Inovev forecasts 20,000 units per year of the new Audi A6 E-Tron
- Audi has decided to rename all its sedans according to their engine type: sedans with combustion engines (or MHEV, or PHEV) will be designated by odd numbers and battery electric sedans will be designated by even numbers. A model cannot be both combustion and battery electric. It is in this context that the new Audi A6 was presented, which is therefore a battery electric sedan. The future combustion version of this model should be named A7 and should be launched next year.
- The new Audi A6 E-Tron is based on the PPE platform already used by the Audi Q6 E-Tron and Porsche Macan E. As with the recently presented Audi A5, the Audi A6 E-Tron abandons the three-box style (three volumes) and now has a tailgate. It has a drag coefficient (Cx) of 0.21, making it the most aerodynamic car in the entire Volkswagen group, as was the case with the famous Audi 100 from 1982 that marked its era.
- Like its predecessors, the new A6 is available in a sedan (Sportback) and estate (Avant) version. It is 4 cm wider (1.92 m) and 4 cm taller (1.49 m) than the previous generation. However, it is one centimetre shorter in length (4.93 m) while the wheelbase is 2 cm longer (2.95 m).
- The new A6 E-Tron, which competes with the BMW i5, is equipped with a 367 hp (270 kW) electric motor or 503 hp (370 kW) for the S6, coupled with a 94.9 kWh battery that gives it a range of 757 km (676 km for the S6) according to the WLTP cycle. It will be assembled in Ingolstadt (Germany) alongside the Q6 E-Tron at a rate of 20,000 units per year according to Inovev's forecasts.