Audi: It's finally here

Good things come to those who wait: Audi unveiled the A6 e-tron as a near-production study at the trade fair in Shanghai in spring 2021. The production version usually follows within a year. However, the new 800-volt platform developed together with Porsche and the associated software architecture caused problems and significantly delayed the market launch of the Q6 e-tron as the first model based on this platform. And thus also the subsequent model series, such as the A6 e-tron.

But now it is here, Audi's first electric saloon, which is available with a hatchback (Sportback) and as an estate (Avant). "The A6 e-tron will get people excited about electric mobility," says Audi boss Gernot Döllner confidently. And there's no doubt about it: with standard ranges of over 750 kilometers, ultra-fast charging with up to 270 kW and all kinds of luxurious features, the new electric car has some weighty arguments to put on the scales.

Slippery and fast as an arrow

Added to this is its beguiling design, which not only looks very harmonious and timelessly elegant, but is also very streamlined: together with sophisticated aerodynamic measures, the engineers achieved an outstanding drag coefficient of 0.21 (Sportback) or 0.24. This enables low consumption from 13.6 kWh/100 km and therefore long ranges.

Last but not least, the 4.93-metre-long A6 e-tron boasts thrilling performance: even as a basic model with rear-wheel drive and 210 kW/286 hp, the saloon sprints to 100 km/h in 6 seconds, while the top-of-the-range S6 model with 370 kW/503 hp and all-wheel drive does it in 3.9 seconds - that was still hyper-car territory a few years ago. In between, there is the A6 Performance with rear-wheel drive (270 kW/367 hp) or all-wheel drive (315 kW/428 hp). The entry-level model has an 83 kWh battery, all others are equipped with a 100 kWh battery. Prices start at 72,400 Swiss francs, with the S6 available from 105,000 Swiss francs.