India, March 19 -- Audi AG has finally taken the wraps off the new Q6 e-tron luxury SUV, joining the brand's e-tron SUV family. The new Audi Q6 e-tron is based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture, sharing its underpinnings with the Porsche Macan EV under the Volkswagen umbrella and used for the first time for an Audi. The new platform comes with an 800-volt system incorporating two electric motors with a rear bias for power and weight.

The new Audi Q6 e-tron arrives in two versions - Q6 and the more performance-oriented SQ6. Both versions use a 100 kWh (94.9 kWh net) battery pack that promises a range of up to 625 km (claimed) on a single charge. The dual electric motors produce 382 bhp on the standard Q6 e-tron, while th...