Audi’s CEO Gernot Döllner calls the “Q6 E-Tron Off-road concept” a “reinterpretation of Quattro,” which is the company’s marketing term for its all-wheel-drive models

Audi teased a more rugged EV in 2023 with the Activesphere concept, which was based on the same Premium Platform Electric (PPE) as the Q6 E-Tron. PPE, which brings high-power charging hardware pioneered in the Audi E-Tron GT to more EVs, is also shared with the A6 E-Tron sedan and the electric version of the Porsche Macan.

Specific details about the Q6 E-Tron Off-Road Concept remain scarce, with the automaker hesitant to confirm much beyond the portal axles. That hardware alone does a pretty good jo

Comment Now! Audi has provided a first look at its rugged Q6 E-Tron Off-Road concept; The concept features portal axles for increased ground

Audi has engineered a bonkers off-roader based on one of its many unassuming electric SUVs. This wild one-off concept started as a Q6 Sportback E-Tron, and then it received a complete makeover, which involved adding portal axles.

A few months ago, we saw a camouflaged version of a crazy lifted Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron. The good news is that it exists, and that prototype was basically what we see now. It looks super cool, too.