Paris Motor Show 2024: Audi introduces Q6 Sportback e-tron - with a range of 656 kilometers
With the Q6 Sportback e-tron, Audi expands its electric model portfolio with a body variant reportedly particularly popular, which will be shown for the first time in Paris. The Sportback adopts the features of the PPE platform in terms of performance, range, efficiency, and charging, and is expected to mark the best value within the Q6 series in terms of aerodynamics with a range of up to 656 kilometers thanks to its flatter silhouette. The models are produced in a CO2-neutral manner at the main plant in Ingolstadt and can be ordered from the turn of the year 2024/2025. The entry-level model, the Q6 Sportback e-tron with an 83 kWh (net 75.8 kWh) battery and rear-wheel drive, costs from 65,900 euros. The rear-wheel-drive Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron performance is available from 71,200 euros. The quattro costs from 77,100 euros and the SQ6 starts at 96,200 euros.
“The Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron combines the great strengths of our new e-models – efficiency, range, and performance – with the emotional, functional design of the distinctive body shape," promotes Gernot Döllner, Chairman of the Board of AUDI AG.
The goal is to combine the space of an SUV with the elegance of a coupé. The trunk offers 511 liters of volume and there is even a 64-liter frunk. With the rear seat bench folded down, the luggage compartment grows to up to 1,373 liters. The long wheelbase of 2,899 millimeters is also intended to provide plenty of space in the second row of seats. Additionally, there are 25 liters of storage compartments available. Also important: the high towing capacity of up to 2,400 kilograms for the Quattro, otherwise up to 2,000 kilograms. Thanks to the aerodynamically optimized body shape with a cW value of 0.26 (0.28 for the SUV variant) and the large battery with a gross capacity of 100 kWh (net 94.9 kWh), the Q6 Sportback e-tron performance, which is 4,771 millimeters long, 1,965 millimeters wide (without mirrors) and 1,665 millimeters high, is 37 mm flatter than the SUV variant, promises the people from Ingolstadt, thus offering the greatest range within the Q6 e-tron series.
Sustainable materials in the interior
Inside, the focus is on the Audi MMI Panoramadisplay and MMI Passenger Display for a "visually clearly designed digital stage," as it is called. In addition to coziness, the dynamic interaction light is meant to offer a variety of communication functions. It spans the interior and the cockpit with a generous curve. The colors and high-quality materials such as fabric Argument or microfiber Dinamica, partly made from recyclates, are also found in the seats. In the S line version, the fabric Elastic Melange, which is made from recycled fibers, is used in the softwrap. Headliner, pillars, and sun visors are made from the fabric Draft, which is also made from 100% recycled polyester. Audi also focuses on sustainability for the trims – the anthracite technical fabric, which customers can select as an application in the S line version and S model, is made from recycled material. As an alternative, there is linear birch stone gray natural: The production process was optimized so that less waste is generated.
Complete range of drive and battery variants available from market launch
Even the entry-level variant of the electric Sportback with an 83 kWh (net 75.8 kWh) battery is expected to deliver impressive driving performance. The rear-wheel drive Q6 Sportback e-tron produces 185 kW (252 HP) and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.0 seconds in Launch Control mode. The electric motor of the also rear-wheel-driven Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron performance reaches 0 to 100 km/h in Launch Control mode in 6.6 seconds. The quattro provides a system output of 285 kW (387 HP) and needs 5.9 seconds for the sprint. The most powerful version, the SQ6 Sportback e-tron, achieves a system output of 360 kW (489 HP) with the two electric motors on the front and rear axles and accelerates to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds. With the 83 kWh battery, up to 545 kilometers should be possible, up to 636 kilometers with all-wheel drive and up to 607 kilometers with the SQ6 Sportback e-tron. The top speed is electronically limited to 210 km/h for all variants, but in the SQ6 it tops out at 230 km/h.
An improved thermal management of the high-voltage battery and the 800-volt electrical system are designed to ensure high charging performance. Ten minutes at a fast-charging station are sufficient under ideal conditions to charge a range of up to 265 kilometers with a maximum charging power of up to 270 kW, from 10 to 80 percent in 22 minutes. The S-model can also charge with up to 270 kW, while the rear-wheel drive variants can charge at up to 260 kW (with the 100-kWh battery) or up to 225 kW (with the 83-kWh battery) at a fast-charging station.
Improved Driving Dynamics
When it comes to driving dynamics, Audi has largely redeveloped the systems and components associated with the chassis of the Q6 e-tron series. The refined axle kinematics are designed to provide noticeably more agility and also improve steering response, partly because the steering is firmly bolted to the subframe, as the manufacturer outlines. The construction of the steering system and its control via new software modules, in conjunction with the new front axle, are intended to provide enhanced feedback about the current driving and road conditions through the steering wheel. The rear-biased drive with an overall variable all-wheel distribution is also expected to contribute. The different dimensioning of the electric motors on the front and rear axles in the all-wheel variant allows for a rear-biased torque distribution even at full load. The new passive damping system FSD (Frequency Selective Damping) is designed to ensure the vehicle stays securely on the road, adapted to the respective driving situation. The air suspension with regulated damping performs a load balancing via the level control, thus ensuring a constant trim position of the vehicle under various load conditions. Furthermore, passive safety is mandatory for the Ingolstadt-based company, with five stars in the Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) as a requirement.
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