The most affordable version of the 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron electric vehicle could come to Australia priced closer to $100,000 before on-road costs.
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Audi Australia is exploring plans for a new, more affordable version of its Q6 e-tron electric SUV, slotting in below the $115,000 before on-road costs Q6 e-tron Performance.
Speaking to local media at the launch of the Q6 e-tron, which will be available in Performance, quattro and SQ6 forms initially, Audi Australia product planner Peter Strudwicke said a more affordable version is being studied.
“That’s something we’re currently investigating,” when asked by Drive if an unnamed base grade is on the way.
Differentiating the base car from the rest of the line-up is a smaller battery, which quotes 83kWh of energy storage compared to the 100kWh of the rest of the range, translating to usable capacities of 75.8kWh and 94.9kWh respectively.
The smaller battery also means driving range drops to 533km on the WLTP standard, down from the 641km, 625km, 598km from the Performance, quattro and SQ6 quattro respectively.
However, Australian-certified figures are less, with each respective variant stickered to cover 558km, 542km and 568km, so expect the base Q6 e-tron – if it does arrive in Australia – to claim about 450-500km.
With a single, rear-drive electric motor, the base Q6 e-tron produces 185kW/450Nm, down from the Performance’s 225kW/485Nm.
The result is a slower 0-100km/h acceleration time of seven seconds thanks to launch control that can boost outputs to 210kW for a short period of time.
The maximum charging power is slower, dropping to 225kW from 260kW available in the Performance, and 270kW in all-wheel-drive variants.
In terms of pricing, the base Q6 e-tron is available from €63,500 ($AU109,000) in Germany or about 8 per cent cheaper than the Performance.
This means the base Q6 e-tron could be positioned around $105,000 before on-road costs, depending on specification offered in local cars.
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Tung Nguyen has been in the automotive journalism industry for over a decade, cutting his teeth at various publications before finding himself at Drive in 2024. With experience in news, feature, review, and advice writing, as well as video presentation skills, Tung is a do-it-all content creator. Tung’s love of cars first started as a child watching Transformers on Saturday mornings, as well as countless hours on PlayStation’s Gran Turismo, meaning his dream car is a Nissan GT-R, with a Liberty Walk widebody kit, of course.
