It’s secure to say that Audi has been taking part in catch-up within the luxurious EV recreation. This new A6 Sportback E-Tron fills a giant void within the lineup. After a number of crossovers and SUVs, the German luxurious model is lastly launching an electrical sedan. Properly, it has a tailgate, which technically makes it a liftback for those who don’t suppose the time period hatchback is right. That is successfully Audi’s belated reply to the BMW i5 and the Mercedes EQE.
Not like the i5 which shares its CLAR underpinnings with the 5 Sequence, the brand new A6 E-Tron is constructed on a devoted EV structure. The Premium Platform Electrical (PPE) is identical used for the not too long ago launched Q6 E-Tron, a BMW iX3 competitor. As well as, the {hardware} will also be discovered beneath the brand new Porsche Macan, an electric-only crossover.
It’s a classy automotive that would’ve regarded even higher with out the cut up headlight theme some BMWs have additionally embraced. Audi says the A6 Sportback E-Tron is its most aerodynamic manufacturing automotive in historical past due to a drag coefficient of simply 0.21. The low Cd is partially made potential by the implementation of facet cameras and aero-optimized alloy wheels.
Prospects will get to select from rear- and all-wheel-drive flavors of the A6, plus a warmer S6. The bottom mannequin is the primary fashionable Audi sedan with a RWD structure. It has 362 horsepower and does 0 to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds, en path to 130 mph (210 km/h). Go for the Quattro and output jumps to 422 hp. This dual-motor variant reaches 60 mph from a standstill in 4.3 seconds whereas having the identical most pace.
The twin-motor, Quattro-equipped S6 E-Tron would be the king of the hill. Properly, till Audi comes out with a full-fat electrical RS6. In the meantime, the highest-performing by-product packs a 496-hp punch. Activate launch management and also you get 543 hp, decreasing the dash time to three.7 seconds. The sportier variant maxes out at 149 mph.
There aren’t any battery choices since Audi matches all A6 and S6 fashions with the identical lithium-ion pack that includes a internet power content material of 94.4 kWh. The German luxurious model guarantees greater than 750 kilometers (466 miles) of vary for the rear-wheel-drive mannequin. Going for the S6 means you’ll be sacrificing a few of the effectivity for the reason that vary will drop to 670 kilometers (416 miles). It’s price mentioning these usually are not the WLTP figures however fairly Audi’s personal estimations.
When you’re out of battery juice, the absolutely electrical A6 could be recharged at 270 kW due to its 800-volt know-how. It’ll take 21 minutes to go from 10% to 80%. Ten minutes spent on the charging station offers you 310 kilometers (193 miles) of vary.
Inside, there’s a screen-heavy dashboard with an 11.9-inch driver’s show, a 14.5-inch infotainment, and an optionally available 10.9-inch display screen for the entrance passenger. On high of that, prospects can order the automotive with a brand new era of Audi’s head-up show that includes augmented actuality tech. Talking of issues that value additional, the panoramic sunroof takes benefit of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC) to change from opaque to clear on the contact of a button.
Audi will open the order books in September and cost €75,600 at house in Germany for the A6 Sportback E-Tron. The i5 M60-rivaling S6 Sportback E-Tron kicks off at €99,500. Very like BMW has the i5 Touring with an electrical M Efficiency model, there’s additionally an A6/S6 Avant E-Tron wagon.
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