Audi Q6 e-tron quattro range test

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[@AhmedSam]

I work for the vw group, and yes, I do watch your videos. I personally gather feedback in my team from anywhere I could :)

[@albertonoris8601]

In which section do you work in?

[@AhmedSam]

@@albertonoris8601 CARIAD. We did some SW components in the infotainment cluster in Q6.

[@jca2947]

​@@AhmedSam Oh boy.. I've a lot of questions 😂 u r not the most liked guys in the industry I talked like 1 or 2y ago to an electrical engineer who also worked for cariad and he told me the main reason why everything is so shitty is that the management is so greedy they don't even want to give out money for chips that would be essential for the bare minimum. They want everything to be as cheap as possible without caring about the outcome. What do u say are the 3 main reasons why everything about vag software sucks ass? I mean it became a lot better if u look at the ID7 but it still sucks.

[@Sunny-i8d6y]

Here's some feedback for VW group, get rid of the boring cubic design guy and make more sporty exciting stuff like the early 2000s... this thing looks like a budget SUV from Malaysia...

[@cos_marc]

​@@jca2947 That's the main problem of capitalism, you always have to increase the profits by any means... and this is not good for the quality of the products.

[@binflydushy]

Seems like Audi is back in the game!

[@mastergool]

I actually like to have the AC port on the right side for street charging, where charging station are 99% of the time on the right.

[@simonengvall7433]

Ofc the charge port should be placed on right side when drivning on the right side to make street charging much easier. In Europe many rely on parking/charging in larger cities which makes this an important choice. A interesting challenge to prove this wrong would be to charge only along Streets with the included charging cable (max 5m) five days. Time consuming ofc, but emulates everyday life for many europeans.

[@BremboT]

North America should be right buttcheek location. The new Rivian R2 R3 series got it right.

[@jyrkipaavola.]

You are 100% right. I just swapped my ID4 to a Polestar 2 and the charge port location is just about the only thing I miss from the old car. Right rear corner should be standard in my opinion.

[@TschingisTube]

Which city is that? I drive ev since 2019 and most ac chargers have been for me on parking lots covering more than one space.

[@ginopaveglio8858]

@@TschingisTubeIn Montreal, we have a lot of street charger on the side of the street

[@Cgennerud]

Start/stop button is optional. Just sit in the driver seat and put the car in D/R. To stop just put the car in P and leave the driver seat.

[@zale76]

Based on this test, I would say that, Audi A6 e-tron Avant will be manager fleet bestseller

[@RH-jj7ck]

most likely they will overprice it and it will be i5 prices

[@M-hq9xz]

​​@@RH-jj7ckIf it's the same price as BMW i5 it will mop the floor with that BMW.😅

[@Sunny-i8d6y]

they're owned and run by German auto makers, arval and all their counterparts elsewhere. They will always buy entry level German cars, it has nothing to do with specs but more with collusion and companies owning each other.

[@sirace4054]

Lets wait A6 e-tron, which will be launch on august. Same platfrom but better looking car with huge trunk.

[@FlorianMickler]

​@@sirace4054the smaller frontal area will also make it more efficient at higher speeds

[@Zedus-rl9hp]

Audi has finally taken a good step in the right direction. The values ​​finally correspond to a premium brand again. We can only hope that the software etc. does not have any errors or teething problems like the charging flaps (it is a stupid design with the small DC flap by the way)

[@PavolFilek]

It is not good step. It is FAT BIG m.-..f...r , 5 000 000 000 people in the world buy this car, and planet is DONE: WELL DONE. Go to shcool study ecology.

[@squrler]

That charge port bit in the beginning is hilariously depressing. Like what is wrong with a non motorized flap 😂

[@StuffOfInterest]

Definitely one place that needs improvement. Hopefully the stuck door glitch can be fixed with a software update. If something blocks closing, the door should reopen.

[@infinityfumble]

100k car and they cant even figure out the charge port. VW Software at its best, epic fail.

[@lucasrudolph8681]

Just looking at the icon of the button its only to unlock the charging cable

[@dalex6641]

Problem is that people leave them open - I’ve seen this often on the Q4

[@lucasrudolph8681]

@@dalex6641 is it motorized on the Q4? On the Q6 it should be the same as on the Q8 etron which closes the port automatically. Thats probably what happened when he pulled the cable out but didnt put the cover back in place

[@sakupitkanen7574]

Really like this car. Great styling, charging, features, etc - but man the price is ridiculous. In couple of years I perhaps find a good offer from used market.

[@c.brinker4387]

I was really impressed of the „next level shit“😂, it’s not the bombastic „Vorsprung durch Technik“ but a good featured car, and the 800V system is impressive like in each 800V car. The charge port‘s problems are - hopefully - a single matter… not in line with the quality expectation of a 80.000€ car.

[@bneyarb5037]

Björn the king! I want this car

[@matthiasdorn9611]

The button in the charge port is not to open or close the charge cover, it is just to lock and unlock the charger cable 😅

[@bjornnyland]

It's to both stop charging and also close charge port. Now you know.

[@patrickwalsh949]

Great review Bjorn, loving all the content you are creating 😀 im waiting for my SQ6 to be delivered to Hamar 😊, your reviews have me even more excited 😂

[@SergioMartinez-qx9rt]

My Q8 55 etron uses 25 kWh per 100 km at 125 km/h speedometer with cruise control and good weather, that means 400 km, the same as your results with the Q6 Basically the Q6 is 10% more efficient and has a battery 10% smaller than the Q8 etron 55 Nice improvement, not really game change Q8 has 15-20% discounts as of today, and Q6 barely something .. this means the decision is not that clear I understand you get paid for airing the press releases and commercial slogans provided by the manufacturers PR teams, but sometimes, like today, it is too noticeable 😂😂

[@AOTanoos22]

wow over 2600kg is very heavy for the size of the car and considering its an EV only platform. Didn't expect that !

[@rkan2]

I wonder if the A6 is also going to be like 2450kg... Like 200kg more than Model S. It would make sense as the Model S is aluminium.

[@AOTanoos22]

@@rkan2 Audi used to be the first carmaker who managed to make an all Aluminum car and produced some super lightweight cars like the A2 in their ICE era. So im not impressed by the PPE platform in terms of weight saving and expected far more. Especially as the platform was a cooperation with Porsche who makes light weight sports cars, i really expected the Q6 to be a much lighter car. I guess they are using more steel for cost saving, which is the case for the Mercedes EQE that is barely lighter than the EQS. Yea looks like the A6 will be very heavy as well since its on the same platform unless they decide to use more aluminum as Mercedes with the EQS since the A6 is supposed to be one level above the Q6 in terms of car segmentation.

[@Dactylonian]

Bjorn, awesome video. Looking forward to next Q6 videos like Sunday drive and 1000km. I have 2021 fat e-tron. After you press start in navigation, you can press the checkered flag and it will show you SoC at destination.

[@jensasp]

Love it! Abc = allways battery cooking!!

[@matthewclark-z8p]

nice video … but actually surprised the difference between the Q6 and Q8 is not more … You’re Q8 recording was done in the winter with winter tyres that easy going to take 50-70 kms off the range leaving you with the same number as the Q6 +- 10-20 KMS

[@SergioMartinez-qx9rt]

👍

[@davidstud3952]

Just have a non-motorized flap, even the 100grand etron-GT didn't use a motor. Great car overall though 👍

[@DirkMergan-u8q]

If you compare the q6 with the xpeng g9, which do you prefere?

[@KleszczuPK]

Thank You Bjorn for all the videos. Hope that all your problems will be solved.

[@marcoseirik]

This is very promising for its twin brother, the Porsche Macan EV. Hope you get to test that soon.

[@airestocky]

how difficult is it, to develop a charging port that is as simple to handle as on Teslas???

[@camneilsen8234]

1 million nok are you effing kidding ?????

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

The A6 - bodes well for that, which I'm far more interested in than this (admittedly fine) SUV

[@rkan2]

Unless it also costs 80k+...

[@Chrisabled]

… Björn, the button stops the charging as such

[@wizard1701a]

@yesitsme-qr1ntjust do nothing. Unplug and go away. It’s like the fat etron.

[@wizard1701a]

@yesitsme-qr1ntinterresting point. No idea… but the new port sucks… why the flap? Why open to the front not the top like Id.7? Why motorized when you use a classic flap? The old was cool and because of the angle not really an issue even in hard rain.

[@eivindhelle3985]

@yesitsme-qr1nt Just push the lid a few cm and it will close.

[@Wulf44445]

​@@eivindhelle3985 exactly lol. That's how it is designed to work. Just push it a bit and it closes.

[@skjhfuihff08757]

@@eivindhelle3985that’s what I did to close it. When I watch the video, I was like, did I do it wrong to push it to close? 😂

[@Scrap-press]

Hi Bjørn can you test the bank charging ie charging at a 400V charger where it split the battery into two 400V batteries.

[@pine111]

So odd that it didn’t stop you in your lane when you weren’t taking control of the driver assist system, VWs will do this and I’m pretty positive Audis are supposed to as well. Why wouldn’t it? Maybe the feature is disabled? Or the Q6 doesn’t have it yet?

[@hannu6169]

Thanks again, Björn! You have now driven both Q6 E-Tron and Mercedes EQE SUV. Can you (or someone else?) summarise it briefly why would you choose Audi over the Merc, please?

[@bjornnyland]

Faster charging, more space, less boat

[@hannsmusster6919]

e-tron is back.

[@MrEstrauss]

Bjorn, keep the good work going, you influenced me to move from an ICE vehicle to an EV, (love my Cupra Born) one test I would like to know more about is V2LHG and what exactly that means.

[@shlomig70]

Great review, kodus to audi for showing battery temp. This is a must on every EV. My next EV i will only buy with this.

[@audiotom3855]

23,4 kwh is still not good enough. I run my 55 e-tron at around 27 in complete mix, and the 3,6 kwh more is totally ok for me though the comfort (esp. noise) is better. And i absolutely dont like the look of the Q6, but thats only my personal taste.

[@Ravndalsk]

NIO shows battery percentage at arrival. Anyway, nice design and a lot of money for a car. There is a lot of noise coming from the tires. Is it rough asphalt or noisy tires?

[@hakannil]

Also the BMW iX, i5, i7 can show that in the cluster mid display portion.

[@walteradamsbe]

"The weight is not bad for a fat German car". You're hilarious sometimes Bjorn 🙂. It might be better than most cars you've tested so far but it costs twice as much too. So is it really worth it value for money? I'm not convinced

[@Tradack]

Thx for this detailled test !

[@maettu9018]

I-Pace with Pivi Pro (MY21 +) also shows remaining km (not percentage) in the instrument cluster when using the SatNav.

[@georgepelton5645]

Remaining km at arrival?

[@MrHpombo]

Very good the FIT etron 😅😅😅 your videos are the best thanks!

[@eirythma9404]

19:12 the heck is that heart with cross on the top left 😮

[@rkan2]

Ye what is it?? Heart rate monitoring?

[@eralaj]

Good to see such a positive review of an Audi, Bjørn. Encouraging to see that they are finally recovering following a couple of dark years. Still a little skeptical about the user interface that looks overwhelming. On a side note, Bjørn, I have to ask you what Speedometer app you are using on your smartphone? It looks very clean and not so over engineered as the speedometer apps I have been trying and uninstalling.

[@Marco-ce8kr]

I just read that AUDI wants to discontinue the Q8 e-Tron. Sound logic, a ICE plataform with heavy battery, no attractive range and expensive.

[@DavidDeblaere]

Disengaging the cruise control seems so counterintuitive. If someone faints, falls asleep... while driving and the car has the capabilities to perform a controlled stop and/or go to the side of the road, you should do that. Not just let it crash at full speed.

[@celeron55]

You should check while coasting how much power the drivetrain is using. Some cars may have more of an "active coast" where the inverter plays a role, and some more strictly shut down the inverter. The first one of course will give an unfair advantage as it's using energy from the battery.

[@chestodor4161]

A new model X is 915k NOK, that should be a proper challenger for the Q6. I wonder which one does the 1000 km faster.

[@FlorianMickler]

The recuperation is controlled/influenced by distance control even if adaptive cruise assist is disengaged. That is probably why it wouldn't gather speed at first.

[@alexandervs3369]

It’s a beautiful car. But the leasing rates in Germany are extremely high. There are no rebates or compensation of the subvention that has been provided by the government until last year.

[@rkan2]

This would probably be 2000€/m leasing where I live lol. So don't call your tad ove 1k expensive. 😂

[@berthogendoorn2133]

Great improvement Audi!

[@Max-si8sy]

Did you open the trunk after the car wash or during rain? I always have to problem of tons of water getting into my “fat” E-Tron. Did they fix this issue? Thank you for this detailed test!!

[@StuffOfInterest]

A few glitches, like the stuck charging door, that there will hopefully be a software update for eventually. Still, looks promising. I'm jealous that we are probably 4-6 months away from having the Q6 here in the US.

[@JesperKaagaard]

Jaguar I-Pace can be set to show the arrival charge level in %, in the instrument cluster.

[@pegefounder]

Tesla Y shows arrival charge

[@vhol93]

mega great improvements on quality of life indeed!!

[@thomasbangjeppesen8232]

Great car from a driver's perspective, but really unfortunate that Audi keeps the material quality at such a low level (almost averyware). There is really very much cheap hard plastic in the interior and it is unimaginable that Audi would add its name to this. After all, it is not a cheap car. What do you think about this Bjorn?

[@evkx]

Great video. Amazing car.

[@eirik500]

Some tire noise in the video? How is the noise levels really?

[@charleshoms6129]

You say you didn't "hammer all the way" but you're driving in Norway, so what would hammering be like, 100km/h?

[@pumpuppthevolume]

well if have issues with the charge port ....u have another one :P

[@Luke22022]

Great review, thank you.

[@Maxthafirst]

I'm sticking with my 2024 Q8 Etron.

[@87AndreasW]

Does the charging port comes with some function in relation to Norwegian winter for those who parks outside?🤔 one of the things i hated with my tm3 was that it freezes shut. Alongside with trunk, frunk, doorhandles, door window and so on 😂..

[@Huppol-l4t]

Are you going to rest the Polestar 3 in comparison to this?

[@valentin7436]

That button that you try to close the flap, has a disconnect cable only logo on it

[@bjornnyland]

It is also used for closing the charge port.

[@fairplayLP]

@@bjornnylandno Its Not. The Button ist Mainly for stop charging. If you unplug the flap closes automaticly.

[@illiaal1268]

Can I get an optional non-motorized charging flap, please?)

[@rkan2]

Or "Tesla charging flap" option.

[@dixikloos5352]

Björn, is this B&O better than the Meridian Lexus System

[@Tyl3rD_]

Nice video. Please do an acceleration test with the quattro model 👍

[@orionv75]

Can the driver screen be changed to show a speed dial & rev counter ? I’ve watched the new A5 & A6 reveal (they all use the same dash now (shame)), but they all show a car in the middle, why would I want to see a miniature version of what I’m driving in the middle of the dashboard?? Hopefully someone will put my mind at rest :)

[@Egotistica]

Can you test the car with 130 km/h on the highway or somewere else where it is allowed instead of 110 km/h. Most highways have around 130 km/h, this way you will get a more proper range and consumption when driving on the highway. Dont know if you can go 130 km/h in Norway, but maybe somewhere where it might be posssible?

[@pegefounder]

Not a car for Austria. In Austria is the “Luxury tangent”. Above 80,000 €, a car is only private expenses. From 40,000 € to 80,000 € the formula is 40,000 divided by price is tax deductible company expense. My new Tesla Y SR RWD comes so to 90% company expenses.

[@axelrolle8150]

Model Y is a class below this car, not comparable

[@pegefounder]

@@axelrolle8150 Could You explain the difference in classes?

[@axelrolle8150]

​@@pegefounder price, performance ratio - Tesla's main feature is cheapness: cheap exterior, interior and electronic design.

[@pegefounder]

@@axelrolle8150 That is no answer. Explain in details.

[@axelrolle8150]

@pegefounder Very easy to understand: Tesla Y is a low middle class car because of its low price and technology approach. I will give you some examples: no second driver display, no HUD, no LIDAR, no radar, no ultrasonic sensor, unergonimic seats, very simple construction of chassis, body ride, no air suspension, no electric trailer hook, low level of noise insulation etc. pp. Teslas are made for people who don't like and don't understand cars.

[@katchaontheflipside]

Its not the best looking, crazy expensive and not very efficient compared to cheaper cars, f.i. the Enyaq or model Y. At what point does the comfort justify a purchase? Or is it just that people want to be seen in it?

[@baizerx]

@@katchaontheflipside More Premium interior and much faster Charging compared to the ones you named. Audi was never a cheap Car.

[@Max-si8sy]

I think the higher comfort pays off for the price tag.

[@katchaontheflipside]

@@baizerx is it more premium tho? It looks kinda cheap.. Seats look great tho. U only really use that fast charging on holiday and stuff. Still has 11kw ac charging i think?

[@rkan2]

Cannot compare Enyaq with MacPherson strut and steel springs with Multilink & air struts.

[@katchaontheflipside]

@@rkan2 True, but a well equiped Enyaq is around €25.000,- cheaper in my country (60k vs 85k) Is the Audi worth it?

[@johannesnossing5204]

Finally the right charge port🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@mako9673]

I am surprised by the design fail of the charge port. That is not good attention to detail.

[@Danne89]

Being an 800V car, how fast (slow) does it charge on Tesla SuC?

[@sunseeker-yb5qt]

It will seperate into 2x400 and charge with 135kW then. But with a flat curve so still ok.

[@davidstud3952]

@@sunseeker-yb5qt it claims to do up to 270kW overall

[@sunseeker-yb5qt]

@@davidstud3952overall yes 270kW when charging with 800V, but when at slow Chargers the car splits the battery to parallel 2x400V and charges then with 135kW.

[@Jajalaatmaar]

It will suck ass like most 800v cars on Tesla. Often it won't work and if it does it will be charging quite slowly, 50-100kW depending on the converter in the car.

[@sunseeker-yb5qt]

@@Jajalaatmaar lets see how good it performs in the 1000km challenge tonight. No more guessing needed after that👍

[@Ubasp71]

Hmmm… My 4 year old Mercedes EQC has the arrival percentage of the battery

[@87AndreasW]

8:09 can you open charging flaps while driving?🤔

[@bbpleg]

Can you switch off the speed limit warning on the dashboard?

[@AuToDiStRuCtOr]

Yes but it turns back on everytime the car restarts

[@val_solooo]

19:50 did it wait until the end of the tunnel?

[@hakonpettersen4140]

The chargeport is hopeless 😂 . How will you get it open if no juice left?

[@baizerx]

With a failed 12V System you wont be able to Charge HV System anyway.

[@raphi25895]

In most cars you can't open the fuel tank cap if the 12V battery is dead because it is locked.

[@baizerx]

@@raphi25895 exactly

[@ansgarfinn500]

nice car

[@deurkl]

Car scanner looks correct? It's Alien technology

[@nbrandborg]

Thank you Bjørn! Maybe you could reach out to Kyle from OutOfSpec to hear if you could get the permission to "copy" his 10%/15minutes charging/range challenge. I reckon it's a perfect imitation of road tripping jumping from charger to charger. Would love to see it on more European cars!

[@zeedustrakok]

IRL I do think the range is disappointing. My i5 with smaller battery goes quite a bit further. Promising for the A6. Reaffirms my objections to electric SUV’s.

[@bjornnyland]

BMW i5 is in a different segment. Compare against iX instead and the consumption is about the same. It means that A6 should be able to match or maybe even beat i5.

[@zeedustrakok]

@@bjornnyland q6 and i5 are same price. But my point was how much range you lose by getting an SUV. I briefly considered getting a Q6, but the technical advantages are nullified by the SUV shape. Beside, the if is a class above the Q6. It is 20k more expensive. (And the ix 40 really has an embarrassing range, so I’d need the 50)

[@serkag5956]

Button for stop charging.to move out charger cable 😅

[@arnoldjaime1]

Well - not even 400km range with 95% battery is not what I want. I will change back from my E-Tron 55 to at least hybrid or diesel...

[@neilrobinson7965]

The electric charge port is ridiculous and unnecessarily complex

[@BremboT]

Those wheels look like the Macan EV wheels.

[@camneilsen8234]

I love having my shite on another level 😅

[@nehalpatel7997]

Is the air suspension an option?

[@evkx]

Yes

[@Sooraj09073]

Please perform more test on tesla model 3

[@Reason077]

Wow, that charge port design seems so bad. How did Audi screw this up? This isn't their first rodeo...

[@maximkosheleff]

I don't understand how it with same battery and same consumption drives 50% more

[@AlexBoneff]

the chargeport is typical example of overengineering

[@nickolassnielsen]

1 mill car to matched 400.000 cars... Good looking car exterior, but the interior.. All that piano black holy s...

[@gustavopedrosa81]

Chinese charge port for the win

[@ChristianVik-y4u]

Audi will problably mount a proper petrol engine in the Q6, then I will consider it.

[@anton_grahn]

That charge port is absolutely terrible 🤦‍♂

[@vitaliishemetov609]

4.7 metres is too big for Spain 😢

[@basvlot]

Is the car so noisy? I hear sound like train.

[@bjornnyland]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/onqlonyme7KXrpY

[@davidz1264]

2,6t ?!? Wtf?!!!

[@rkan2]

No aluminium body here like in Model S/X.

[@christianolsen9781]

What does the Tesla Y do for comparison? A TM3 SR will do same range as this with the 57kwh battery.

[@OenkePoenke]

In Bjørn's tests (see his spreadsheet link): Q6 e-tron 521/404 km, Model Y LR 493/359 km, Model Y SR 397/281 km, Model 3 LR 82kWh 563/422 km Model 3 SR 408/300 km at 90/120 km/h respectively. Your claim doesn't match Bjørn's findings. Also sedan vs SUV is not a valid comparison (though I'd always prefer sedan, better: station wagon, best: compact car over SUV)

[@StuffOfInterest]

Would love to see those numbers with the car in Efficiency mode and using cruise-control whenever possible to get a good simulation of along road trip. Also, is Bjorn's car on 19" or 20" wheels?

[@sunseeker-yb5qt]

@@OenkePoenkeperfectly pictured👍

[@michelvanderlande2334]

That charge port is just plain stupid. What can one expect regarding the rest of this 100.00+ car if one can not even open/close the charging port.

[@wmjotos]

GUI looks laggy

[@bikeomatic8005]

so whats the range on the charge?

[@bjornnyland]

Check out the video.

[@bikeomatic8005]

@@bjornnyland mate its too long, i dont really care if it has 15” or 20” screen or whatever else, came here for the range but cant spend 30 min to find out, im sorry! 😞

[@colinbouckaert3450]

​@@bikeomatic8005just go to 23:51 if you want to skip the fun stuff

[@bikeomatic8005]

@@colinbouckaert3450thanks 500+ km range is better than most still probably overpriced