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The 2026 Audi S6 Sportback e-tron is something of a now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t affair. Or maybe wish-you-hadn’t. Under the skin is the brand’s near future, in the form of a drastically improved vehicle architecture known as the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). Some versions of the base model—the A6 e-tron—can travel 392 miles on a charge; all can recharge from 10%-80% in 21 minutes (up to a 270 kW maximum).
Our coded-up S6 pushes the sled with a dual-motor, all-wheel drive system, netting an eager and effortless 543 hp and 302 miles of estimated range. Audi clocks the car’s acceleration at 3.7 seconds (0-60 mph), hanging in with another speedy electric, BMW’s i4 M50. Away from the drag strip, the Audi’s rolling acceleration and speed-of-thought overtaking are even more daunting and formidable. This elevator reaches the penthouse in a hurry.
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