in turns whereas providing a cushty journey. The SQ6 was sharper nonetheless, and now that Audi has issues absolutely dialed in, we’re understandably curious to pattern the ultimate product.

While efficiency and energy are actually a part of Audi’s PPE story, the superior know-how baked into the SUV is arguably extra essential. The Q6 E-Tron’s E3 (End-to-End Electronic) structure is a built-in assistant that depends on AI to not simply handle the varied Android-based programs, however to supply proactive recommendations based mostly on realized behaviors over time. There’s even an avatar for the AI that exhibits on the middle 14.5-inch show or within the elective augmented-reality heads-up show.