The Audi Q6 E-tron has gained a Sportback variant with a extra rakish rear finish that will increase the automotive’s most driving vary.
The sloping roofline of the brand new Q6 E-tron Sportback is claimed to be impressed by that of the Mk1 Audi TT, with an aggressive-looking rake flowing right into a small spoiler.
This improves the SUV’s drag coefficient from 0.28 to 0.26, which boosts the vary of the longest-legged Efficiency mannequin by 15 miles to 408 miles between costs.
The extra acute slope does, nonetheless, scale back the Sportback’s boot capability to 511 litres from the 526 litres out there within the present Q6 E-tron mannequin.
A alternative of 4 powertrains and two batteries can be provided on the Q6 Sportback SUV.
The entry-level mannequin will get a 75.8kWh (usable capability) pack and a single motor that may ship as much as 248bhp by the rear wheels. The combo yields a variety of 339 miles and a 0-62mph time of seven.0sec and the battery could be recharged at as much as 225kW.
The Q6 Sportback Efficiency will get a bigger, 94.9kWh (usable) battery and a extra highly effective, 302bhp motor. In consequence, its vary is boosted to 408 miles and its 0-62mph time drops to six.6sec. The pack could be recharged at 260kW.
A four-wheel-drive Quattro model is on the market with the identical battery and an extra entrance motor, growing the automotive’s whole energy output to 382bhp. That enables it to dispatch 0-62mph in 5.9sec.
The road-up is topped by the SQ6 Sportback, which sends a mixed 482bhp to all 4 wheels. This efficiency SUV flagship is able to hitting 62mph in 4.3sec, though its vary is decreased to 377 miles.
The 2 four-wheel-drive Audi Q6 Sportbacks could be recharged at 270kW. Inside, the automotive mirrors the Q6 SUV, with an 11.9in digital instrument show and a 14.5in infotainment touchscreen. A ten.9in passenger display could be fitted as an non-compulsory further.
