Audi Q6 E-tron
Fresh electric SUV introduces a new platform and a new design language for the German brand There are going to be more than a few references to PPE in this road test, but not because we’re about to tell you about face masks. PPE in this case stands for Premium Platform Electric, the all-new architecture that underpins the equally new Audi Q6 E-tron and its coupé-SUV sibling, the technically identical Audi Q6 Sportback E-tron.Whichever bodystyle you pick, it’s an important one for Audi, this, because the Q6 is the first completely new model from Ingolstadt since the Audi Q4 E-tron of 2021, and the first car to use this new platform that was developed together with Porsche and will form the basis for a slew of new models, including the Porsche Macan Electric, the Audi A6 E-tron and other cars that haven’t even been announced yet.The Q6, as the name suggests, sits right in the middle of the Audi range. While Audi has created plenty of confusion with its now-abandoned idea of giving electric cars even numbers and ICE cars (including hybrids) odd numbers, the Q6 is effectively the electric equivalent of Audi’s medium SUV, the Q5.Under the road test microscope here, in other words, is not just one new car but a whole range of upcoming models from multiple manufacturers. No pressure, then.
Fresh electric SUV introduces a new platform and a new design language for the German brand
There are going to be more than a few references to PPE in this road test, but not because we’re about to tell you about face masks. PPE in this case stands for Premium Platform Electric, the all-new architecture that underpins the equally new Audi Q6 E-tron and its coupé-SUV sibling, the technically identical Audi Q6 Sportback E-tron.Whichever bodystyle you pick, it’s an important one for Audi, this, because the Q6 is the first completely new model from Ingolstadt since the Audi Q4 E-tron of 2021, and the first car to use this new platform that was developed together with Porsche and will form the basis for a slew of new models, including the Porsche Macan Electric, the Audi A6 E-tron and other cars that haven’t even been announced yet.The Q6, as the name suggests, sits right in the middle of the Audi range. While Audi has created plenty of confusion with its now-abandoned idea of giving electric cars even numbers and ICE cars (including hybrids) odd numbers, the Q6 is effectively the electric equivalent of Audi’s medium SUV, the Q5.Under the road test microscope here, in other words, is not just one new car but a whole range of upcoming models from multiple manufacturers. No pressure, then. 
