Audi Q6 e-tron 2025 review: Next-gen electric car puts new BMW iX3 and Mercedes EQC SUVs on notice

The 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron has been a long time coming, but it's set to propel the German premium brand into the future. Far from just another mid-size SUV, the all-new model is a fully electric vehicle (EV) that debuts a future-proof platform for the four-ring marque. Needless to say, it means business.
And so it should. After all, the Q6 e-tron is going tyre to tyre with the BMW iX3 and Mercedes-Benz EQC in a rapidly expanding zero-emissions segment, with the Polestar 4 also commencing deliveries shortly alongside the second-generation Porsche Macan, upon which the Audi is very closely related thanks to their shared Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture.
In this expert review, CarsGuide Journalist Chris Thompson travels to Spain to get an early taste of the new Q6 e-tron before its Australian launch. The question is, has it become the default option for buyers of premium mid-size SUVs?
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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Pricing and features
01:29 Design
02:57 Practicality
03:47 Under the bonnet
04:30 Efficiency
05:19 Driving
07:50 Safety
08:30 Ownership
08:55 Verdict
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[@ucheubani9655]

Audi never disappoints. Still wish the digital cockpit was a bit more integrated.

[@AgentBasil]

No mention of tyres, space saver or can of goop?

[@bneyarb5037]

Dear god give me this in Australia amen 🙏

[@dr.andersonsghost4315]

The design and technology are laughably behind Chinese EVs that cost half as much.