Audi A6 Avant e-tron
Audi’s large executive model switches to electric power, with the estate version taking on the BMW i5 Touring On sale Now Price from £64,300
DAN JONES
dan.jones@haymarket.com
THE HEAT IS ON
Every version of the A6 e-tron comes with a heat pump. This warms up the interior in an efficient way so that range isn’t affected as badly in colder conditions.
IF YOU THINK aerodynamics are important only for supercars and racing cars, it might surprise you to learn that the new A6 e-tron is the slipperiest car Audi has ever made. True, that’s in Sportback guise, but even the Avant estate version is as aerodynamically efficient as the E-tron GT performance car.
But why is this important for an electric vehicle (EV) that’s designed primarily for covering long distances in comfort? Well, the ease with which an EV moves through the air has a direct impact on how far you can travel between charges.
Of course, battery size also plays an important role, but the A6 e-tron has that covered, too. You see, even the entry-level Sport version comes with a 75.8kWh usable battery capacity and offers an official range of up to 364 miles in Avant guise (as tested). That’s farther than the BMW i5 Touring eDrive40 can manage, but a fair bit less than the cheaper Volkswagen ID 7 Tourer Pro S Match’s official figure.