The newly launched Q6 e-tron is Audi’s mid-size electric SUV, slotted neatly between the smaller Q4 e-tron and the bigger Q8 e-tron. It is not the biggest blazing ball of fire the company’s ever made – I’ve had three R8s – but the luxury is there, as is the smooth swank we love the German brand for. I found it roomy enough for real life, sized for city parking, and quick when I needed it to be.
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AudiWhat does it look like?
Audi didn’t reinvent the wheel, and that’s fine. The Q6 looks unmistakably Audi. Clean surfaces, confident stance, and the signature squared-off arches that make it look “planted” without trying too too hard. It’s handsome in a “quiet luxury” way, not a “look at me, I’m a spaceship” way.
What’s the inside like?
The cabin is basically a digital lounge. You’ve got a big curved driver/center display setup, with an optional passenger screen if you want your shotgun rider to feel like a co-pilot. The kids will love it, and it is a family car. The multi-colored ambient light strips outlining the dash are a splendid, classy touch, although I found them distracting at times. It’s like a neon ballet. Audi even ties lighting behavior to vehicle functions with its available Interior lighting package plus turn signals, charging progress, welcome animations. Someone put a lot of thought into this, and it paid off.
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Ernesto Martens Motor and mileage
Depending on configuration, you’re looking at either a single-motor rear-drive setup (322 hp with launch control) or a dual-motor quattro version (456 hp with launch control). Range-wise, Audi and EPA estimates land around a healthy 321 miles for the RWD version with the Ultra package and about 307 miles for the quattro version on standard wheels.
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As for charging, it’s running an 800-volt system, and you’ll go from 10–80% in under 30 minutes on DC fast charging.
Price
MSRP runs roughly $65,095 to $76,695, depending on trim and configuration. The Prestige package pushes it toward the sharp end of that stick, pricewise.
How’s the drive?
The vibe is “calm, controlled and expensive.” Runs to the store, quiet night drives, inclement weather – you’ll enjoy it. The Quattro is properly quick, and the Q6 has that polished Audi tuning where it’s quiet, stable, and unbothered at speed. Prestige also brings adaptive air suspension as standard, which helps it glide when you want comfort and tighten up when you don’t. You blast off when you step on it, you stop when you press the brake, and that’s all you need here. Visibility is good.
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AudiRoom for improvement
It is not the most thrilling vehicle Audi’s ever made, both to look at and drive. Perhaps the grey color of my tester had something to do with it. I couldn’t find it easily in parking lots. Your phone (mine, anyway) doesn’t stay connected – I had to restart my phone each and every time I got in the vehicle. It wasn’t the phone – in the next press car I got, my phone synced instantly, and stayed connected the entire test, as had the previous vehicle.
Safety
Audi bakes in a lot of the good stuff – active front assist (auto emergency braking), side assist with pre sense rear, traffic sign recognition, and available adaptive cruise assist with lane guidance. Bonus brag: the Q6 e-tron shows up as an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ for 2025.
Conclusion: I found a lot to like about the Q6 despite a beef here and there, and its range, fun graphics and plush feel make it worth checking out.
