23 Apr 2024

Is This the RS Q6 Sportback? We Think So!

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100488"] Here's another interesting test mule that turned up on industry test days at the Nürburgring, and we're pretty sure it's an RS version of the upcoming Q6 e-tron Sportback. Though the shape is very similar to the already seen Q6 e-tron and SQ6 e-tron, some key details seen peeking through the test mule's camouflage seem to suggest there's something hotter burning through. [gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100495"] ...
22 Apr 2024

Audi RS 6 e-tron Spied Testing at the ‘Ring

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100460"] It's test week at the Nürburgring and our spy photographers have caught the Sportback variant of the upcoming PPE-based RS 6 e-tron out lap testing. This isn't the first time the RS 6 e-tron has been spotted, but it is the first time we've seen it turning laps on an industry test day. [gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100468"] We do note some key details on the RS 6 e-tron test mule. For starters, the front bump...
18 Apr 2024

Preview: Audi at Auto China 2024

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="100447"] New market-specific Audi models including the Q6L e-tron to debut on all-electric booth at the international auto show in Beijing  Strategic insight into the brand’s activities on the Chinese market shared at Audi press conference and Volkswagen Group Night by Audi CEO Gernot Döllner The strategic importance of Chinese market to Audi is apparent through the local production of vehicles based on the Premium Platform Elect...
5 Apr 2024

Interview: Audi’s Györ Director of Electric Propulsion Systems on EV Motor Production for PPE

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="98527"] - For the manufacture of electric motors, three new lines have been implemented, with an initial production capacity of 2,000 motors per day .- The propulsion systems will initially be used in the new Audi Q6 e-tron .- From 2022, about 2,000 employees in Győr have received specific training on electrification [source: Audi España, translation by Apple] Audi manufactures electric motors for models based on the Premium Electric Platform (P...
18 Mar 2024

Audi SQ6 e-tron: Sporty Performance, Powerful Drives

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="98543"] When developing the new electric motors, the focus was on a modular electric axle system with optimal acoustics, efficiency, and power density. Another goal of the development in this area was a scalable electric drive system with a high level of component integration. The completely newly developed modular drive system consists of three main components: electric motor, power electronics (pulse inverter), and transmission. All componen...
18 Mar 2024

Audi Q6 e-tron: Focus on Charging Performance – The New Premium Platform Electric (PPE)

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="98437"] Maximum charging power of 270 kilowatts for a large part of the charging time – energy for up to 255 kilometers recharged in only ten minutes Standardized communication between charging station and vehicle The Europe-wide Audi charging network and Audi charging hub terminals in urban environments offer a dense network of charging points [source: Audi AG] dense network of charging points Ingolstadt, March 18, 202...
18 Mar 2024

Aud Q6 e-tron: The High-Voltage Battery for the Premium Platform Electric

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="98370"] Completely redeveloped high-voltage battery with high energy density requires less installation space Twelve modules with 180 prismatic cells, intelligent thermal management, and 800-volt architecture boost charging performance Battery layout enables assembly of more batteries in shorter time [source: Audi AG] The Q6 e-tron series, built in Ingolstadt, is the first fully electric high-volume model manufactured...
18 Mar 2024

Audi Q6 e-tron: The Design – Interior & Exterior

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="98451"] New design philosophy goes into series production with the Q6 e-tron The interior of the Audi Q6 e-tron1 is oriented towards the needs of the customer more than ever. The properties of materials used were incorporated into the interior design at a very early stage of the development process and, in combination with the Audi MMI panoramic display and the MMI passenger display, create a visually clear digital stage. The high-contrast design of the i...
18 Mar 2024

Audi Q6 e-tron: World First in Lighting Technology

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="98407"] With the Q6 e-tron1, Audi is not only starting a new chapter in electric mobility but also in an important part of Audi's DNA: lighting technology. With the world's first active digital light signature, the Audi Q6 e-tron1 ushers in a new era characterized by design and aesthetics that are unique to Audi. The second generation of innovative digital OLED technology not only shapes the appearance of new Audi models but also increases ...
18 Mar 2024

Audi E³ 1.2 Electronic Architecture Brings “Vorsprung durch Technik” to Life

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="98466"] Scalable: in the E3 1.2 electronic architecture developed jointly with CARIAD, a future-oriented foundation with new hardware and software debuts in the Audi Q6 e-tron1 Update and upgrade capable: high-performance domain computer network and high-power connectivity for new functions and user experience Comprehensive safety concept: security-by-design and update-by-design [source: Audi AG] With the launch of Prem...
18 Mar 2024

Technological Leap for Electric Mobility: Premium Platform Electric & the E³ 1.2 Electronic Architecture

[gallery link="file" size="full" columns="1" ids="98476"] Audi is commencing series production of the new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) with the Q6 e-tronseries Audi CEO Gernot Döllner: “The PPE enables us to launch high-volume, technologically advanced models in various segments and thus further electrify our portfolio” E3 stands for an electronic architecture that takes digitalization to a new level; it will be used scalably across the Volkswagen Group [source: Audi AG] ...
18 Mar 2024

Experience Vorsprung durch Technik: the new Audi Q6 e-tron

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="98420"] The new Audi Q6 e-tron1 sets standards in terms of performance, range, charging, driving dynamics and design Audi CEO Gernot Döllner: "Built on the new PPE platform, the Audi Q6 e-tron1 is the next technological leap in premium electric mobility for our customers" The new model takes the digital experience at Audi to a new level [source: Audi AG] The Audi Q6 e-tron1 is the first production model o...
8 Mar 2024

Audi Confirms Reveal Date for Q6 e-tron

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="88149"] The much anticipated and slightly delayed Q6 moved closer to market availability this week when Audi Deutschland shared a three-panel teaser image of the mid-sized electric crossover. The post also included confirmation of a March 18 reveal date. See it below. https://www.instagram.com/p/C4OJ-aZO6Qq/?img_index=1
1 Feb 2024

Is This an Undisguised North American Spec Q6 e-tron?

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="96728"] This latest set of Q6 e-tron test mule photos shows a largely undisguised Q6 e-tron seen testing near the Audi factory. With the new Porsche Macan, another PPE-based Volkswagen Group EV crossover, having just been revealed days ago, we know it won't be long before the Q6 e-tron is fully revealed. Audi has already shown camouflage livery versions of the Q6 e-tron and let a few press drive them, and now this particular car shows the car no...
25 Jan 2024

New Porsche Macan EV Revealed, Based on PPE

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="96346"] Two versions of the all-electric SUV celebrate their world premiere Fully electric powertrains with up to 630 hp and 833 lb.-ft. 100 kWh battery and up to 270 kW charging performance Porsche Driver Experience with new operating system and AR technology High level of everyday practicality and a maximum towing capacity of up to 4,400 pounds [source: Porsche Cars North America] Stuttgart. Ten years after its launch, the Porsche Macan is he...
22 Jan 2024

New PPE-Based Porsche Macan Set to Drop This Week

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="96114"] [source: Porsche AG] Porsche will present the new all-electric Macan on Thursday, 25 January 2024. The second generation of the successful SUV will be unveiled in Singapore, with the world premiere broadcast live in the Porsche Newsroom. Shortly before the world premiere of the new Porsche Macan, Michael Mauer discusses the challenge of updating the familiar design of the successful SUV. “The new Macan is the first model that we are electr...
17 Jan 2024

A6 e-tron Avant Spied Testing Nearly without Camo

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="95898"] We’ve known the A6 e-tron is coming, along with Avant body style, for quite sometime now. So, while seeing an A6 e-tron Avant test mule is always interesting, seeing pics of one nearly without camouflage is even more interesting as it gives us a much better idea of what the final product will look like. [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="95905"] According to the spy photographer sources, the Avant is set to debut later...
12 Jan 2024

Putting the New PPE-Based Porsche Macan through its Paces in Name of Performance and Efficiency

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="95649"] All-electric SUV heads onto the home straight Testing under extreme conditions More than three and a half million test kilometres to date Validation of characteristic Porsche E-Performance Balance between design DNA and optimised aerodynamics [source: Porsche AG] Porsche is putting the prototype of the all-electric Macan through an exacting and gruelling test programme to prepare the follow-up to the successful SUV for its upc...
9 Nov 2023

Audi Begins Production of Electric Motors for the PPE in Győr

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="92518"] source: Audi AG Newly developed electric drive systems used for the first time in the Audi Q6 e-tron series Audi CEO Gernot Döllner: “Győr is predestined for the production of these highly compact and efficient electric motors for the PPE” Around 700 employees work in three shifts to produce up to 2,000 electric motors a day for the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) A new chapter in drive production at Audi is beginnin...
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17 Oct 2023

Spy Photo: Audi A6 Avant e-tron

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="91778"] Audi is not going to let BMW have the market for the electric premium wagons alone with the i5 Touring so it’s only natural to bring the A6 e-tron as a long-roof as well. The Audi A6 Avant e-tron was pre-viewed by the beautiful A6 Avant e-tron Concept back in March 2022 so we knew it was coming. And now the prototypes are also out and testing giving us a good look at the overall design. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="...
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