This is the all-new Audi A6 Sportback & Avant! PREMIERE REVIEW A6 e-tron

[@autogefuehl]

►Shop for merchandise: autogefuehl.shop/ ►Subscribe here: kzbin.info ►Also subscribe to our KZbin shorts channel: www.youtube.com/@thomasautogefuhl?sub_confirmation=1 ►Follow us on Facebook / Instagram / TikTok @autogefuehl ►Sustainability in the automotive industry documentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2nKf4uih6yhnaMsi=bCdeJZORRHNcVmV2 This is our in-depth review of the first-ever Audi A6 e-tron Sportback & Audi A6 e-etron Avant. We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and technology. 00:00 First electric A6! 01:00 A6 e-tron Sportback 03:01 S6 e-tron Avant 03:58 Acceleration figures 04:47 OLED lights 05:40 Sportback trunk / boot 06:53 Avant trunk / boot 07:42 Towing 07:55 A6 vs S6 (Malpelo Blue) 08:38 Suspension 09:37 Battery kWh and range 10:56 Charging 12:57 Frunk 14:04 Footkick symbol 15:50 Interior quality 17:23 Seats and cockpit 18:22 User interface 19:04 Driver POV 20:09 Electrochrome roof 20:55 Rear seats 22:44 Fabric or leatherette? 23:42 Sportback or Avant? #Audi #AudiA6

[@Kammandier]

what is the weight

[@Goku0583]

Ich haße Kunstleder!

[@kam_iko]

13:35 it’s the lid for the frunk, so it has a tight (waterproof?) seal when closed.

[@zql7351]

Hhh

[@Explosivo93]

Audi please: - stop with split headlights in the front - stop with gloss black interiors - bring back proper climate controls - make the screens in the interior less tall so only the actual display is visible rather than a huge black frame

[@orl3on]

We need to share and comment this more often and agree to increase our opinion of all the downgrades that Audi is doing

[@Zereniti77]

Why are people so upset about climate controls? I mean, how often do you adjust the climate really? In my car with automatic AC I set the temperature to my liking, and I practically never touch it. Maybe use the defroster in wintertime when I start the drive.

[@gijsjeladida2012]

@@Zereniti77 100% agree.. don't get the hate either.

[@FedericoGarciaFernandez]

@@Zereniti77 I also agree, I just set up the temperature I like and leave it there.

[@JakaPrasnikar]

​@@Zereniti77so you never adjust fan speed, turn on/off steering wheel heating, seat heating, maybe adjust temperature when starting the car to air it out quickly? I do, and my A6 C8 truly pissed me off multiple times while driving I always have to look down to adjust something

[@Char1ieC]

I'm desperate for the "widescreen" infotainment trend to die, just makes every interior feel the same

[@orl3on]

So shame that an Audi interior now looks like a Kia interior or any other "modern" car

[@Random.ChanneI]

I drove in the Q6 e-tron today. Believe me in real life it’s amazing. Looks much better than in the photos.

[@yissibiiyte]

​@@Random.ChanneIYes, but what if you want to actually operate it instead of look at it? Knobs and switches are much better.

[@Random.ChanneI]

@@yissibiiyte On that I can agree. Although I would be satisfied enough if only the climate controls would be physical buttons once again.

[@mickaelnjiki]

@@orl3onso true

[@masoodrazaq]

The blue one looks the best to my eyes. Disappointed there is so much glossy black plastic in the interior! It’s a terrible trend that needs to die.

[@Char1ieC]

It gets stuck on the exterior too much as well imo, BMW has it all over their new cars and these are sadly following the trend

[@AleksanderHoff]

I would cover it up at once with a wrap of some kind.. the piano black scratches just by looking at it.

[@MichaelBertolino]

The non-pictured black A6 will look the best 😀

[@orl3on]

Literally! Just look at the Audi A6 2016 interior... Or even the A6 from 2023. Looking at this, what a downgrade

[@Astke]

I5 interior seems way higher quality as well. But this seems like a way better EV.

[@NotCommanderShepard]

Audi's hydrogen fuel cell cars will be named via irrational numbers. Can't wait for the new Audi A√5.

[@filipsikora1973]

I'm just waiting for the complex numbers naming to be a thing. Audi A(6-2i)

[@Explosivo93]

Fuel cell is ded

[@gkinlen]

More likely to be Imaginary

[@NotCommanderShepard]

@@Explosivo93 Not really. Not yet at least. They just need to find a way to produce it more efficiently and cleaner.

[@Neojhun]

@@NotCommanderShepard "produce it more efficiently and cleaner" not relevant and not the problem. Distributing large amount of H2 enough power a city full of vehicles. Is simply not possible with current known material science. Even if you can magically materialize all the H2 vehicles. You can't get enough fuel to them.

[@22dpmo]

They murdered the agressive A6 and created a soap.

[@wrends]

car for pussygeeks!

[@bnutti2537]

Lmao put my thoughts into words my friend 🤙🏾🤣🤣🤣

[@honza2755]

Why is every new german eletric car so cheap inside? Like 8 years ago we were laughing at Tesla and now we have these plasticky cars coming from germany.

[@stocklee]

Because Audi knows its customers, and knows well they will still buy this crap even with the shittiest interior.

[@mauricetoussaint7283]

To save on manufacturing costs and guess what, yep, they put the prices up. Audi losing customers to Merc and BMW due to drop in quality and price hikes.

[@Egooktamuck]

@honza2755 Absolutely right!

[@sakupitkanen7574]

Agree. I was just looking at new Lync & Co z10 launch video, and boy the interior is on a whole different level. Same with Zeeker 001 and so on.

[@yissibiiyte]

Tesla proved that you can make an "interior" as cheaply as possible, and fools will call it "modern" and love it. So obviously other manufacturers follow suit to save money.

[@mart_en]

Hard pack materials on the doors and less legroom than in a normal A6 or even A4 ? 😮 For that price and segment, what happened Audi ?

[@AleksanderHoff]

They are doing everything to save money.. Tesla is not known for being that luxurious.. but they have way less hard plastics than this, even on their cars that costs half the price like a Model 3 or Y. It’s sad to see how far the Germans have fallen trying to save a buck. No longer a premium brand.

[@JohnGuidetti751]

@@AleksanderHoffDon’t be deluded the interior materials are better than a Tesla although not great.

[@Masterguy635]

@@AleksanderHoff Yeah lol, the new model 3 has way better materials than this especially on the door panels.

[@rkan2]

The materials are comparable, but Audi has an edge with real leather. However Tesla has a major edge with the price and drivetrain. Also warranty and maintenance edge goes for Tesla, unless you actually need to fix your car. 😂

[@drunkenwhiskeyeu]

@@rkan2 My friend bought a Tesla MY with 4k km on the odo, drove it for 13 days and then it was off to the Tesla's. They couldn't figure out what the issue was even after 40 days. They replaced the rear motor and something, but it still produced some weird sounds. Also, the car depreciated like crazy - 09/22 model bought in 6/24 went from 1.95 to 1.1 in price. Once the new MY comes out all these will be unsellable

[@petermaffay2452]

Front: Hyundai Kona Silhouette: Ford Mondeo 2016 Interior: just why? Price: Audi

[@snoopdagg7900]

im literally in shock and cant accept that an 80/100k car looks as cheap as it looks like 17:20 . disgusting, wtf is going on

[@yissibiiyte]

Blame Tesla. They proved that if you make a car as cheaply as possible and just call it "minimalist" people will fall for it.

[@josephquinto5812]

@@yissibiiyte At least the Model S doesn’t have hard plastic everywhere

[@yissibiiyte]

@@josephquinto5812 I would happily take an interior covered in plastic over an empty chasm covered in leatherette.

[@hkad6252]

I think it looks super elegant

[@snoopdagg7900]

@@yissibiiytethe thing with tesla is, the model 3 costs you 40k and its already fully equipped, meanwhile the german electric cars start from 75k and dont have a single option.

[@IshmaielMeyer]

Been an Audi fan for years, but I must admit this new design direction is not for me. Both exterior and interior styling is far from great. I am sure there will be many new followers of this brand. Here is hoping the new design director can provide us with more Audi looking cars.

Can't wait for separate headlights trend to die out 🥲

[@vecernicek2]

Also the "adaptive touch controls" trend. Makes expensive cars look like Alibaba fandangle.

[@concinnus]

Two rows of lights can look good if they're similar and coherent (as on Genesis), but when the real lights are lower, different and kind of hidden like the designers are embarrassed of them (i7) it's bad.

@@concinnus exactly, I can reiterate, when the daylights are too thin and day put the main headlight too low

[@peakproofuk]

Why. Looks great, super slim drls, hide the main beams.

[@Vintagegijoefreak]

Electric charging port is useless here in Sweden in the winter. I’m quite sure it will struggle when ice and snow is in the way. And that’ll make it break quite fast..

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

They don't have de icer in the Swedish Lands?

[@Saddex]

Yeah that was a stupid design choice. I have had a manual charge port freeze once though and for that I needed to fetch some hot water. It were small frozen droplets all over the place that were difficult to get rid of without thawing them. I guess it should work similarily with the electric one.

[@tyricrichards8214]

What are Audi doing with there interiors

[@iFALCONproductionz]

Screen frames on bmw arent so promenent

[@yissibiiyte]

What interiors?

[@THjorth]

Cost-cutting - that's the only way they have a slight chance in the electric market. Which they don't. The Q8 Etron is being discontinued cause Audi figured out nobody's buying electric premium cars in that price segment. This will along with the Q4, Q6 Q8 Etron be a huge loss for Audi before they figure out they pissed on their entire segment by going all-electric. It's sad to see really. How appalling is this new A6, boxy design, cheap interior, no space and in a market that lost tranction a soon a couple of years ago. Nobody buys electric cars without them being highly subsidized, cue and point Germany, Denmark, Norway, and California

[@tcaudiobooks737]

Simple answer: What everyone else is doing, while lying to themselves that it's "innovation".

[@wrends]

RIP Audi, RIP F. Piech, you had a great run! 🫡

[@autogefuehl]

Data & facts: Audi A6 e-tron Sportback & Avant Shown colors: Siambeige Malpelo Blue Magnet Grey LED low / LED high / Matrix LED 19“-21“ wheels (S-line and S6 20“ standard) 4,93 m 194” length Base suspension, Optional adaptive air suspension (S6 standard), efficiency mode -20 mm cd value 0,21 for Sportback (best in VW group) and 0,24 for Avant Optional camera mirrors, can fold in electronically Rear OLED with warnings for vehicles behind Rear rings illuminated optional 12“ Virtual Cockpit 14,5“ Infotainment 11“ passenger sscreen Optional HUD Electrochrome panoramic roof Optional Bang and Olufsen 20 speaker system Trunk 500 l - 1330 l (1420 l) Seats Fabric seats and leather free steering optional available Or Leatherette/animal mix seats 79 kWh net battery 0-100 km/h 6,0 s RWD 210 km/h 130 mph Vmax 95 kWh net battery 0-100 km/h 5,4 s RWD 210 km/h 130 mph Vmax 0-100 km/h 4,5 s AWD 210 km/h 130 mph Vmax S6 0-100 km/h 3,9 s AWD with launch control 540 hp peak, 240 km/h 150 mph Vmax 800V technology with 270 kW DC peak 10-80 % in 21 min 11 kW or later 22 kW AC Recuperation up to 220 kW Towing 2,1 t Transparency note: Autogefühl videos are independent and free from editorial influence on opinion and rating. But since manufacturers enable us to do the reviews in the first place, for legal reasons this video is marked as _advertisement_.

[@user-AdamSmith]

thanks; should pin this

[@jonathanbender4691]

Why would you want to personalise the front lights? An unnecessary gimmick imo.

[@nevarran]

Because someone would want to write 80085 :)

[@SudSale31]

That feature is here to fool you to think that it is an essential thing on a car, but in the same time want you to forget the amount of hard plastics used for this interior.

[@dawidodyjas7055]

Because it is for someone who dont have life...maybe...shitty gadget

[@thebi0hazard]

😂this is not new option , the last A8 facelift have it 2021

[@tcaudiobooks737]

@@SudSale31 Mercedes started that with the W220. - Tech, look at all this lovely tech everybody!! - Hmm, this panel doesn't feel as sturdy as before. Why does the material feel so cheap?! - It doesn't matter, TECH!!

[@andrw8946]

The front interior part is disguisting. At least while watching the video.

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

Your spelling of disgusting is disgusting.

[@Astke]

Seen the q6 one in perspn which is basically the same. The interior design is better in person. The materials used is a bigger problem for me.

[@orl3on]

And look at the material of the steering wheel. Worse and cheap

[@439530]

Nooooo I looks like a new Buick from the front!!!

[@ted_maul]

Looking forward to us getting the choice of black, grey or black interiors in the UK.

[@nomad5299]

yh 😂 i always get annoyed at how all the other markets get all sorts of different interior colours but the U.K market is left with black, black and black

[@stephenhunt6673]

Same for the Australian market. To find anything other than black or "Rock Grey" is rare. The Lunar Silver or Magma Red interiors are nice, but usually only via special order unless a dealer has ordered it for a demo.

[@mauricetoussaint7283]

Audi UK are a bunch of wankers. Totally clueless. We don't get half the options the EU gets and when we do get some, they package them up - so you end up ticking a box to get one thing you want and end up with two more things you don't. Like I said, clueless.

[@impolitebrit2386]

Puts me off even looking at an Audi (as the cars are decent and usually cheaper than the corresponding BMW or Merc), as I'm just not a fan of black interiors

[@martinsvensson6884]

But its same here in Sweden when I look at used cars from MB... 95% are just total black inside.with gray plastic "decor"... The most boring depressing sight you can imagine... Why? At least here there were many different color combos offered + different wood trims. But no... everyone just had to chose total blackness. Everyone. Completely bizarre.

[@GeertBaeke]

Drive it for a few months and the glossy black interior is full of scratches. Just stop with those materials. And bring back buttons and knobs. That would be a useful EU rule instead of beeping when you cross the speed limit for a brief moment. Better for safety imho.

[@elikinzie23]

I don’t know why automakers think Americans don’t want wagons. We do. But the only ones that make it here are usually at the flagship level and out of price brackets for average American buyers. Bring a5 wagon as well

[@andrewharrington7706]

@@elikinzie23 Yeah!. I own a ‘22 A6 Allroad. Might as well be a RR, given its exclusivity!. 38 mpg when cruising.

[@erikthie2253]

I am a customer of audi in canada and i think their leather is a quality offering. If they can come up with a replacement that has the same quality as leather for northern climates than i would agree with the replacement. i find that the cloth seats are warmer in the winter but they always look dirty after awhile, which is the reason i do not buy cloth seats. Great video, thanks Thomas and Lea!

[@autogefuehl]

cheers! yeah BMW has something like that, Audi just didnt invest

[@jihyungyoo405]

Jesus. No more screens!

[@architkumarsingh4547]

No. Many want screens rather than old people.

[@albertocoelho5664]

Yes!!! Avant to the US

[@Tgkay007]

As i mention always.. This is the most underrated channel.. not sure how you guys review cars even before official launch 🔥🔥

[@caiolinnertel8777]

PLEASE Audi, give us in the USA the Avant and Sportback!

[@petersaurugger2861]

Absolutely prefer the avant over the q6 - and please make sure v2h is supported from the get-go! Vote for a6 e tron avant in NA, including US!

[@jiholl0306]

The exteriors are beautiful. I am perplexed, though, with the trend of these manufacturers to interiors made mostly of hard plastic, fabric, etc? The dashboards and door cards of Audi, BMW, Mercedes, etc used to be made of primarily thick, chunky, energy absorbing rubber/soft plastic. They were designed to protect body parts in a severe accident. This made them stand out from other manufacturers. There was a supreme sense of quality and safety. I suppose the change, aside from weight/cost, is due to the fact that airbags generally negate the need for energy absorbing materials to protect heads, knees, etc. Though I wonder what happens if an airbag fails to deploy...there is no "back up" of energy absorbing flat surfaces...now there is just hard, sharp plastic...which would break into even sharper pieces in a severe impact.....seems like an odd step back to the 1950s when dashboard design was lethal???? Seems like a step backwards to me.?

[@WickerDuck]

We want the Estate/Avant/Wagon in the U.S. I love wagons and drive one now.

[@HanYou2]

you and 2 other Americans :))

[@LewisCroden]

Can't wait for A7 AVANT!

[@autogefuehl]

we ll keep u updated on that

[@dominikn.5940]

Apart from the glossy black plastic I really like the design. Especially the rear end is really nicely done. Still, the A5 Avant is a much nicer looking car

[@mattboyd7385]

We would like the A5 avant here in the states.

[@ezitobezito5251]

Thomas always give a indepth superior review!... The camera work is also sublime, she keeps the camera steady and goes really close. Its almost like i visted the dealer and sat in the car !!!

[@autogefuehl]

highly appreciated !

[@am23mj]

Now loving my C8 even more!

[@TheOne1One1One1One]

People are using ozempic to lose weight, yet Audi is making the A6 look like it ate 100 Big Mac’s

[@nasirel964]

They blatantly shove the cost-cutting in your face; the old steering wheel with those nice aluminum rings in the middle is now replaced with a simple sticker.

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

It's not a sticker

[@tcaudiobooks737]

It's like an 80s interpretation of what a futuristic steering wheel might look like. And it's naff.

[@AlfaGiuliaQV]

This new VAG trend with illuminated logos seems childish to me and i hope it can be deactivated for us grownups.

[@cyafuture]

THIS!

[@ruimpinho]

Agreed, or at least make the logo white, not red.

[@terokaakinen7061]

They look just as stupid no matter what the manufacturer is...

[@GrandSil90]

@@ruimpinho You can't have white lights at the back, not in Europe at least

[@vecernicek2]

Agreed. These cars look like they were designed for gen-Z.

[@Marre480]

Hope this is a joke. 70K for a car with a dash covered in cloth? The Chevrolet Cruze MK1 interior feels more expensive then this touch screen crap.

[@nightowl1923]

So from now on, new generation Audi cars are fancier designed VWs with the same quality interior plastics. Like the exterior design though. Especially the Sportback. No need for the avant/estate's boot. Clever solution.

[@wrends]

I still cant belive what they came up with!

[@EVsteve80]

I want the Touring/ Estate to be available in the US! All the interior space of a SUV but with the style and handling of a sedan.

[@pragadoegito]

Yet another iteration of the 2014 Citroen C5 split headlights 😂😂

[@andrewharrington7706]

Of course, we need and want the Avant in the USA!.

[@cocioxy]

Ruined my hope. Where is the space in the car. How come Passat with the same length has more space inside having a battery electric motor and ice motor. Same question regarding the door carpets. Passat and id7 do have it and Audi not. What happened to your team ?

[@yissibiiyte]

The distinguishing feature between Tesla and the traditional brands was that the latter had actual interiors. Now that they've both got the same "minimalist" (aka cheap) interior, why wouldn't you just get a Tesla for half the price?

[@erdbeerfeldheld007]

Das Model s ist deutlich teurer als der Audi,die Qualität und der Komfort viel niedriger. Tragende Teile,Bremsen,Innenausstattung ist alles von minderwertiger Qualität bei tesla,sorry,du bist nicht leidgeprüft!

[@magnuslarsson337]

The OG E-tron from 2018 has a frunk...

[@wrends]

my b8.5 a4 sline has more quality materials inside, even after 10 years looks like new from factory, when you enter you feel like you driving something of a quality...this interior I can tell you won't last!

[@TheGhiaDriver]

I really want to like this but: •Expensive •Ugly split lamps •Too much gloss black inside •Too much gloss black on the outside •Very limited colour and trim options, usual grey scale. •Windows are too high and too slim, giving greatly reduced visibility. •Too much screen and over reliance on screens. •Lack of physical controls •Interior feels cheap for the price point and is uninspired design. •All try to look sporty rather than classy. The rear of the estate is so sloped it basically eliminates the whole point of having an estate. •Badly packaged interior space leading to very limited rear seat room for a big car.

[@DFK90-e2k]

beautiful exterior, but too much hard plastic inside. Audi prices itself as a premium brand, but the quality does not follow. I think I'll go with Xpeng instead.

[@xx133]

I disagree, looks like a box on wheels, and way too large. Interior is ok to me. Not timeless, like their previous vehicles. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, I guess

[@DFK90-e2k]

@@xx133 agree, externally the Xpeng is more neutral and Audi clearly wins on that front with many of their models. But the fact that you have to pay almost double the price for an Audi with options to get the same features and nice materials does not justify, for me, the significantly higher price. Audi (VW group) is going to experience great competition from brands they have never competed with before. In addition, I think that fewer customers think about being loyal to a brand, due to the fact that it is not a fossil car but instead an electric car, which is new for all brands and the European car brands have been far too slow in their development.

[@erdbeerfeldheld007]

Yi wirds freuen,er Butter ja genügend Subventionen rein!

[@zarzaf6414]

Finally, nice audis! Thomas, first of course ❤.

[@raulgarijocabanillas7836]

The electric charging flap is everything that is wrong with the german car industry. Overengineered, overexpensive and overcomplicated cars with no practical advantage, just for the sake of technology

[@pete7523]

Here's my comment to Audi if they are reading: What the heck are you doing???

[@lemedico]

What the fork is with the nonexistent space for rear passengers

[@AndrewTSq]

The end of Audi. Thanks for all the nice cars thru the years.

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

What do you miss?

[@AndrewTSq]

@@weizenobstmusli8232 a good looking premium interior and a v10 biturbo engine :) Evs are all the same. So you can buy any cheap Chinese ev and it would be the same

[@Dustmaker18]

The low backseats is a dealbreaker for me. What is wrong with Audi making this choice. Also the space in the rear is less than the current a6 avant. And the cheap black piano plastic on the middle console is a very lame choice.

[@Account1746]

That S6 estate colour combo looks crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@benzamg1982]

Always real LEATHER in my cars. I will never buy a car without natural leather inside. Cheers

[@autogefuehl]

Thank you very much for your interest in this topic. I also bought cars with animal skin leather seats before I did my research and got to know the industry. The most important thing is: With today's modern materials, you have nothing to lose, just to gain. You achieve the same kind of luxury and comfort or even better while having the same or better durability with less impact on humans, animals and the environment. You can use fabric/cloth, microfibre or leatherette. The classic approach is using oil/plastic as source material. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWLEf42bpMano6c). On a calculation base, by ditching animal skin leather from car interiors, the amount of emissions (CO2e) is reduced by 85 (!) % (www.press.bmwgroup.com/africa-dom-easteurope/article/detail/T0403389EN/on-the-market-from-2023:-bmw-and-mini-models-with-vegan-interiors?language=en) - and that is a very conservative calculation. So it is at this moment the most important thing you can do to make car interiors more sustainable. A good example for high-end luxury with ventilated animal free seats is the BMW X7 with Sensafin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6G1f56NbtOlqNk And the Kia EV9 with plant-based oil share: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKe7loOHnsSAd80 New leatherette materials can be superior in every aspect, even for cleaning: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2qXiouAbJeIiqM More and more natural materials are rising: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIO2pIt7o9x7etE Also check out what the animal skin leather industry tried to with our channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIHCdKmCocZ5oqs For seeing how the animals are being treated and transported in the global leather industry, watch this footage: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpzNdHSjppaSbqc Note that the footage is genuine and was recorded by a highly decorated investigative journalist in Germany I know myself personally. Also a group of researchers and German journalists from public media could recent directly trace the connection between car animal leather production and illegal burning down Amazon rain forest: www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/ard-story/videos/illegales-leder-video-100.html In a high animal skin grade, the animals are specifically raised for this matter. However even if meat is the "first" misuse case, the hide remains a profitable body part. That means: If manufacturers put animal leather in a car and you demand it as a customer, you give your money to an industry that earns money by oppressing humans, animals and harms the environment, you make them more profitable. Alternatively, you could support industries with your wallet which try to improve the sustainability of materials. Also, if you turn the argument around to "meat is the waste of the leather industry" you realize that it doesn't make sense (and is ethically doubtful) to discuss the primary use of individual body parts of mammals. Mind experiment: You are getting slain down on the street; would it matter to you if it was for your smartphone or for your purse? Remember that animal skin leather is no different to fur, fur is just leather where the hair is still on. And fur is widely not accepted for clothing anymore, and of course not for cars. We cannot change what we have bought in the past, but with more information and compassion we can change how we decide in the future. For a great insight into sustainability in the automotive industry, you can also check out our extensive documentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2nKf4uih6yhnaM

[@benzamg1982]

@@autogefuehl We had this discution about real/normal leather few years ago…. And as then , today we kept our preferences. I still buy cars with LEATHER , ONLY . Thank you for replay and have a beautiful day. Cheers

[@JoshuaKoerner]

@@autogefuehlyour efforts are appreciated and deeply valued. Thank you for bringing attention to the need for animal free interiors, and how nice those can be. Your work on the subject, notably with BMW, is the type of automotive journalism we need today. Keep up the good work.

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks Josh!

[@HanYou2]

@@autogefuehl I don't think the issue is eco-friendliness, but how it feels, smells and how it behaves when you sweat on it. Sweat does not stink when you sweat on real leather, just like natural leather shoes. I would never wear artificial leather shoes. However in my cars I prefer fabric, it's better in every way. I did a test drive in a model Y and I was totally wet after the test drive even though the AC was blasting all the time, kind of a deal breaker for me. Order the ID.7 with alcantara

[@TEVAssociation]

Let's hope Avant makes it here ! BMW refused to import i5 Touring to Canada and USA !

[@t3an4k52]

Im not selling my 2020 A6 50tdi anymore after watching this

[@ilyasbuyuklu1587]

new audi a6 and a5 is disaster like new bmw 5 series and 7 series

[@guilhermesempiterno]

80-100k$ with those interior materials? Remember when an a6 was an entry level luxury sedan/estate? Also ridiculous the ergonomics of the rear seats - this is supposed to be a family friendly car

[@SudSale31]

The new 2025 A7 will be the proper A6 Forget about this e-tron crap

[@muhammad_aman]

A4 A6 are the top selling cars and they’ve positioned it in a electric variant which is not even 5% market share. They’ve got it all wrong, electric should’ve had it’s own positioning and line up, it’s too early to convert your hot sellers to electric. People will not accept it immediately and the brand will suffer for 5 years.

[@tcaudiobooks737]

Should've called the leccy models the E4 and E6

[@smashingwarden]

Fabric in the console, fabric in the seats, bad quality glossy plastics, plastic (!!) Audi symbols, downgrade in overall interior quality materials compared with the C8 A6. Shame on you Audi!! This from an A6 C8 Avant and Etron Sportback 55 owner.

[@Arinis.ltd.]

I think Audi's new strategy is to save as much money as possible, and to make more money, which I understand that car makers need to do that now. they save money on physical buttons, gloss black trims, generic designs, one interior design fits all lineup, and they make money by trying to make car designs appeal to a wider demographic and different markets (not necessarily car enthusiasts), in my opinion Audi new design is way too generic inside and out (dual pane headlights and dual screens with large bezels so that in the next facelift all what they need to do is reduce the bezels).. they look ok, not bad, and not good, they are just ok.. I still am not convinced that dual level headlights can work on sedans/fastbacks.. please just keep this trend for SUVs.. Thomas, Great review as usual ! with that level, Autogeful should have 5 million subs at the very least !

[@yissibiiyte]

Agreed. Almost every single new car whether it costs 30k or over 100k has an identical "minimalist" (aka cheap) interior.

[@dylon2372]

Do you have actual data showing capacitive buttons are cheaper than "real" plastic buttons?

[@yissibiiyte]

@@dylon2372 You are aware that you can view websites, download apps, download games all on the very device you are currently using; all of which have virtual buttons. And what does it cost you? Absolutely nothing. There is no wiring, no mechanism, no material resource, no production process. It costs nothing to get the pixels on a screen to form a virtual button. Whereas a real button goes through a hell of a lot of development, production, has lots of complex components, needs to be mass-produced, and requires material resources. You are comparing something that physically exists to an imaginary image.

[@yissibiiyte]

@@dylon2372 You do realise that the apps you use, websites you visit, games you play, on this very device all use virtual buttons? And how much do they cost you? Absolutely nothing. It has no wiring, no mechanisms, no components, no material resources, no development process, no mass production costs; while a real button has all of that. You are comparing something that physically exists to an imaginary image.

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

This car looks in no way cheap. I drove Audis for 20 years, and each generation appears more luxurious to me.

[@powersliding]

the a6 line use to have such avant garde stunning interiors, very sophisticated. audi or generally german car design are getting further away from the forefront

[@nasirel964]

Adding an unnecessary charging port wasn't a budget issue, but eliminating the hard plastics or adding physical buttons for climate controls was. Looks like Audi is making smart choices here.

[@eu8y]

It’s not even close . SO BEAUTIFUL

[@Saddex]

I mostly like it. It's definitely on my leasing shortlist. The blue one is especially gorgeous. I am disappointed with the hardpack in the interior, as well as the glossy black plastic but that wouldn't be different from my current car. The practical specs are really good.

[@BBingo-v5i]

Wow they look fabulous and have great technolgy and stats - Good job Audi!

[@CaptainBlitz]

"I love DLCs on cars in real life!" - one ever

[@ruxsreviews1113]

Bring the estate to the US!

[@Egooktamuck]

What happened to the concept car? Something must have gone wrong during the realisation. And all this hard plastic is simply unworthy of a vehicle in this segment!

[@tomasaukstolis451]

Is there option without black shiny plastic?

[@Cristian_Carpineanu]

Thomas, do you have any information on when Audi will be releasing the next generation A7/A8 models? Thank you!

[@autogefuehl]

as soon as we have smth we ll keep u updated!

[@nino_kO1]

Damn Audi cooked good man, those cars are very beautiful

[@Jeroenneman]

Love how Tomas is excited about the elecrical charging flap. Had one since 2019 in a car half the price... Works brilliantly. Also: split headlights again? Really Audi? I thought these guys were supposed to be on top of their lighting game.

[@Splendid_Lad]

I’m just glad Audi is still making sedans and wagons. There are car brands that have solely went to crossovers, SUVs, and trucks. Thank you Audi for providing a variety of choices in cars.

[@lupinearsenalALT]

Audi designers ripped of the headlights straight off of a Hyundai Kona

[@mbizozo6271]

Those window controls are just a glossy version of the 2018 Polo controls.

[@Whole_Leash_It]

Bring the Avant to the US!!!

[@Digiphex]

Ok, I am boycotting Audi now too. With BMW included, Germany has lost the aesthetic from studying the greatest cars and industrial design of the ages. All it has studied is a laptop and as far back in history as the Tesla. They don't know what beauty is anymore.

[@yissibiiyte]

Blame Tesla. They proved that if you make a car as cheaply as possible and call it "minimalist" everyone will fall for it. So obviously the whole industry will follow suit to save on production costs.

[@mra4107]

Completely agree. German car design today has gone off a cliff. Gone are the days of elegant, beautiful, and high quality design. It's actually very disappointing; I used to love German cars.

[@rkan2]

​@@yissibiiyteTesla is far from made as cheap as possible. It is the cheapest EV with multilink/double wishbone as well as being one of the lightest EVs in its class. If you are referring to interior quality as quality, then that is on you. 😅

[@Digiphex]

@@mra4107 It's some kind of financial formula combined with pseudomoralization of "Green" points.

[@yissibiiyte]

@@rkan2 you're right, interior quality says nothing about quality despite literally being called "quality." It doesn't take a genius to look inside a Tesla and realise they spent practically nothing on designing, researching and manufacturing it. And since you want to mention independent suspension, Tesla has the worst one by absolute miles. Feels more uncomfortable than most dependent suspensions.

[@toddhart3923]

I love the Avant!! Audi please send the Avants to the USA!

[@Rafael-z9q]

“In 4k, full screen, full length - Let’s Go” 🚀 Congrats from Brazil.

[@autogefuehl]

obrigado!

[@Tirpitz-voran]

Sehr schönes Auto. 💙🇩🇪

[@ChrisOne]

Why not use the etron name plate of the electric versions of the 4 and 6? Now what happens to the Rs4 and Rs6?

[@terokaakinen7061]

They will be replaced with RS5 Avant and RS7...

[@thescavwithnothingtolose1224]

USA needs more wagons. Audi bring it here please.

[@tomquimby8669]

Finally time for large electric cars? how about the ID2, you know something people actually want

[@autogefuehl]

preview here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpfPhIWHjcmlqqc

[@daniversum]

1 Side mirror cameras, 2 electric changing flap, 3 electric door handles.. 4 elctrochrome roof with zebra efect 5 interactive rear lights you guys are killing me haha!

[@jen8639]

I bought a Tesla Model 3 highland for 38k and for the price of this Audi I would expect the interior to absolutely blow mine out of the water. But somehow it manages to look cheaper,..and its a car thats pushing 100k. Horrid gaudy piano black everywhere thats just a scratch and dust magnet.

[@whatwelearned]

I have completely lost the ability to keep up with the German companies' naming conventions

[@Wisdom_Gate123]

Audi is on top of the game! I like their design language.,👍👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@natoftw]

A weird choice to call odd numbers un-even 😀

[@robingoergner725]

I love the fabric interior and the blue exterior color! Not so much the lack of proper dials and buttons for the climate though. I would like to see the estate version come to North America however, the liftback would also be a good choice.

[@UltraJaff]

Personally, I’m waiting for the Kia EV4 (especially now because there will be a hatchback version), still really like this

[@AngeloNenes-z7d]

Do your self a favor and buy an Audi over a KIA

[@dox7441]

For what? For thys ugly cars, audi go down 🤮🤮🤮

[@geolykos]

Very disappointed this will be electric. I wanted to update my 5y old A6 at some point but I guess I’m keeping it for life!

[@SudSale31]

The new 2025 A7 will be the new A6 with proper internal combustion engine Forget about this e-tron crap.

[@Meiji-mh2mj]

The front. It reminds me some Hyundai's ones like Kona somehow..

[@AmazeTase]

Great camera work as always Leah! 👍🏼

[@autogefuehl]

thanks m8 !

[@tino5271]

That's the Leah effect!🤔😄

[@Daniel-oh4sc]

looks very good

[@OldDolio312]

they should really try to not make the interiors of all their cars look so cheap and depressing. Fabric will never be considered a luxurious interior option lol and that steering wheel looks like they yanked it out of an old hyundai. Even managed to make ambient lighting look boring.

[@mileusna]

Front console in cloth will become very dirty from resting fingers while using the touch screen.

[@javierjimenez3627]

Bmw guy here but I love the design and the interior, look like a spaceship, awesome

[@Jay005]

Give us the estates in the US, Audi!