The switch to 100% electric for the next Audi Q5, which will be called the Q6 e-tron, will be synonymous with clear design evolutions. Technically close to the future Porsche Macan, the SUV with the rings is expected in spring 2023. The electric SUV concept presented in Shanghai announces it.
[Mis à jour la 27/10/2021] The next Audi Q5 will go all-electric in 2023 according to the product plan announced by the manufacturer. The “zero-emission exhaust” SUV will be called the Q6 e-tron. This change in energy source will go hand in hand with the use of a new platform, which will have the consequence of modifying the appearance of the German crossover somewhat. Here is, with an illustration, what the Audi Q6 e-tron should look like.
The next Macan’s cousin
The Q6 e-tron will share with the second Porsche Macan, also 100% electric and scheduled for the end of 2022, the PPE modular architecture currently co-developed by Audi and Porsche. Exclusively dedicated to vehicles without heat engine, this platform will be designed to house the battery under its floor and should allow the Q6 e-tron to boast a longer wheelbase and shorter overhangs than its predecessor. The interior space will benefit. This construction will likely give the next Q5 a more stretched look, reminiscent of the Q7.
Style evolutions are taking shape
The grille of the Q6 e-tron will be full and should be light gray like that of the Q4 e-tron concept car, whose production version is brewing. Black side sills are to be expected, both to visually emphasize the presence of the battery and to refine the profile of the machine. If one relies on the latest stylistic developments from Audi, the optical units should display a sharper design than those of the current Q5.
Like Porsche with the Macan, Audi could keep the current Q5 in the catalog for a while alongside its replacement in order to offer a thermal engine alternative for as long as possible in this core-range segment.
Present at the Shanghai show … but camouflaged
On the occasion of the Shanghai 2021 show, Audi presented a concept, simply called Audi Shanghai Concept, which could very well prefigure the Q6 e-tron. Still camouflaged, the machine is 100% electric and it measures 4.87 m in length, enough to accommodate up to 7 passengers. According to our information, the SUV will be available in two bodies: classic (AU416 / 2) and Sportback (AU416 / 3). The first will go into production in March 2023 and the second in June 2023.
Source : Motor.es, Audi, Autohome.com.cn
