The electric era at Audi is really worth getting excited about.
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The future is coming soon at Audi. Like many of its competitors, the German brand has promised to go all-electric and stop launching combustion models in 2026. And that future is going to include electric wagons. Last year, Audi introduced a stunning A6 E-Tron electric liftback concept; now, Audi has just teased an Avant version of it. And In case you’ve forgotten, “Avant” in Audi terminology means wagon.
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A glimpse of form, the anticipation of function. A first glance at the new fully electric Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept.
Discover more at https://t.co/HcpxBQYxF4.#Audi #AudiA6Avant #etron #concept #eMobility #FutureIsAnAttitude pic.twitter.com/ZwOqCyVHZS— Audi (@AudiOfficial) March 15, 2022
Wagons — once super-popular but now often pushed to the side — are set to make a lot of sense moving forward. Electric vehicles need to be aerodynamic; one of car buyers’ foremost considerations is space. The best way to provide space in an aerodynamic package, then, will be a sleek, low-riding wagon. And a wagon is what many upcoming electric cars will functionally be…even if car companies call them crossovers for marketing purposes.
We don’t have much information about the Audi A6 Avant E-Tron. The A6 E-Tron concept threw out 469 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque and 435 miles of range as target figures, so similar outputs should be expected here. Previous reporting had Audi unveiling a production A6 E-Tron in 2022, with the A6 Avant E-Tron following in 2023.
What we’re really excited about, though, is Audi eventually fleshing out that electric wagon lineup. Autocar reports that Audi will allegedly follow up the aforementioned cars with an RS 6 E-Tron, which could pack a power output similar to the E-Tron GT’s 637 hp and 612 lb-ft of torque — a significant bump over the combustion RS6 Avant with its twin-turbo V8 engine. There would presumably be room for an all-wheel drive Allroad version of the A6 Avant E-Tron as well.
Audi coming out with an electric wagon is one more sign that many cars we love will get similar EV versions — and those versions will often be objective improvements over the originals.
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