FIRST DRIVE: Audi A6 e-tron - the best electric car in the world? | Electrifying

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The Audi A6 is a well-known and popular big executive car, and this new, all-electric Audi A6 e-tron has got the driving range, tech and image to really sway some more traditional buyers. It might even be the better buy over its nemesis, the BMW i5.



Welcome to the all-new Audi A6 e-tron. This big executive has a lot in common with the Audi Q6 e-tron that we really enjoyed earlier this year, including the same new PPE platform (also used in the Porsche Macan). In fact, we reckon that the Q6 e-tron SUV and Porsche Macan SUVs will be key rivals to the A6. I know that the A6 is a traditional estate or saloon-ish shaped five-door hatchback – called the Audi A6 Sportback – but if you’ve got £70,000-ish to spend on a spacious, long-range electric car for yourself and the family, the Q6 and Macan are as sure to crop up as the BMW i5 and Mercedes EQE that are the A6’s direct non-SUV rivals.



It's not shy of some seriously good competition, then, but the A6 e-tron has a lot going for it. Not least, its range! The A6 gets two battery options; a 75.8- (usable capacity) or 94.9kWh pack. In the estate-bodied A6 e-tron Avant that we’re focussing on here, those are good for an official WLTP range of up to 361- or 437 miles, which makes this one of the longest range cars in the class.



As I’ve mentioned, the Audi A6 Avant e-tron has a great claimed range of up to 437 miles, or 367 for the smaller battery, and if you go for the swoopy Sportback then that creeps up by another 20- to 30 miles or so.



Both the 75.8kWh usable (83kWh total capacity) battery that you can only have in the entry-level A6 e-tron, and the 94.9kWh (100kWh total capacity) pack that powers every other A6 and the sporty Audi S6 e-tron, are lithium-ion NMC batteries that promise good longevity and performance.



You also get a heat pump as standard, which will help with efficiency and range in the winter. What is disappointing is that there’s no word on Audi offering vehicle-to-load (V2L) charging, or vehicle-to-grid (V2G). For a brand new, hi-tech EV on a brand new platform, that feels like a huge missed opportunity given that Hyundai, Kia, MG and Peugeot all offer V2L on cars that cost less than half what you’ll pay for the A6. Sort it out, Audi!



Join Tom as he takes to the road in the new Audi A6 e-tron for the first time. Has Audi built a winner here? Would you choose it over a BMW i5 or Mercedes EQE? Let us know in the comments below.



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