{"id":73540,"date":"2024-06-20T09:03:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=73540"},"modified":"2024-06-20T09:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:03:59","slug":"1137331_2026-audi-rs-q6-e-tron-spy-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=73540","title":{"rendered":"2026 Audi Q6 RS E-Tron spied: Hot electric SUV takes shape"},"content":{"rendered":"

Audi in March took the covers off the 2025 Q6 E-Tron<\/a> and confirmed the start of sales for later this year, initially in standard and sporty SQ6 grades. However, a hotter version is being developed as the next electric RS model from the Audi Sport skunkworks.<\/p>\n

A prototype for the RS Q6 E-Tron has previously been spotted testing at Germany’s N\u00fcrburgring racetrack, and Autocar<\/a> reported on Wednesday that the high-performance compact crossover is due out next year with an output matching the 630 hp of the 2024 Porsche Macan Turbo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The electric Macan shares its PPE (Premium Platform Electric) underpinnings with the Q6 E-Tron, as well as its 100-kwh battery. Autocar reported that Audi will attempt to differentiate the Q6 E-Tron from its Macan sibling by delivering higher levels of comfort and luxury.<\/p>\n

Audi Sport already offers an RS E-Tron GT which was updated for the the 2025 model year. The latest version delivers up to 845 hp as standard and 912 hp in Performance form<\/a>. An RS 6 E-Tron is also thought to be coming, both in sedan and wagon body styles.<\/p>\n

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2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Compared to the regular Q6 E-Tron and SQ6 E-Tron, which come with respective peak power ratings of 456 and 510 hp, the RS Q6 E-Tron appears to have a unique front fascia with side intakes that look to have active shutters. There’s also an extended lip spoiler, chunkier side skirts, and a rear fascia with a possible diffuser insert.<\/p>\n

A lowered suspension and an upgraded wheel and tire package can also be seen on the prototype. And the bright red brake calipers seen here are also a common design element featured on Audi Sport’s RS cars.<\/p>\n

Production of the Q6 E-Tron is handled at Audi’s plant in Ingolstadt, Germany. A coupe-like Q6 Sportback E-Tron<\/a> will also be built at the site, and it should also come in SQ6 and RS Q6 grades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Audi in March took the covers off the 2025 Q6 E-Tron and confirmed the start of sales for later this year, initially in standard and sporty SQ6 grades. However, a hotter version is being developed as the next electric RS model from the Audi Sport skunkworks. A prototype for the RS Q6 E-Tron has previously […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design-concepts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}