Audi A6 Avant e-tron

The A6 Avant e-tron is Audi's electric estate: a long, low, practical car that happens to be built on some of the most advanced EV hardware Audi makes. It proves performance and a big boot can share the same car.

The platform

It sits on Audi's Premium Platform Electric (PPE), developed with Porsche, and uses an 800-volt battery mounted flat in the floor. Two battery sizes are offered: 83 kWh gross (75.8 kWh usable) and 100 kWh gross (94.9 kWh usable). Audi UK quotes up to 444 miles of official range and DC charging at up to 270 kW, or 225 kW for the entry car.

The range

The entry A6 Avant e-tron uses a single rear motor with 210 kW (286 PS), rising to 240 kW (326 PS) with launch control. The A6 Avant e-tron performance has 270 kW, or 280 kW with launch control, still driving the rear wheels.

The S6 Avant e-tron

The performance pick is the S6 Avant e-tron. Two motors and quattro all-wheel drive give 370 kW, rising to 405 kW (551 PS) with launch control, according to Audi UK.

In the UK

Audi UK lists the A6 Avant e-tron from £64,390 on the road, and the S6 Avant e-tron from £94,150.

Why it matters

Fast estates have always been a quiet enthusiast favourite. The A6 Avant e-tron carries that idea into the electric era, with the range and charging speed to make it a genuine long-distance car.