Audi one step closer to taking on Mercedes-Benz EQE, BMW i5 in Australia

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The electrical Audi A6 e-tron and S6 e-tron have been authorized on the market in Australia, the place they’ll slot right into a rising vary of electrical autos (EVs) on the four-ring model.

Two variations of the A6 e-tron and S6 e-tron have been given the seal of approval, with the pair authorized to be offered in each wagon (Avant) or liftback (Sportback) physique types.

Few particulars about Audi’s new electrical luxurious vehicles had been confirmed by the approval doc, other than energy outputs of 270kW and 370kW for the rear-wheel drive A6 e-tron Efficiency and all-wheel drive S6 e-tron, respectively.

The bottom rear-wheel drive A6 e-tron and all-wheel drive A6 e-tron Quattro weren’t talked about within the doc.

The Audi A6 e-tron is a extra sensible and certain extra inexpensive different to the model’s e-tron GT flagship, positioned to rival the BMW i5 and Mercedes-Benz EQE.

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A6 e-tron Avant

Audi’s new line of luxurious EVs is predicted to launch within the first half of 2025.

The A6 e-tron is powered by a single electrical motor, fed by a 100kWh lithium-ion battery. Along with 270kW of energy, the A6 e-tron efficiency has a claimed WLTP vary of greater than 750km.

Driving vary drops to round 670km for the S6 e-tron, which packs an additional electrical motor on the entrance axle, boosting energy by 100kW.

The A6 e-tron makes use of an 800-volt electrical structure, which permits for a most DC charging capability of 270kW. AC charging capability as commonplace is 11kW.

	A6 e-tron performance	S6 e-tron
Drive type	Rear-wheel drive	AWD (rear-biased)
Power	270kW	370kW (405kW with launch control)
0-100km/h time (Sportback)	5.4s	3.9s
Battery capacity (gross)	100kWh	100kWh
Range (WLTP; Sportback)	>750km	>670km
Energy consumption (combined)	Sportback: 14-15.9kWh/100km Avant: 14.8-17kWh/100km	Sportback: 15.7-16.7kWh/100km Avant: 16.4-17.4kWh/100km

Audi one step closer to taking on Mercedes-Benz EQE, BMW i5 in Australia — ***S6 e-tron Sportback***

Manufacturing fashions keep comparatively true to the styling of the A6 e-tron and A6 Avant e-tron ideas.

The inside of the electrical A6 and S6 is headlined by a 11.9-inch digital instrument cluster and a 14.5-inch touchscreen infotainment system, with a ten.9-inch passenger show and an augmented actuality head-up show.

A 20-speaker, 830W Bang & Olufsen sound system is among the many choices.

An extended record of energetic security and driver help know-how options on the brand new fashions, together with adaptive cruise management, site visitors signal recognition and semi-autonomous parking help.

As well as, Audi has developed ‘adaptive driving assistant plus’, which mixes adaptive cruise and lane centring, whereas additionally utilizing high-resolution map knowledge and swarm knowledge from different autos to calculate the route forward and “allow a cushty driving expertise”.

Dimensions	A6 Sportback e-tron	A6 Avant e-tron
Size	4928mm	4928mm
Width	1923mm	1923mm
Top	1487mm	1527mm
Wheelbase	2946mm	2946mm
Boot area	502L 1330L with rear seats folded	502L 1422L with rear seats folded
Below-bonnet storage	27L	27L

The A6 e-tron is the primary passenger automotive on the Premium Platform Electrical, which debuted within the Audi Q6 e-tron and Porsche Macan SUVs.

Audi is transitioning to a brand new mannequin lineup with even-numbered electrical fashions and odd-numbered combustion autos.

The present ICE A6 sedan and wagon are anticipated to undertake the A7 nameplate on the subsequent generational changeover. Subsequent-generation A7 fashions have been spied testing, pointing to a debut this yr or in 2025.