During the World Cup weekend in Kitzbühel, Austria, Audi introduced the Q6 e-tron offroad concept, a prototype electric ...

If you’re not familiar with portal axles, it’s a rarely-seen drivetrain design that offsets – usually from above – drive shaft or CV axle from the center of the wheel hub either to ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. The Audi Q6 e-tron off-road concept previews a rugged electric SUV based on the Q6 e-tron. Designed as a go-anywhere ...

Audi has shown an increased interest in off-roaders in recent years, and after winning the Dakar Rally in 2024, it fits its ...

Audi claims the newly developed portal axles increase torque at the wheels by 50 percent. The Q6 e-tron Off-Road also sits 6.3 inches higher and has a 9.8-inch wider track than the standard ...

Featuring portal axles all around, this all-electric crossover rides extra high and wide versus the more pedestrian Q6 e-tron Sportback on which it is based. Audi is playing coy on production ...

Audi CEO Gernot Döllner was treated to the first test drive of the completed concept, and had this to say about it: “The Q6 e-tron offroad concept is a reinterpretation of quattro. The model shows the ...

But it appears to use portal axles to raise ground clearance and allow for the biggest-possible tires. Unlike conventional axles, portal axles situate the wheel hub below the axle hub, separated ...