The Audi A6 avant E-Tron concept represents a production car that won't come to North America, but its PPE platform will.
for 2019 and, later, the E-Tron Sportback. For a while, the Audi E-Tron was the only electric SUV rival to the Tesla Model X. The Audi E-Tron GT performance sedan shares the J1 electric platform with the Porsche Taycan. Then there's the Audi Q4 E-Tron riding on Volkswagen Group's MEB platform that underpins the parent company's ID lineup of electric cars.
But PPE will be the volume electric platform for the brand moving forward. Developed under Audi's leadership, PPE will serve the electric successors to the A4 and A5 compacts, and A6 and A7 mid-size cars. Schlossmacher said this"family of fully electric production cars," launches with the 2023 Audi Q6 E-Tron mid-size crossover model coming later this year.The Avant E-Tron appears to be the crown jewel in the royal E-Tron family, at least in concept form.
The aerodynamics should translate to greater efficiency and increased range in the production version. The Avant houses a 100-kwh battery pack stretched within the long wheelbase. The low flat floor and lack of a transmission tunnel should provide more passenger and cargo space than in the A6/A7 gas variants. A single motor powers the rear axle, but future A6 Avant E-Trons could house a motor on the front axle for all-wheel drive, as in other E-Tron models.
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