German automaker Audi is aggressively expanding its electric vehicle portfolio as it aims to phase out its ICE vehicle production by 2033. The latest model to get an electric counterpart is the Audi RS 6, which would come in 2024 under the name RS6 e-tron.
Interestingly, Audi has already unveiled the upcoming EV internally. As per the luxury brand’s exclusive interview with Top Gear, the reveal of the high-performance electric sedan “made 1,000 VW Group managers go crazy.”
What’s currently known about the RS6 e-tron?
Performance
The RS6 e-tron will use the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platform from the Volkswagen Group. Audi’s head of design Marc Lichte affirmed that the RS6 would have a “different” performance from the A6 e-tron when speaking at a teaser of the Audi activesphere concept in Munich.
For context, Audi will equip the A6 e-tron with a 100kWh battery to enable 435 miles range. As for the fastest models, they are expected to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in less than four seconds.
Exterior
Fortunately, Design boss Lichte was more open about the appearance of the RS6 e-tron.
He stated that the company would equip the RS6 e-tron with a wider track and bigger wheels than the upcoming A6 e-tron.
“And this was very attractive I would say. Very wide, and very sporty. So the [RS6 e-tron] will have definitely a different body, that means different track, different wheel diameter.”
Audi’s head of design, Marc Lichte
Furthermore, Audi’s design boss went on to boast that the 1,000 managers of the VW group were left in awe when they saw the EV for the first time at Audi’s in-house reveal.
“I presented these to 1,000 managers of our group in Berlin. And they went crazy when they saw the images and the models on the stage.”
Audi’s head of design, Marc Lichte
He explained that the positive reaction it gained was because the RS models are combined with a balance of performance and functionality.
“I love the RS6 because I can put bikes inside, skis, so many things. That’s why I love it. And for me, stance. It’s always the wide track. And if you think about competitors of Audi, are they in the market right now with performance EVs with the wider track? I would say no.
But maybe, at Audi…I tell you, you will love our RS EVs.”
Audi’s head of design, Marc Lichte
Unfortunately, the RS6 e-tron’s key specifications remain a mystery, so we’ll have to wait and see what the German brand has in store for performance enthusiasts.
Remarkably, developing an all-electric RS6 makes sense for the brand, and its clients, as Audi, will only deliver all-electric vehicles onto the global market starting in 2026. The luxury brand will progressively cease its combustion-powered vehicle production by 2033.
