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Audi launches A6 e-tron in US without Avant edition

Posted by The Green Car Geek on

What is it?

This is the fully electric Audi A6 e-tron. The US will see it in Sedan and Sportback versions. The Avant version will not make the boatride.

Key Features

The A6 e-tron is built on the PPE platform, the same platform under the recently released Porsche Macan. So expect a serious performance, battery, and range increase over products derived from the MEB platform (Q4 e-tron SUV and Sportback).

Some of the key features to arrive with the new A6 series:

  • Predictive thermal management
  • 100kWh battery (94.9kWh usable)
  • 800 volt architecture
  • 270kW DC charging (10 to 80 percent in 21 minutes)

Audi claims a range of up to 758 kilomieters in Sportback trim. That’s a whopping 469 miles!

The A6 and S6 variants incorporate new lighting signatures for improved areo. Drag coefficients are markedly low.

Concept rendering of Audi Q6 Avant
Audi S6 e-tron Avant concept rendering
Side profile of Audi Q6 Avant
Audi S6 Avant e-tron
Interior of Audi Q6 Avant
Audi S6 Sportback e-tron Interior
Side profile of Audi Q6 Sportback.
Audi S6 Sportback e-tron
Passenger side profile of Audi Q6 Sportback.
Audi Sportback S6 e-tron

Link: Press Release

The Green Car Geek’s Take

Love the what Audi has done with the ID.7. Better, I love the Avant. Sadly, Audi says they are not considering the Avant for the US market. And that sucks.

Audi wagons have a long history here in the US as some of the most appealing cars on the road with performance-tuned engines and suspensions. Others can speak in more detail to this than I, but I have always had a thing VW’s wagon offerings. Had VW offered a wagon version of the e-Golf, I’d be driving one now instead of the Kia Niro EV I’m currently sporting.

Crossed-fingers Audi has a change of heart and allows us to enjoy this version of the wonderful e-tron. Hell, just bring over the ID.7 estate. That’ll work!