Audi says its new Q6 e-tron is “close to the production” as it puts it to the test outside the far north of Europe. New photos of the Audi Q6 e-tron show what we can expect from the lineup of models to launch the brand with the four rings into a new era, starting later this year.
Audi shows test photos of the Q6 e-tron almost in production
The Audi Q6 e-tron will be a car of many firsts for the German luxury automaker. For one, the production model will be the first electric vehicle built at Audi’s Ingolstadt facility in Germany.
The Ingolstadt plant was established in 1949 and has been at the heart of Audi’s production capabilities, building some of the brand’s most iconic cars.
Audi is transitioning the plant to building electric-only vehicles by 2028, starting with the e-tron Q6 later this year, and will set up an in-house battery assembly factory to increase supply and streamline the manufacturing process.
Another first for the Audi Q6 e-tron will be its architecture. The Audi Q-6 e-tron will be mounted on the new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) technology platform developed jointly with Porsche.
The PPE platform is designed to support a wide range of high-performance electric vehicles, such as the Audi Q-6 e-tron, Porsche Macan EV, and Audi A6 e-tron, all of which balance differentiation with transfer and modifications. . parts.
Audi says the PPE system offers “the best of both worlds” between its current MEB, used for the VW ID.4, and the J1 platform with an 800V electrical system, efficient and powerful electric motors, and innovative motors battery technology.
The automaker previewed a “production-oriented” Audi Q6 e-tron blazing across the snowy off-roads of Northern Ireland with new photos.
The launch of the Q6 e-tron later this year will kick off a new BEV offensive, which will include ten new electric vehicles globally by 2026.
Audi CEO Markus Duesmann said: “With the Audi Q6 e-Tron, electric mobility comes from Ingolstadt for the first time,” after EV deliveries grew 44% to 118,196 units and Audi reached record revenue in 2022.