Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron: Muscular, sporty, and very spacious

The design of the Q6 e-tron Sportback features a muscular and sporty silhouette on the PPE platform. Thanks to the aerodynamic advantages of this body style, this Audi model achieves a range of up to 654 kilometres (the highest in the entire Q6 e-tron family), with a starting price of 74,150 euros. With its nearly 4.8 metres, it offers generous storage capacity with a very spacious boot of 511 litres and an additional 64 litres compartment under the front bonnet.

When the rear seat row is folded, the boot capacity increases to 1,373 litres. The wheelbase of 2,899 millimetres provides ample interior space. From market launch, the Q6 Sportback e-tron is also available with a battery variant featuring ten modules and a gross capacity of 83 kWh (net: 75.8 kWh), which has already been incorporated into the Q6 e-tron SUV range. Thus, in addition to the all-wheel-drive version and the S model, the Q6 Sportback e-tron is available in two rear-wheel-drive variants.

The vehicle's silhouette flows resembling an aerodynamic water droplet and is 37 mm lower than the SUV variant, giving the classic SUV proportions a dynamism and elegance exclusive to the Sportback body. The front dominates the three-dimensional 'Singleframe', which is completely closed. A mask in silver or high-gloss black runs across the frame of the side air intakes. Thanks to their elevated position, the digital daytime running lights give the model a striking appearance.

The interior of the Q6 Sportback e-tron is oriented towards the occupants' needs. The Audi MMI panoramic display stands out, and the MMI passenger display creates a visually striking digital scene. The interior ambiance is welcoming. The dynamic interaction light offers a wide range of communication functions, aiding the vehicle's interactions with its occupants.

It offers two battery sizes and two propulsion variants. With the high-voltage battery of 83 kWh gross capacity (net: 75.8 kWh), the rear-wheel-drive Q6 Sportback e-tron has a power output of 185 kW (252 hp), accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.0 seconds in Launch Control mode, and achieves a range of up to 544 km. Also rear-wheel drive but with a 100 kWh gross capacity battery (net: 94.9 kWh), the electric motor of the Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron performance delivers a power output of 225 kW (306 hp), allowing the SUV to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.6 seconds in Launch Control mode. Its homologated range is up to 654 km.

With a power output of 285 kW (387 hp), the Q6 Sportback e-tron quattro takes just 5.9 seconds to reach 100 km/h from a standstill and can travel up to 639 km on a single battery charge. The most powerful version, the SQ6 Sportback e-tron, achieves a system power of 360 kW (489 hp) with its two electric motors - one on each axle - and accelerates to 100 km/h from a standstill in just 4.3 seconds in Launch Control mode. The range in this case is up to 604 km.

All variants reach a top speed of 210 km/h, electronically limited. In the SQ6 Sportback e-tron, this figure increases to 230 km/h. Under ideal conditions and at a fast-charging station with a power of 270 kW, it only takes ten minutes to recover a range of up to 265 km. The high-voltage battery takes just 22 minutes to charge from 10 to 80%. The S model also supports DC charging at a power of up to 270 kW, while the rear-wheel-drive variants do so with up to 260 kW in the case of the 100 kWh battery, or with up to 225 kW with the 83 kWh battery.

The sporty design of the Q6 Sportback e-tron matches its driving dynamics. Audi has redesigned most of the suspension systems and components. The front axle significantly influences the driving dynamics of the electric Sportback: as in the SUV, the trailing arms are positioned ahead of the coupling rods in the direction of travel. The optimized axle kinematics achieve a notable increase in driving dynamics and, at the same time, improve steering response, among other things thanks to the steering attachment to the subframe. This makes the vehicle much more agile.

The steering design and its control through new software modules, combined with the new front axle, provide the driver with much more information through the steering wheel about what is happening between the vehicle and the road, further enhancing the Sportback's agility. With a setup oriented to give more prominence to the rear axle, the powertrain ensures a highly variable torque distribution, another feature that enhances

the driving dynamics of the Q6 Sportback e-tron. The different dimensions of the electric motors on the front and rear axles in the all-wheel-drive variant allow for torque distribution oriented towards the rear axle even under full load.

With the new passive damping system FSD (Frequency Selective Damping), the Q6 Sportback e-tron grips the road more firmly. To offer greater ride comfort in certain driving situations, such as driving on cobblestone pavement or practising dynamic driving, greater damping capacity is required. For this, the dampers adapt accordingly and control the vehicle body's movement. The adaptive air suspension with controlled damping compensates for the load through level control to maintain a uniform ride height even under different load conditions.

From the Advanced edition, the electric SUV comes with a complete functional equipment, including elements such as LED plus headlights, three-zone climate control, heated steering wheel and front seats, Audi virtual cockpit plus, MMI Navigation plus, surround cameras, adaptive cruise control, and 19-inch wheels, among others.

The price of the Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron starts at 74,150 euros, while the SQ6 Sportback e-tron is priced from 107,430 euros. The S line trim has a surcharge of 7,990 euros compared to the Advanced, and adds elements of the S line exterior line, Matrix LED headlights with digital light signatures, S line interior package with sports seats, third MMI screen for the passenger seat, S sports suspension, e-tron sports sound, 20-inch Audi Sport wheels, and lane departure warning with emergency assistance system.