The Audi Q6 and Q6 Rons: A First Look at the Electric SUVs

As we take a look to emphasize the electric performance, it's clear that these vehicles are designed to be driving machines. We continue to move around and see that we've got this light bar that wraps around the back of the Q6, adding an extra layer of visibility to the vehicle. If you peer inside of here, you'll see the newest generation of Audi's digital OLED technology - a testament to the brand's commitment to innovation and cutting-edge design.

In some markets, you'll be able to get little animations in here that use an algorithm to make sure that even though these panels are constantly changing and shifting, the overall illumination level stays the same. This feature is designed to reduce distractions for drivers, who shouldn't need to be concerned about the display in front of them while navigating through heavy traffic or inclement weather. However, this technology won't be available in the US market just yet.

Audi's also experimenting with ways to use the Q6 as lights to communicate with other drivers and pedestrians when the driver assistance or emergency aid features are active. The most obvious example is when you put your headlights on or the automatic emergency braking system is triggered, at which point the OLED tails of the Q6 reshape themselves into little hazard triangles - a familiar shape found on hazard flash buttons in most cars. This visual cue lets following or approaching vehicles know that something's amiss and they should take extra care.

One of the most exciting aspects of the Q6 is its dual electric motor Quattro setup, which will be standard equipment at launch. The SUV uses an asymmetrical all-wheel drive system with an asynchronous E motor on the front axle and a permanent magnet Drive motor for the rear wheels. However, there's a key difference between these two motors: the front motor is on-demand and can be deactivated when it's not needed - say, during cruising on the highway for reduced consumption. Instantly brought back online when additional torque or traction is necessary.

Meanwhile, the rear motor offers better torque and performance, serving as the main Drive motor under most conditions. But Audi has designed these two motors to share many of the same components in construction - they even use the same rotor and stator diameters. This means that they can be built and assembled on the same assembly lines, speeding up production and reducing production cost and complexity.

In terms of power, the Q6 upgrades to 360 kW nominal with a 380 kW Sprint - around 510 combined horsepower, allowing it to launch from 0-60 mph in around 4.2 seconds. Meanwhile, the Q6 Rons boasts 3155 KW of combined power with the ability to boost up to 350 kW - around 456 horsepower for short bursts.

We got a chance to hop behind the wheel of the Q6 in Prototype Livery and test the various regenerative braking modes - which now includes a one pedal driving mode. The electric SUV felt good under these controlled conditions, but we'll be waiting until we can get a full experience on public roads so that we can observe efficiency and range.

The Q6 Rons uses the same 100 kW battery pack as the standard Q6 Quattro - which estimates will offer over 300 miles of range. However, the Q6 Rons is able to split its battery pack into two 400-volt banks that charge natively in parallel at 400 volts. This means that it can take advantage of dual charging ports - one on each rear fender - making it easy to top up your charge when you're on the go.

In the cabin, we have the latest generation of Audi's dashboard tech built on their E3 electronic platform. The digital stage is a three-screen setup featuring an 11.9-inch digital instrument cluster right in front of us, bonded with a curved OLED display to a larger 14.5-inch main screen behind the passenger seat. There's also a smaller 10.9-inch display for the passenger, which allows them to do things like co-pilot and search for destinations or even entertain themselves with videos.

However, despite the latest tech on offer, there's one noticeable difference - more screens but fewer physical buttons on the dashboard, which personally I find disappointing. Audi hopes that a move towards more robust visual and voice-controlled systems will make up for the lack of tactile and haptic feedback. Only time will tell if this is a strategy that will pay off.

And finally, there's the large augmented reality head-up display - which projects information about navigation, driver assistance features, and infotainment right in our line of sight where we're looking at the road. This feature promises to revolutionize the driving experience and provide drivers with critical information without ever having to look away from the road.

For those interested in learning more about these exciting electric SUVs, head over to CNET.com where we've got even more specs and deep dives into the tech behind the Audi Q6 and Q6 Rons.

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owners will be able to download and swap between 11 themes via the dashboard interface to customize the shape and appearance of the q6s daytime running light signature to keep things fresh or to make sure their rron doesn't look too much like the Jones's the actual headlights are actually down below and here on the production model you can see that they kind of hide in this glossy black area but here's where your uh low beams and your high beams are going to be tucked moving over to the middle we've got the automaker signature singleframe Grill but here it's inverted if you look closely what looks like Grill openings are actually uh little closed panels and that's because an EV doesn't need a lot of air flow through here so they're closed up for aerodynamics but the look preserves the visual signature that you've seen on Audi's combustion cars and makes it look like an Audi and of course leading the way is the new Audi badge with a simplified 2D design so as you start to move around the back of the vehicle you'll see that Audi has built a very strong shoulder into the design of the vehicle to give it a sort of sporty look to emphasize the electri performance and as we continue to move around we'll see that we've got this light bar that wraps around the back now if you peer inside of here you'll see the newest generation of Audi's digital OLED technology now in some markets you'll be able to get little animations in here that use an algorithm to make sure that even though these panels are constantly changing and Shifting the overall illumination level stays the same so it doesn't distract drivers now we won't get that Fe in the United States but we will get 11 customizable static patterns to complement the themes present on the front lights Audi's also experimenting with ways to use the q6 as lights to communicate with other drivers and pedestrians when the driver Assistance or emergency aid features are active the most obvious and easily demonstrable example is when you put your Heather lights on or the automatic emergency braking system is triggered you'll see the OLED Tails reshape themselves into little Hazard triangles that's the same familiar shape found on the hazard flash or buttons on most cars and that's to let following or approaching Vehicles know that you're in trouble and that they should take Extra Care the q6 Thon will eventually be offered with electric rear wheeel drive but dual electric motor Quattro setup is going to be standard equipment at launch the SUV uses an asymmetrical all-wheel drive system with an asynchronous E motor on the front axle and a permanent magnet Drive motor for the rear wheels the difference is that the front motor is on demand and can be deactivated when it's not needed say during cruising on the highway for reduced consumption and instantly brought back online when additional torque or traction is necessary meanwhile the rear motor offers better torque and performance serving as the main Drive motor under most conditions now these two Motors operate differently but Audi has designed them to share many of the same components in construction they even use the same rotor and Stater diameters meaning they can be built and assembled on the same assembly lines speeding up production and reducing production cost and complexity in the US the Q60 Trion Quattro will arrive boasting 3155 KW of combined power with the ability to boost up to 350 KW around 456 horsepower for short bursts the sq6 upgrades to 360 KW nominal with a 380 KW Sprint that's around 510 combined horsepower allowing it to launch to 60 mph in around 4.2 seconds I I was able to hop behind the wheel of the sq6 in Prototype Livery for a quick spin testing the various regenerative braking modes which now includes a one pedal driving mode and that electric launch control which is a thrill to say the least the electric SUV felt good under these controlled conditions though I'll be waiting until I can get a full experience on public roads so that I can observe efficiency and range both flavors of the q6 rron used the same 100 KW battery pack which estimates will offer over 300 M of range for the standard q6 Quattro however the q6 rron pack is able to split itself into two 400 volt banks that charge natively in parallel at 400 volts the q6 is also one of the rare EVS in the US that features dual charging ports one on each rear fender now even though Audi has announced that an eventual switch to Tesla's nacs port for its EVS the q6 Tron won't be adopting that charging standard at launch here in the cabin we have the latest generation of Audi's dashboard Tech built on their E3 electronic platform it's the digital stage a three screen setup that features an 11.9 in digital instrument cluster right here in front of me that's bonded with a curved OLED display to a 14.5 in main screen here over in front of the passenger seat there's a 10.9 in display for the passenger that allows them to do things like co-pilot and search for destination or even entertain themselves with videos but there's technology in place to ensure that I here in the driver's seat won't be able to see and be distracted by that of course there is a fourth display that you won't be able to see from this angle and that is the large augmented reality head-up display and that's going to project information about navigation driver aate features and infotainment right in my line of sight right where I'm looking at the road and there are more screens this generation but fewer physical buttons on the dashboard which personally I find disappointing Audi hopes that a move to more robust Visual and voice controlled systems will make up for the lack of tactile and haptic feedback so there you have it your first look at the allnew Audi q6 and sq6 Rons very promising electric SUVs with some smart Tech built into them be sure to head over to cnet.com where we've got even more specs and deep dives into the tech I'll meet you theremeet the allnew Audi q6 rron seen here in its more potent sq6 performance trim it's the automaker's newest entry into the midsize SUV class the first Audi to feature the newest generation of its electric vehicle platform and it features the latest generation of Audi's dashboard tech let's get a closer look let's start with design yes if you're looking at the broad Strokes it's a small movie from Audi if you've seen one you've seen them all no shade it doesn't mean that it's a bad thing it's just that the automaker has a very established design language but if you look closer you'll see that there are a lot of details that are unique to this worth a closer look we'll start with the headlights these actually aren't the headlights this is the Digital Light signature it is a multi- LED segment that features uh welcome animations and a customizable light signature that you can adjust on the dashboard in total there are 61 individual LED segments per pod owners will be able to download and swap between 11 themes via the dashboard interface to customize the shape and appearance of the q6s daytime running light signature to keep things fresh or to make sure their rron doesn't look too much like the Jones's the actual headlights are actually down below and here on the production model you can see that they kind of hide in this glossy black area but here's where your uh low beams and your high beams are going to be tucked moving over to the middle we've got the automaker signature singleframe Grill but here it's inverted if you look closely what looks like Grill openings are actually uh little closed panels and that's because an EV doesn't need a lot of air flow through here so they're closed up for aerodynamics but the look preserves the visual signature that you've seen on Audi's combustion cars and makes it look like an Audi and of course leading the way is the new Audi badge with a simplified 2D design so as you start to move around the back of the vehicle you'll see that Audi has built a very strong shoulder into the design of the vehicle to give it a sort of sporty look to emphasize the electri performance and as we continue to move around we'll see that we've got this light bar that wraps around the back now if you peer inside of here you'll see the newest generation of Audi's digital OLED technology now in some markets you'll be able to get little animations in here that use an algorithm to make sure that even though these panels are constantly changing and Shifting the overall illumination level stays the same so it doesn't distract drivers now we won't get that Fe in the United States but we will get 11 customizable static patterns to complement the themes present on the front lights Audi's also experimenting with ways to use the q6 as lights to communicate with other drivers and pedestrians when the driver Assistance or emergency aid features are active the most obvious and easily demonstrable example is when you put your Heather lights on or the automatic emergency braking system is triggered you'll see the OLED Tails reshape themselves into little Hazard triangles that's the same familiar shape found on the hazard flash or buttons on most cars and that's to let following or approaching Vehicles know that you're in trouble and that they should take Extra Care the q6 Thon will eventually be offered with electric rear wheeel drive but dual electric motor Quattro setup is going to be standard equipment at launch the SUV uses an asymmetrical all-wheel drive system with an asynchronous E motor on the front axle and a permanent magnet Drive motor for the rear wheels the difference is that the front motor is on demand and can be deactivated when it's not needed say during cruising on the highway for reduced consumption and instantly brought back online when additional torque or traction is necessary meanwhile the rear motor offers better torque and performance serving as the main Drive motor under most conditions now these two Motors operate differently but Audi has designed them to share many of the same components in construction they even use the same rotor and Stater diameters meaning they can be built and assembled on the same assembly lines speeding up production and reducing production cost and complexity in the US the Q60 Trion Quattro will arrive boasting 3155 KW of combined power with the ability to boost up to 350 KW around 456 horsepower for short bursts the sq6 upgrades to 360 KW nominal with a 380 KW Sprint that's around 510 combined horsepower allowing it to launch to 60 mph in around 4.2 seconds I I was able to hop behind the wheel of the sq6 in Prototype Livery for a quick spin testing the various regenerative braking modes which now includes a one pedal driving mode and that electric launch control which is a thrill to say the least the electric SUV felt good under these controlled conditions though I'll be waiting until I can get a full experience on public roads so that I can observe efficiency and range both flavors of the q6 rron used the same 100 KW battery pack which estimates will offer over 300 M of range for the standard q6 Quattro however the q6 rron pack is able to split itself into two 400 volt banks that charge natively in parallel at 400 volts the q6 is also one of the rare EVS in the US that features dual charging ports one on each rear fender now even though Audi has announced that an eventual switch to Tesla's nacs port for its EVS the q6 Tron won't be adopting that charging standard at launch here in the cabin we have the latest generation of Audi's dashboard Tech built on their E3 electronic platform it's the digital stage a three screen setup that features an 11.9 in digital instrument cluster right here in front of me that's bonded with a curved OLED display to a 14.5 in main screen here over in front of the passenger seat there's a 10.9 in display for the passenger that allows them to do things like co-pilot and search for destination or even entertain themselves with videos but there's technology in place to ensure that I here in the driver's seat won't be able to see and be distracted by that of course there is a fourth display that you won't be able to see from this angle and that is the large augmented reality head-up display and that's going to project information about navigation driver aate features and infotainment right in my line of sight right where I'm looking at the road and there are more screens this generation but fewer physical buttons on the dashboard which personally I find disappointing Audi hopes that a move to more robust Visual and voice controlled systems will make up for the lack of tactile and haptic feedback so there you have it your first look at the allnew Audi q6 and sq6 Rons very promising electric SUVs with some smart Tech built into them be sure to head over to cnet.com where we've got even more specs and deep dives into the tech I'll meet you there\n"