Audi is growing a brand new electrical crossover positioned between the midsize Q8 E-Tron and compact This fall E-Tron. It can go by the title Q6 E-Tron, and prototypes have been out and about for greater than a 12 months.

Our newest spy pictures present a prototype for a coupe-like model to be referred to as the Q6 Sportback E-Tron. It can sit along with coupe-like variations of the Q8 E-Tron and This fall E-Tron in Audi’s rising EV portfolio.

The Q6 E-Tron and Q6 Sportback E-Tron are being developed alongside an electrical Porsche Macan. Attributable to delays, each the Audis and the Porsche are actually anticipated to reach in early 2024, probably as 2025 fashions within the U.S. Underpinning them shall be a brand new Volkswagen Group platform generally known as the PPE, and primarily developed by Audi and Porsche.

VW Group has been quiet on specs for the PPE platform however we all know it’ll have an 800-volt electrical system, permitting for charging charges as excessive as 350 kw. Vary also needs to be greater than 300 miles for the most important battery.

2025 Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron spy pictures – Photograph credit score: Baldauf

For the Macan EV, we all know the platform will characteristic a 98-kwh battery pack and an electrical motor driving every axle. No less than one Macan EV grade will ship a mixed output of greater than 603 hp, one thing we would additionally see in a possible SQ6 E-Tron or RS Q6 E-Tron.

There is not any clear shot of the inside however Audi offered a preview of the Q6 E-Tron’s cabin design in September. A digital sprint combines an 11.9-inch digital gauge cluster and 14.5-inch infotainment display with contact functionality.

The infotainment system shall be a brand new Android-based design developed by Cariad, VW Group’s software program division, and can characteristic its personal app retailer. A head-up show with augmented actuality may even be out there, probably as an choice. And for audiophiles, there shall be an out there Bang & Olufsen sound system.

Audi Q6 E-Tron

Manufacturing of the Q6 E-Tron shall be dealt with at Audi’s plant in Ingolstadt, Germany, which is being ready for manufacturing of PPE-based autos, in addition to batteries.

Audi has bold plans for EVs. The automaker goals to have 20 in its lineup as early as 2025. Past the Q6 E-Tron and Q6 Sportback E-Tron, we’ll additionally see an A6 E-Tron, and electrical replacements for the A8 and R8.

Audi additionally introduced it’ll launch its final automobile outfitted with a fuel engine as early as 2026. This implies you’ll be able to anticipate most fashions within the Audi lineup to change to electrical energy as they’re redesigned.