The Audi Q6 e-tron is on display at Milan Design Week

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From 15 to 28 April, on the occasion of the Milan Design Week, Audi opens its creative center House of Progress 2024. in the spaces of Portrait Milano in Corso Venezia 11. The installation of this edition was entrusted to the international design studio Bjarke Ingels Group. who baptized the name “Reflaction”, a coined word that is a combination of two others, namely “reflection” and “action. The structure, visible from the air as a large “+” sign, has glass walls measuring 10 x 1.2 x 8.5 meters. It is divided into four different sectors: Community, Knowledge, Performance and Digital light from Audi. Each of the positions allows you to live a unique but complementary situation.
In the Knowledge area, represented by a theater with solid wooden stairs and chromed steel columns, people can gather to share knowledge and discuss. In the area of ​​Digital lighting, the emphasis is on technology and design, where a new generation of digital Oled lights and components are visible. Relax and unwind in the Community space, a “circular forest” of Japanese maples that provides a natural canopy where people can gather, recharge and relax.

But, of course, the heart of the Audi Development House is the Performance area. In fact, the new Audi Q6e-tron and SQ6 e-tron are shown here. And with a public preview at Milan Design Week, the collection of orders opens for two models that will be available in the third quarter of 2024. The Audi Q6-etron and its sports twin are the first series of Audi models based on the PPE of the nature of electricity. platform. The four-ring SUV EV is powered by two electric motors producing 387 horsepower, powered by a 94.9 kWh battery that allows 625 kilometers of declared autonomy in the WLTP cycle. The proposed SQ6 e-tron, however, offers 517 horsepower and 598 kilometers of range. All of them benefit from a voltage of 800 Volts and a DC charging power of up to 270 kW, which allows up to 255 kilometers of freedom in just 10 minutes, the layout of the dashboard appears, placing the digital dashboard on the Audi virtual table. cockpit, head-up display with augmented reality and curved MMI display with OLED technology. There is also artificial intelligence used for voice control and the adoption of the Android Automotive OS operating system “Active light signature” also starts with the Audi Q6 e-tron which, together with the Oled technology of the rear lights, adds. proximity warning function.

The latter, connected to the communication light, is activated in the event of an emergency to warn other road users in advance. For all motorists who choose the new EV from the Ingolstadt company, new payment services are offered to make travel easier by car. The first of these is called “local demand charging”. In the cities covered by the service, the E-Gap dealer approaches the parked car and, thanks to its 100% electric vehicles, offers the payment. And if you face long journeys in places where charging stations are hard to find, Audi offers an e-tron conversion service. This allows you, for 15 days a year, to choose a car from the Audi range with a hybrid engine Audi Q6 e-tron starts at a price of 79,500 euros, while the price rises to 97,200 for the SQ6 e-sporty. tron.