Audi’s Q6 e-tron projects into a new era and its headlights speak to other cars

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“Vorsprung’s durch technique.” Translated into Italian as at the edge of technology, the slogan coined by Audi back in 1971 and now more relevant than ever with the launch of the Q6 e-tron. Arriving a year late due to problems related to the development of electronic architecture, which has been the heart of the electric car, Ingolstadt’s zero-electron SUV is preparing to mark a fundamental step in lithium-ion mobility. Audi’s first model built on the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform, developed by Porsche and first shown with the electric Macan, the Q6 e-tron was born at the Ingolstadt factory and brings a long list of new features to the road, from and. a distance of more than 620 km, from the new more efficient and sustainable electric motors, from the new interior, from the front and rear lights with the ability to communicate with other vehicles through Car to X and from the new electronic architecture of the E3 1.2. Characterized by a style based on the brand’s latest four-ring style course, the Q6 e-tron is the first Audi model where interior design took place before the exterior, following what was seen on the Sphere concept cars. Characterized by D-segment dimensions, with a length of 4.77 meters, it has a new interior with three monitors ranging from an 11.9-inch digital instrument, a 14.5-inch display in the center of the control system dashboard and a 10.9” placed for the passenger. The head-up display also comes with a viewing area of ​​88 inches at a distance of 10 meters.

The new infotainment system uses the Android Automotive operating system for the first time and the voice assistant, via Hey Audi, uses artificial intelligence and can learn and perform multiple tasks at the same time. Large cargo capacity, with a luggage compartment of 526 liters and expandable to 1,529 liters, of which 64 liters are added under the front bonnet and 25 liters on board. ). real), from a modified chemistry with only twelve modules with a total of 180 prismatic cells against the 36 modules and 432 cells of the past, thanks to the 800 volt technology and the new chemistry, the e-tron of the Q6 consumes only ten minutes. at a fast charging station to generate a range of up to 255 km and a maximum charging capacity of up to 270 kW.

Ease of charging will also be ensured by the Plug & Charge feature and the partnership with E-Gap for “at home” additions. The energy recovery system capable of recovering up to a maximum of 220 kW of electric power also contributes to high mileages. The electric motors are also new, the permanent magnet synchronous motor on the rear axle and the asynchronous motor on the front axle, produced in the Hungarian plant in Gyor, are now more efficient and compact than in the past. Moving on to the proposed versions we start with the Q6 e- tron quattro, with 387 horsepower, 535 Nm torque, 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds, top speed of 210 km/h and 625 km of autonomy. The SQ6 e-tron instead reaches 517 hp, 820 Nm in acceleration mode, 0-100 km/h in 4.3 seconds, a top speed of 230 km/h and 598 km of autonomy. After the market launch, the variant will follow behind -. all-wheel drive with an 83 kWh battery and later a second rear-wheel drive will arrive with a 100 kWh battery and more than 650 km of driving range with the E3 1.2 electronic architecture, where E3 stands for End-to-End Electronic. Architecture. Is it characterized by five IT systems that control all the functions of the car, does it enable the use of artificial intelligence to control the sound and with the improvement of the new information using the operating system Android Automotive OS? From 79,500 euros for the Q6 e-tron Quattro to 97,200 euros for the SQ6.