New Audi RS6 e-tron spotted: hot electric car expected next year

• New Audi RS6 e-tron spotted
• Hot version of the recently-revealed A6 e-tron
• More aggressive design than that car
• Could have over 800hp
• Interior expected to be the same as the A6
• Full reveal coming next year

The new Audi A6 and S6 e-tron have just gone on here here in the UK, but you fans of hot Audis may be crying our for the full-fat RS version. Well it’s getting a lot closer to reality, with pre-production prototypes being spotted out and about several times.

It’ll serve as an alternative to the Porsche Taycan Turbo S and Tesla Model S Plaid, and as such it could have upwards of 800hp from a dual-motor setup. More aggressive styling is also to be expected.

New Audi RS6 e-tron design

Now that the Audi A6 e-tron has been revealed in its entirety, you can get a much better idea of what the RS6 e-tron will look like. The hot EV has been spotted a few times by Carwow’s spy photographers, so let’s play a game of spot the difference.

Starting up front you can see that the lower bumper looks a bit deeper and more aggressive on the RS6, with some horizontal strakes in the larger side air intakes and some additional vents near the wheel arches.

Changes down the side are harder to spot. The alloy wheels fitted to this test car appear to be unique to the RS6, and there could be different side skirts hiding under the wrap as well.

Moving around to the back, the RS6 doesn’t actually appear to be any wider than the standard A6, however the lower diffuser does look a lot more extreme. This test car also has a neat boot lip spoiler which is missing from the A6 e-tron.

New Audi RS6 e-tron motors and performance

The new Audi RS6 e-tron will share parts with the Porsche Macan EV, although it could have even more power than that car. The Macan Turbo has 639hp when it’s in launch mode, which is only 9hp more than the current RS6 Avant.

The added weight of EV batteries means the new RS6 e-tron will need a lot more power than this to make it quicker than the old car, and Audi has confirmed in the past that this collection of parts is capable of producing as much power as the Porsche Taycan Turbo S.

It confirmed this a year or so ago, before the new Taycan Turbo S was revealed. The old car had 761hp. This isn’t as much as the bonkers Audi RS e-tron GT Performance, that car has a whopping 925hp, but with around 800hp 0-60mph should be easily achievable in under 3.0 seconds.

New Audi RS6 e-tron interior and infotainment

Now that the standard Audi A6 e-tron has been revealed we can get a very good idea of what the RS6 e-tron’s interior will look like. Expect to see an almost identical design to the cooking model, just with some added sporty trinkets.

Changes are likely to include upgraded sports seats, a sports steering wheel with Alcantara trim and plenty of red accents around the place. Special RS graphics for the infotainment system are almost a certainty as well.

As for technology, the standard A6 e-tron is available with a trio of screens inside. There’s an 11.9-inch digital driver’s display, a 14.5-inch central touchscreen and a 10.9-inch passenger display. Expect to see this same setup in the RS6 e-tron.

When can I buy the new Audi RS6 e-tron?

The standard Audi A6 e-tron and S6 e-tron have only just been unveiled, so you’re likely to have to wait until at least early 2025 before the hot RS6 hits the streets. With the A6 starting from around £70,000, the RS6 will climb way into six figures.

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