2025 Audi A6 and S6 Sportback E-Tron revealed with aero, tech prime of thoughts

The Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron is right here, including yet one more all-electric mannequin to Audi’s fast-growing EV lineup. And for individuals who would possibly need a sportier model, the S6 Sportback E-Tron was simply revealed alongside it.

For those who’re already aware of the Q6 E-Tron – an electrical SUV we’ve already pushed – then you definitely’re principally updated on the underpinnings and inside workings of the A6 Sportback E-Tron. Constructed on the PPE platform (additionally shared with the Macan Electrical), the A6 Sportback E-Tron will are available in each RWD and Quattro AWD varieties. The RWD model is fitted with a single electrical motor good for 362 horsepower, a 0-60 mph time of 5.2 seconds and a 130 mph prime pace. Step as much as the Quattro, and Audi provides a second electrical motor to the entrance axle for a mixed output of 422 horsepower, reducing the 0-60 mph time to simply 4.3 seconds. In the meantime, the S6 Sportback E-Tron is even faster, with a mixed output of 496 horsepower, or 543 horsepower for a fast burst when utilizing launch management. The 0-60 mph time drops to simply 3.7 seconds while you activate the launch, and prime pace ticks as much as 149 mph.

Each model of this Sportback (each A6 and S6) makes use of the identical 100-kilowatt-hour battery pack, with 94.4 kWh usable. EPA vary figures aren’t out there now, however WLTP estimates are. Audi says the RWD A6 Sportback E-Tron can go “over 750 kilometers,” which is about 447 miles. In the meantime, the S6 Sportback E-Tron is estimated at about 398 miles of vary. Count on the EPA numbers to be effectively beneath these estimates. What we know shall be spectacular are the charging specs. The system’s 800-volt expertise helps Audi to a most cost pace of 270 kilowatts, which Audi says permits for a 10-80% cost in simply 21 minutes. You’ll nonetheless have the ability to fast-charge on charging stations with 400-volt expertise, too, because the A6 E-Tron can break up its battery into two banks with a voltage of 400 volts every, permitting them to be charged in parallel at as much as 135 kW. For these house charging, a 22 kW AC charging possibility shall be out there later with 11 kW charging out there at launch.

It’s not presently slated for U.S. sale, however a smaller 83-kWh battery mannequin shall be offered in different markets.

As for the automobile’s design, the theme of the day is easy and clear. It has an analogous bulkiness to its decrease half because the Macan Electrical does, emphasised much more by the black insert within the sill space, which Audi says is there to spotlight its floor-mounted battery design. Its grille design is reminiscent in form/type to the Q6 E-Tron, and Audi additionally sticks with the separate DRL/headlight modules, successfully making an attempt to cover the precise headlights within the automobile’s entrance masks of black-painted trim.

Gentle performs an enormous function on this automobile’s design, however a few of its coolest options just like the lively digital gentle signatures and adaptive matrix LED headlights usually are not out there because of U.S. laws. Nonetheless, the A6 Sportback E-Tron is fitted with some severely rad-looking OLED entrance and tail lamps with customizable gentle signatures (as much as eight within the U.S.) you’ll be able to select from. Even the 4 rings brand is lit, so that you’ll all the time know an Audi is approaching or driving away from you at evening with solely a brief look.

We don’t have an aero determine for the U.S., however Euro-spec A6 Sportback E-Trons positive are slippery with a 0.21 coefficient of drag when optioned with Audi’s second-generation digital digital camera mirrors. Its sportback form means it’ll be utilitarian with a hatchback opening rear finish. Plus, whereas we don’t have specs but, the rear seats look spacious and well-designed with an virtually solely flat ground.

Tech galore dominates the entrance of the cabin, as a 14.5-inch touchscreen infotainment show is mounted within the middle alongside an 11.9-inch digital cluster, 10.9-inch entrance passenger show and new augmented actuality head-up show. That passenger show has an “Energetic Privateness Mode” that ensures the motive force can’t see the flicks or exhibits the passenger is streaming on it whereas driving. The infotainment system makes use of Android Automotive OS for its working system and might be up to date over-the-air. Its voice management system has vastly improved, Audi says, and even options integration with ChatGPT to make sure it might probably reply virtually any query you would possibly throw at it.

Audio playback can optionally come via a 20-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system that options headrest audio system for issues like navigation bulletins or a telephone name you won’t need the entire automobile to listen to. Above your head is an non-obligatory sensible panoramic glass roof that may be switched from clear to opaque on the contact of a button, permitting you to both let gentle in or block it out.

Audi says the A6 Sportback E-Tron provides an non-obligatory adaptive air suspension system that strikes via 4 totally different journey peak ranges. It particularly calls out an “effectivity” mode that strikes the physique down by about 0.8 inch to enhance aerodynamics and vary. As for efficiency, Audi says the S6 Sportback E-Tron has a extra rear-biased AWD system and likewise provides variable torque distribution. Each the A6 and S6 variations are geared up with staggered tires in an effort to enhance stability and sportiness, too.

The A6 and S6 Sportback E-Tron fashions shall be happening sale within the U.S. by the “spring/summer season of 2025,” and pricing might want to wait till nearer to launch.

They may sadly not be joined by the Avant variations unveiled concurrently in Europe, Audi confirmed to us. You possibly can see images of the electrical wagons within the gallery instantly above. Similar to the Sportback, Audi revealed the wagon in A6 and S6 variations, which means there’s each a tame and a spicier model that we gained’t be getting right here. Virtually every thing is identical between the Sportback and Avant exterior of physique form, and as anticipated, the wagon is much less aerodynamic and suffers barely in complete vary because of this.