Audi’s A6 has been available as a plug-in hybrid for some time, but only as a sedan. This is now changing, thanks to the A6 55 TFSI e quattro Avant.
The 55 TFSI e Avant naturally shares its technology with the saloon version of the plug-A6 with the same name. This means that a system power of 367 hp is distributed over the four wheels. The petrol power comes from a 2.0 TFSI with 252 hp, the rest comes from an electric motor. The whole thing is linked to a seven-speed S tronic automatic.
The 14.1 kWh battery pack helps the hefty Avant with a theoretical electric range of 51 km. Electric driving is possible up to 135 km / h. The specified consumption comes to a nice meaningless 1.9 liters per 100 km (1: 52.6), which is of course perfectly achievable as long as there is a lot of plugging. In theory, the car consumes about 17.6 kWh / 100 km when powered.
Unfortunately, all this beauty means that a lot of luggage space has to be returned. Audi specifies 405 liters for the plug-in A6, against 565 liters for the regular A6 Avant. With the bench flat, 1,535 liters go into the TFSI e, where a copy without a battery pack can have 1,680 liters. However, Audi reports that the flat loading floor has remained intact.
On the outside, the only landmark outside of the nameplate is of course the charging port in the rear left side screen. It is hardly noticeable, because it is an exact reflection of the fuel filler flap on the right side of the car.
In the sedan version, Audi also delivers a less powerful 50 TFSI e, just like in the Q5, but that is nowhere to be seen in the Avant. Considering the power of the 55 version, Audi thinks it’s appropriate to include the S-line exterior package as standard, along with matrix LED headlights, sports seats, four-zone automatic climate control, a sports suspension, 19-inch alloy and – unfortunately, according to some – privacy glass. It is not yet known what all this beauty will cost. The sedan equivalent is in the driveway in the Netherlands from € 79,830.