You’re probably quite well used to concept vehicles that look like off-road dream machines but turn out to be all mouth and no trousers. Especially when they come from manufacturers whose showroom selection suggests they wouldn’t know off-roading if it hit them in the face. So you might be surprised to learn that the Audi Q6 e-tron offroad concept is no pretender. In fact with portal axles and the ability to climb gradients of up to 45 degrees, you’d dismiss it at your peril.
The portals deliver a very significant increase of 160mm (6.3”) in ride height and a 250mm (9.8”) wider track. They’re
also geared down to increase torque at the wheels by 50% – bringing down the top speed of the Q6 e-tron to 108mph but enabling it to achieve its headline gradient scaling ability.
‘Innovations always begin with asking the right question,’ says Audi. ‘For the Q6 it was: How can we create a highly emotive electric vehicle?
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