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Audi A6 Avant: Fuel consumption combined in l/100 km: 8.0-5.0; combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 181-130. CO₂-class: G-D. Optional equipment available for an extra charge.
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It’s the new, all-electric Audi A6 e-tron, and it’s more slippery than a Mario Kart banana skin. No, seriously. This thing has a drag coefficient of 0.21Cd if you spec the Sportback version with the fancy cameras replacing standard wing mirrors.
Wait, you mentioned the Sportback. Is there another version I can have?
An estate! Well, this is Audi so it’s called an Avant, but hurrah! The MG 5 and Vauxhall Astra Electric Sports Tourer finally have some competition. We jest of course, but big-booted EVs are still in short supply. BMW beat Audi to the punch with the i5 Touring, but to our eyes at least the Audi (pictured above) is the better-looking executive German wagon, a little more svelte of line – and less bulky to be in.
The A6 e-tron’s final design is actually fairly similar to the original concept unveiled back in 2022. It’s aerodynamic without looking like it’s trying too hard (cough, Mercedes EQE, cough). You get a flush, bodycolour grille up front with lots of little Movember-style moustache motifs, and that’s surrounded by what Audi refers to as a ‘black mask’ designed to hide the larger main beam headlights, the front sensors and the inlets for the ‘air curtain’ that guides airflow around the car in the most efficient manner possible.
Have Audi’s designers got an aero obsession?
The flush door handles and closed, flat floor both help drop the drag coefficient and there are active inlet shutters in the front grille that apparently allow for up to 7.4 miles more range. The fancy camera mirrors (which now fold when the car is locked after many requests from original e-tron SUV buyers) could also get you 7.4 miles further down the road. We’d rather see backwards properly, thanks. Want more A6 e-tron aero chat? You can watch TG stick one in a wind tunnel by clicking these blue words.
There are eight different light signatures to choose from for those daytime running lights (Audi knows how to have fun, doesn’t it?), and the black section on the doors with its e-tron branding is designed to show that the battery – now the heart of the car – lives under the floor. That panel helps break up what is otherwise a very deep flank. The overhangs are fairly short and the wheelbase is almost three metres.
- Full walkaround and design breakdown: how this car compares to the outgoing C8 and the e-tron
- Engine options: from the 2.0 TFSI to the MHEV diesels and the mighty V6 3.0 TFSI
- Suspension, steering and Quattro Ultra details
- Interior changes and lighting tech
- Plug-in Hybrid A6 Avant incoming: 68-mile EV range?
- Future predictions for the S6!
- And a side look at the new A6 Sedan, coming alongside the Avant with all the same tech
This isn’t just a facelift — it’s a full transformation. From the Matrix LED headlights and animated OLED taillights, to quattro ultra with torque vectoring and low-speed EV driving on the MHEV Plus variants, Audi’s taken their core model into a completely new league.
The new V6 3.0 TFSI model (367PS) brings serious performance with 0–60 in 4.7 seconds and a quattro sport differential — putting it firmly in S6 territory. And the ride quality promises to be epic, thanks to multiple suspension options including adaptive air with voice-controlled ride height changes!
We’ll also talk about the plug-in hybrids on the way (300PS & 357PS), which share the same setup as the A5 TFSI e — offering over 68 miles of EV range. That makes them serious daily driver contenders, and potentially the sweet spot in the range.
So what does all this mean for the next S6 and RS6? Will we see a V6 hybrid for the S6? Will the RS6 return with a hybridised V8 and over 700hp? We explore all the educated guesses — and why this new Avant sets the tone for Audi Sport’s next icons.
This video is packed with details, design analysis, and future model predictions — all leading up to our drive of this beautiful new car. Could this be the ultimate ICE Audi Avant? Watch now to find out!
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- The 2025 Audi A6 Avant E Tron vs The 2025 Chevrolet Impala Hybrid
- I saw a review of the A5 TDI MHI driving in November weather, so damp, 5°C, crosswind, etc, reporting 'disappointing' mileage figures. Now, I know from my EV how much extra it consumes at those conditions compared to 25°C, dry and no crosswind. We're talking close to 20% difference at motorway speeds of 130 kph (80 mph). This would be somewhat masked by the higher efficiency of the diesel at higher load, but still have quite an impact. I'm just wondering what fuel economy can be realistically expected from experience eco-driving (but not slow!) with the A6/A5 2.0 TDI MHI?
- Beautiful car but and its a huge BUT Audi UK nake no mistake will remove most all our choices to build a bespoke interior. It will be Black on Black on Grey and Red on Black if we are lucky. Its so annoying.
- Car is beautiful but a bit pointless now seeing as boot space at 503 litres in a non mild hybrid model and 476 litres in a mild hybrid model is smaller than the new Q5 and marginally bigger than the new A5 avant and the same size more or less as the older A4 avant, yet look at the size of this car.
- It is a very beautiful car, but there are major issues with it, that are kind of the same as with the new A4. The boot - how did they manage to make a big estate car have such a tiny boot? 460 liters? Are you kidding me? It should be 600 at least, since it's a freaking estate car. Also the interior - it feels and looks cheap, and those screens aren't fooling anyone. Smells of cost cutting...
- A fine car but it is just too wide for my Cornish lanes…great on the Autobahn but hard work here. I’m not a fan of that brown paint with black wheels…it ruins the good work done on the body. In a good colour with silver wheels and a good interior colour would be a great deal better. 😐🤔🤔
- Passenger displays are stupid. Not interested in cars with shiny black plastic. The rest of it's fine but if I'm stuck with piano black in all four Germans (5 series, e-class, panamera, and a6), I'm taking the E class all day. I'm not buying a new Panamera and the 5 series is ugly inside and out. I'm going to lease an E-450 all terrain without the passenger display and with the extended leather and wait until the next generation of these cars with fingers crossed that all four brands get back to making nice interiors. The tech is necessary (and very nice) - but it is not equivalent to luxury. The tech should be integrated into the luxury. To me, Audi represented the "futuristic" design, BMW embodied the angular and sportier design, and Mercedes (when they weren't tripping on acid) the timeless and classy design. Now Audi is just "car" in the most generic way possible. Yeah they are nice but the quality has clearly been suppressed so the VW group could upsell you into their higher-margin cars (Porsche). It's a shame because first gen A5 and R8 were so special. IDK what BMW is even doing with its designs these days. And Mercedes is attempting their best rendition of a Tesla. This is all chalked.
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