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1 July 2024 at 6:01 pm·2-min read

Audi ups its EV game with its new SQ6 e-tron, the sportier version of the 2025 Q6 e-tron that introduces a new electrical architecture and infotainment setup to the brand.

The 2025 Audi SQ6 e-tron (and its lesser Q6 e-tron sibling) is the first Audi model to be built on the Volkswagen Group's Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platform shared with the Porsche Macan EV.

As a compact SUV, these new e-tron models effectively are electric alternatives to Audi's gas-burning Q5 and SQ5 models, the brand's bestsellers.

The SQ6 features dual motors and rear-biased all-wheel drive. Combined output is 483 horsepower, which increases to 510 horses when launch control is engaged.

We estimate the SQ6 should be good to reach 60 mph in around four seconds.

The Q6 e-tron models also introduce Audi's new interior layout, which includes a 14.5-inch center touchscreen running a new Android Auto-based infotainment system, plus an optional 10.9-inch passenger screen that can play videos.

Other interior highlights include a new AI voice assistant, an optional head-up display with augmented-reality navigation, and Bang & Olufsen audio systems with up to 830 watts and 20 speakers.

There are few secondary controls in the SQ6's screen-based cabin, most of which are of the capacitive-touch variety.

Along with featuring comfortable and supportive sport seats, the SQ6's interior is supremely quiet.

Audi estimates the SQ6's U.S. EPA range at 276 miles, and all dual-motor Q6 models are rated to tow up to 4400 pounds.

The PPE's 800-volt architecture allows for quicker charging cycles; Audi says the Q6 and SQ6's 94.4-kWh battery can go from 10 to 80 percent in around 21 minutes.

The SQ6 e-tron features standard air springs and adaptive dampers, which bring an excellent ride-and-handling balance.

When it goes on sale late this year, the Audi SQ6 e-tron should start around $72,000, a sizable upcharge over the Q6's $66,000 estimated base price and significantly more than the current SQ5's $58,895 starting point.

2025 Audi SQ6 e-tron

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