New fully electric Audi A6 e-tron
Published on 11th March 2025 at 10:18
The all-new, fully electric Audi A6 e-tron, available as a Sportback and Avant, has
just glided onto Irish forecourts. It offers up to 751 kms range and 310 kms recharge
in just 10 minutes.
Irish Pricing: The Audi A6 Sportback e-tron pricing starts from €74,500 and is
now available to order in Ireland.
Great aerodynamics, with a low drag coefficient (cd) of 0.21, the Audi A6 Sportback
e-tron is the most aerodynamic Audi of all time. This 2025 A6 e-tron has also been
awarded the highest safety rating of 5 stars by Euro NCAP.
Being the heart of the car, the battery is emphasised by a black insert in the sill area.
The insert gives the car a flat, slim, and dynamic appearance from the side. It extends
to the rear and integrates the reflectors, giving the A6 e-tron a visually stretched
appearance. The Avant is also characterised by a very flat roofline, with the D-pillar
sloping steeply forward. An aluminum-look trim piece from the A-pillar to the roof
spoiler is a new, distinctive feature of the A6 Avant e-tron and creates a high
recognisability.
Dimensions:
The A6 e-tron offers generous space, measuring 4,928mm in length, 2,137mm in
width (including mirrors), with a wheelbase of 2,946mm. The Avant model is
1,527mm high, while the Sportback model is 1,487mm high.
Wheel choice
The Audi A6 e-tron comes with 19-inch five-arm dynamic wheels, designed as aero
wheels, as standard while, the S line gets 20-inch "five-spoke tripod" wheels in
graphite grey. The S6 e-tron comes with 20-inch wheels as standard, with wheels up
to 21 inches are available as an option. Nine distinctive designs - from sporty to
elegant, are available, including six from Audi Sport.
Exterior Colour Choice:
The exterior of the Audi A6 e-tron differs between the variants basic, S line and S
model. Up to eight exterior colours are available at market launch, including the
standard colour Magnetic grey solid as well as Glacier white metallic, Typhoon grey
metallic and Mythos black metallic. Two blue shades, Plasma blue metallic and
Malpelo blue metallic, are also available. Daytona grey pearl effect and Siam beige
metallic are reserved exclusively for the S line variant and the S model.
Headlights and Rear Lights
This new Audi A6 e-tron, come with headlights and rear lights which have a three-
dimensional design and offer digital light signatures. At the front, the Audi A6 e-tron
family offers digital daytime running lights with LED technology as an option as well
as second-generation digital OLED rear lights.
With around 45 segments per digital OLED panel, the A6 e-tron enables car-to-x
communication which increases road safety. Turning to the second-generation
digital OLED rear lights, ten OLED panels with 450 segments use a specially
developed algorithm to generate a new image several times per second. At the front,
the active digital light signature is created by the algorithm’s interaction with twelve
dimmable segments.
At the rear, all digital OLED segments are used for this purpose. The individual light
segments interact in such a way that the overall luminous intensity of the light
signature does not vary.
A highlight of the new Audi A6 e-tron is the equipment-dependent illumination of
the four rings at the rear. This strongly emphasises the Audi corporate identity and
gives the new A6 e-tron its very own personality.
A6 E-tron Interior
The interior of the Audi A6 e-tron has their MMI panoramic display, with its curved
design and OLED technology, consists of the 11.9-inch Audi virtual cockpit and the
14.5-inch MMI touch display, together with the 10.9-inch MMI front passenger
display.
Active Privacy Mode allows the front seat passenger to enjoy entertainment content
while traveling, such as watching movies or streaming series, without distracting the
driver. Depending on the current speed, and seat occupancy, the light is directed
(privacy mode on) or diffused (content visible to all).
Optional Head-up Display
Audi has available the optional augmented reality head-up display, which reflects a
large, tilted image plane across the windshield towards the driver. It shows
information such as speed, traffic signs, assistance, and navigation symbols.
A digital wrap which extends from mirror to mirror across the entire digital
instrument panel is connected via the dynamic interaction light at the base of the
windshield. Essential functions such as mirror adjustment, lighting, and locking
systems are integrated compactly into the central control panel in the driver's door.
An optional four-zone automatic air conditioning system completes the elegant
ambiance.
Stow and Tow
The interior offers plentiful storage space and various compartments. The centre
console includes two cup holders, a phone charger, and a storage compartment
below the armrest with over five litres of capacity. The trunk provides 502 litres of
storage space in both the Avant and Sportback models. Folding down the rear seat
bench increases the storage capacity to 1,422 litres in the Avant and 1,330 litres in
the Sportback. The standard front luggage compartment (frunk) under the hood
offers an extra 27 litres of space, ideal for small travel bags. The towing capacity is
2,100 kilograms.
Infotainment
The infotainment system uses Android Automotive OS as its operating, updating its
content via over-the-air updates, ensuring latest Audi connect services and the
enhanced e-tron route planner, which comes as standard, are always up to date.
Apps such as YouTube are available via the Audi Application Store for third-party
apps, which is integrated directly into the MMI and does not require a smartphone.
The store gives customers access to a wide range of apps. Various applications will be
available from categories including: Music, Video, Gaming, Navigation, Parking and
Charging, Productivity, Weather, and News Services. The store is constantly
expanding, and the app portfolio is market-specific.
The Audi assistant has access to additional online content, such as weather and
general knowledge. Via a connection to ChatGPT (provided via Microsoft Azure
OpenAI Service) customers can interact with their car using natural language and
listen to the information they want to know while driving.
The ever-helpful Audi assistant automatically recognises whether to execute a vehicle
function, search for a destination, or, for example, provide the weather forecast. The
Audi system only forwards queries to ChatGPT when it cannot answer general
knowledge questions.
The Bang & Olufsen Premium Sound System with headrest loudspeakers ensures
optimum sound. A highly efficient amplifier drives 20 loudspeakers with 830 watts
of power. Four of these are integrated into the front seat headrests, enabling Audi to
provide personal surround sound, personal navigation announcements, and one-on-
one phone calls. Additional loudspeakers in the A-pillar and mid-range speakers
create an incomparable 3D surround sound.
Range and Charging
Powerful, compact, and efficient electric motors and a lithium-ion battery newly
developed for the PPE consisting of twelve modules and 180 prismatic cells with a
total gross capacity of 100 kWh ensure a range of up to 751 kilometres1 (A6
Sportback e-tron) and up to 713 kilometres2 (A6 Avant e-tron).
Thanks to 800-volt technology and a maximum DC charging capacity of 270 kW as
standard, short charging stops are possible with the Audi A6 e-tron. This means the
A6 Sportback e-tron performance1 can be recharged at an appropriate charging
station (High Power Charging, HPC) for a range of up to 310 kilometres in just ten
minutes. The State of Charge (SoC) increases from 10 to 80 percent in 21 minutes.
The advanced recuperation (regenerative braking) system is an important
component in increasing the efficiency and range of the Audi A6 e-tron. This system
can handle around 95 percent of everyday braking processes. The Audi A6 e-tron
recuperates up to 220 kW. The temperature and the battery’s state of charge play a
key role here. Recuperation occurs on the front and rear axles, with minor
deceleration handled by the rear axle for efficiency reasons. In addition, a higher
regenerative braking performance is possible on the rear axle due to the more
powerful electric motor.
Always ready to assist: the driver assistance systems
The A6 e-tron driver assistance systems, provide a wide range of functions that make
everyday life easier and increase road safety for all road users. The adaptive driving
assistant plus is a new feature and supports the driver when accelerating, braking,
maintaining speed and the set distance, and with lane guidance. Park-assist plus, a
reversing camera, the traffic sign-based speed limiter, camera-based traffic sign
recognition, adaptive cruise control, park assist plus with distance display, lane
departure warning, and, distraction and drowsiness warning, come as standard at
market launch.
Christian Gussen, Audi Ireland Brand Director, commenting on the Audi
A6 e-tron, said: “The fully electric Audi A6 e-tron is an incredible model family,
and includes the most aerodynamic Audi ever built. With an incredible range of over
750kms, and the impressive charging performance from 10 to 80 percent in 21
minutes, the next evolutionary stage of Audi’s electromobility journey is truly
captured in the Audi A6 e-tron.”
Consumption and emission values of the Audi models mentioned:
1 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron performance Combined electric power
consumption in kWh/100 km 15.9-14.1; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (g/mi): 0
(0) CO2-class: A
2 Audi A6 Avant e-tron performance Combined electric power consumption in
kWh/100 km: 17.0-14.9; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (g/mi): 0 (0) CO2-class:
A
Audi A6 Sportback e-tron quattro Combined power consumption in kWh/100
km: 16.5-14.8; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0; CO2 class: A
3 Audi S6 Sportback e-tron Combined electric power consumption in kWh/100
km: 16.6-15.7; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (g/mi): 0 (0) CO2-class: A
4 Audi S6 Avant e-tron Combined electric power consumption in kWh/100 km:
17.4-16.5; combined CO2 emissions in g/km (g/mi): 0 (0) CO2-class: A
Audi A6 Sportback e-tron Combined power consumption in kWh/100 km: 15.5-
13.7; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0; CO2 class: A
Audi A6 Avant e-tron Combined power consumption in kWh/100 km: 16.5-14.5;
combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0; CO2 class: A
Audi A6 Avant e-tron quattro Combined power consumption in kWh/100 km:
17.5-15.6; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0; CO2 class: A
