Audi Q6 e-tron 2024

• Audi Q6 e-tron confirmed for Malaysia – EV SUV built on new 800-volt PPE platform to arrive here in 2024

  In Audi, Cars, Local News / By Gerard Lye / 30 March 2023 1:36 pm / 0 comment

  

  PHS Automotive Malaysia (PHSAM) will be adding more Audi e-tron models to its line-up after bringing in the Q8 e-tron and e-tron GT, according to company managing director Erik Winter. In a Q&A session at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore where the Audi House of Progress showcase is being held, Winter revealed that the Q6 e-tron is also a model planned for Malaysia.

  Of course, it will be some time before the all-electric SUV lands on our shores because it has yet to make its global debut. In fact, earlier this month, Audi teased the model dressed in camouflage as it underwent final testing in wintery conditions.

  The Q6 e-tron will be the first to be built on the company’s new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platform, which is an evolution of the J1 used for the e-tron GT. Featuring an 800-volt electrical architecture, the SUV will be capable of blazing fast charging speeds, but no details are mentioned for now.

  The PPE will also be used for the upcoming Porsche Macan EV and is compatible with single (RWD) or dual (AWD) electric motors. Early details of the Porsche indicate a battery capacity of 100 kWh, DC fast charging beyond 270 kW and a total system output of up to 612 PS (603 hp or 450 kW) and 1,000 Nm of torque.

  Much like its siblings – Q8 e-tron and Q4 e-tron – the Q6 e-tron will be offered in standard (pictured here) and Sportback body styles, the latter with a more coupe-like roofline for customers who want something a little more dynamic to look at. Reports suggest a reveal for the Q6 e-tron will take place in the second half of this year, so don’t expect it to arrive in Malaysia until 2024.

  GALLERY: Audi Q6 e-tron prototype

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• 2023 Audi Q6 e-tron playing in the snow – new teaser pix of electric Macan twin, built on 800V platform

  In Audi, Cars, International News / By Paul Tan / 17 March 2023 9:41 am / 0 comment

  

  Audi has released a small set of teaser pix of the upcoming Audi Q6 e-tron being tested in the cold winter landscape north of Europe. Audi calls it ‘close-to-production’, so we think we could see an unveiling sometime this year.

  The Audi Q6 e-tron is built on the company’s new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture, which is an evolution of the J1 platform that the Audi e-tron GT and the Porsche Taycan are built on. Like the J1, the PPE platform uses an 800V architecture so you can expect blazing fast charging speeds.

  

  The Q6 e-tron will be available with both SUV and Sportback body variants, just like the other electric SUVs in the Audi stables which are the Q4 e-tron and Q8 e-tron. This prototype looks like the SUV body.

  Just like how the e-tron GT is the Taycan’s twin, the Q6 e-tron will have a Porsche-badged counterpart as well, expected to be the next generation Porsche Macan.

  Audi says they will be launching 20 new models by 2025, and more than 10 of them will be electric. Audi Malaysia has already confirmed the e-tron GT and Q8 e-tron for the Malaysian market, at pretty attractive pricing too since electric cars are tax-free right now.

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• Audi Q6 e-tron electric SUV confirmed for 2022, shares PPE platform with next-gen Porsche Macan – report

  In Audi, Cars, International News / By Jonathan Lee / 19 March 2021 4:58 pm / 0 comment

  

  Audi Q4 e-tron prototype

  Audi is continuing the expansion of its electric vehicle lineup – having already revealed the e-tron and, recently, the e-tron GT, the company has now confirmed that it will introduce a new Q6 e-tron next year. The news comes courtesy of Auto Express, which spoke to company chairman Markus Duessman.

  The car, which will sit above the also recently-announced Q4 e-tron, will be the first Audi built atop the Volkswagen Group’s Premium Platform Electric (PPE), an evolution of the J1 architecture of the e-tron GT. Just like how that car is essentially a Porsche Taycan underneath, the Q6 will share much of its mechanical makeup with the next-generation Macan, which will also be electric only.

  As per the GT, the Q6 will utilise an 800-volt electrical architecture, enabling DC fast charging at up to 350 kW. Vehicles built on PPE will also be capable of offering a range of over 480 km, said the British publication. The Q6 could also use the same two-motor all-wheel drive powertrains, which produce 350 kW (476 PS, or 530 PS on overboost) in standard form and 440 kW (598 PS, 646 PS on overboost) in RS trim.

  

  The architecture will be the fourth used by Audi in as many models. Aside from the PPE and J1 platforms, the company will also base the Q4 on the smaller MEB underpinnings also found on the Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4. The original e-tron, on the other hand, rides on the MLB Evo platform shared with the Q7 and Q8.

  The Q6 will be one of 20 electric cars Audi will introduce in 2025, with the aim of having all-electric vehicles making up one third of its sales by then. The car will be built at the Ingolstadt factory, which is being converted to an all-electric assembly line (removing facilities that currently produce the A3). An in-house battery assembly plant is also being constructed “in the direct vicinity of car assembly,” said Duessman.

  Beyond the Q6, Audi is also readying its first model under its Artemis project for a 2024 launch. The car will reportedly be aimed at the luxury sector and herald the development of future electronic architecture, technology and operating systems.

   

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