Final April, Audi took the covers off the electrical A6 E-Tron idea on the 2021 Shanghai Auto Present, which is predicted to debut as a manufacturing mannequin later this 12 months. Now Audi is increasing on that A6 idea with the debut of the A6 Avant E-Tron – a candy trying electrical wagon.
The A6 Avant E-Tron builds on the primary idea with its extra versatile wagon physique. It’s about the identical dimension because the sedan idea, which signifies that its additionally about the identical dimension as the present technology A6 and A7. Even with its longer roof, the A6 Avant E-Tron slips by way of the air with its 0.24 drag coefficient.
Each the A6 E-tron and A6 Avant E-Tron are primarily based on Audi’s PPE electrical platform, which can be utilized for automobiles across the A4’s dimension and up. The platform options 800-volt electrical structure, which permits for charging speeds as much as 270 kilowatts. Audi says that it has a driving vary round 435 miles and might be totally recharged in about an hour.
The idea is powered by two electrical motors, one on every axle. The electrical powertrain generates a mixed 469 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque, which accelerates the idea from 0-62 mph in beneath seven seconds. That’s not too spectacular, however efficiency variations ought to repair that acceleration time.
Audi hasn’t confirmed if the A6 Avant E-Tron will enter manufacturing, because it merely calls it “manufacturing oriented.” We do count on {that a} manufacturing model will finally occur, we simply don’t know if will probably be provided within the U.S.
