{"id":166988,"date":"2021-04-19T18:59:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T22:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=166988"},"modified":"2021-04-19T19:04:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T23:04:26","slug":"audi-offers-look-at-its-all-electric-future-with-new-a6-e-tron-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2021\/04\/audi-offers-look-at-its-all-electric-future-with-new-a6-e-tron-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi Offers Look at its All-Electric Future with New A6 E-tron Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Audi gave Shanghai attendees a look at the future with the all-electric A6 e-tron concept.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a bit of a tease<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Audi revealed a new all-electric Sportback concept it\u2019s dubbed the A6 e-tron concept at Auto Shanghai 2021.<\/p>\n

The concept features an entirely new architecture the German premium brand called the \u201cPremium Platform Electric.\u201d Naturally, it\u2019s been shortened to PPE, and it\u2019s expected to be the base for a slew of new battery-electric Sportback models in the future.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the future is almost now because the first vehicle using the new architecture is expected to arrive in late 2022, officials noted. The plan calls for it be used with C- and B-segment vehicles in the beginning.<\/p>\n

Those are typically vehicles that aren\u2019t very much alike: a crossover or an SUV that typically sits higher on the road and a sportier model lower to the ground, well, like the A6 e-tron concept.<\/p>\n

Same but different<\/h3>\n
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Audi’s A6 e-tron concept uses the brand’s new Premium Platform Electric architecture that will be the basis for EVs in the future.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The badge on the concept may say A6 and the exterior dimensions are the same, but the similarities really stop there, Audi officials insist. They note that the concept isn\u2019t just a styling exercise, but \u201ca foretaste of Audi\u2019s future production models and provides clear indications of just how dynamic and elegant the electric-powered luxury class from the brand with the four rings will look.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, they future looks long, lean and mean.<\/p>\n

The concept\u2019s coefficient of drag is just 0.22, which is could be described as slippery or almost nonexistent when it comes to aerodynamic drag. This is contributes mightily to the expected range of 435 miles on a single charge. Mind you, its on the European WLTP standard so it\u2019s closer to the high 300-mile range, but impressive regardless.<\/p>\n

Taking it from the front of the car, it\u2019s clear this isn\u2019t your average Audi. It\u2019s an electric vehicle and it looks the part. The grille, including its four rings, are essentially encased, giving it a futuristic, but functional appearance.<\/p>\n

The air intakes, which cool the drivetrain battery and brakes, contribute to the aggressive look at the bottom of the front end. Scanning back up the flat headlights sweep back along the sides of the vehicle almost making it look the car\u2019s already in motion.<\/p>\n

More and more e-trons<\/h3>\n

For Audi fans<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0who want to see an electrified model from the German brand now, the company provided two offerings in addition to the A6 e-tron concept: the\u00a02022 Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. Both models are ready for \u201ctoday\u2019s progressive luxury consumer\u201d later this year.<\/p>\n

In fact, officials boldly proclaim \u201cAudi plans to have more fully electric models on sale in the U.S. than any other luxury brand by the end of 2021.\u201d The two new models seemingly support that assertion while offering Audi\u2019s usual mix of simple, elegant muscular style and performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Q4 e-tron models bring design characteristics that impress thanks to the striking proportions \u2014 enclosed singleframe grille, short front overhangs, large wheels with staggered tires, and powerfully sculpted, muscular panels,\u201d the company noted in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a bit of a tease, Audi revealed a new all-electric Sportback concept it\u2019s dubbed the A6 e-tron concept at Auto Shanghai 2021. The concept features an entirely new architecture the German premium brand called the \u201cPremium Platform Electric.\u201d Get details at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":166964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"make":[35],"post-state":[],"category_old":[118,215,149,150,270],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166988"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=166988"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=166988"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=166988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}