The best Audi models coming in 2025 and beyond
December 19, 2024 by Jamie Edkins
Car changing is a big deal
Audi has committed to going electric-only by 2033, so it’s hard at work developing new EV tech. Let’s take a look at what you can expect to see over the next few years.
Audi’s 2024 lookback
Before we look ahead to the future, let’s have a look at what Audi has come out with over the past 12 months. We’ve seen a lot of different cars from the brand in 2024, from revised hot hatches to all-new flagship electric cars.
New Audi A3, S3 and RS3
The Audi A3 range got a total overhaul in 2024, with all versions of this posh hatchback getting styling tweaks, interior changes and uprated engines.
The spicy S3 still has a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine, but it’s been given 23 more horsepower thanks to a tune – bringing it up to 333hp. It also has 20Nm more torque than before at 420Nm.
It’s the full-fat RS3 which saw the biggest change though, despite the fact that its 2.5-litre five-cylinder engine has no more power. It’s the chassis which has been overhauled, with a clever new torque splitter and uprated tyres slashing over five seconds off the RS3’s Nurburgring lap time.
New Audi Q6 e-tron
The new Q6 e-tron is a big car for Audi, because it’s the first one built using the brand’s PPE collection of parts. This basically means it debuts some new battery and motor tech to improve range and efficiency.
It uses a massive 100kWh battery to deliver up to 392 miles of range. There are single and dual-motor options with up to 390hp, but if you’re after performance, there’s the sporty SQ6 e-tron with its 490hp dual-motor setup.
Inside you get the usual bank of screens you expect from a modern premium SUV, and everything is beautifully put together. It’s also very comfortable to drive, although don’t expect any back-road fun.
New Audi A6 and S6 e-tron
Hot on the heels of the Q6 e-tron we saw the new A6 and S6 e-tron – a big, posh electric car which is available as either a saloon-like hatchback or a practical estate. It uses the same underpinnings as the Q6 e-tron SUV, meaning you get the same 100kWh battery.
It may be the same pack, but the A6 e-tron can go 74 miles further than its SUV stablemate on a charge thanks to the more aerodynamic shape and lower weight. It has 466 miles of range.
The A6 is also available with a single motor driving the rear wheels, or there’s the dual-motor S6 e-tron with over 500hp. This added power may eat into your driving range, but it means this family-friendly electric car will do 0-60mph in just 3.9 seconds.
New Audi A5
This is the replacement for the Audi A4, which is confusingly called the A5. This is in line with Audi’s new naming strategy, which gives odd numbers to fuel-burning models and even numbers to its EVs.
It’s available as either a swoopy hatchback or a practical estate, and there’s a wide range of petrol and hybrid engines on offer. You can also get a 3.0-litre V6 in the sporty S5 model, and a hot RS5 will come along next year.
The new A5 has a much more modern design than the outgoing A4, and the interior is very similar to the A6 e-tron’s. It’s available to order now, with prices starting from £41,950.
New Audi Q5
Rounding off Audi’s reveals this year we have the Q5 – an all-new version of its ever-popular SUV. You can think of it as a petrol-powered alternative to the Q6 e-tron, and it borrows a fair amount of tech from that car as well.
It uses the same massive infotainment screen as the electric SUV, with an option passenger display also on offer. The rest of the cabin also looks fairly similar to the Q6’s, meaning it’s all very neat and tidy, and you can expect it to feel very well-made as well.
There are 2.0-litre petrol and diesel engines on offer, both using a 48-volt mild-hybrid system for added efficiency. A plug-in hybrid is also coming soon with up to 60 miles of pure electric range.
New Audi models coming in 2025
So 2024 was a busy year for Audi, and the brand is showing no signs of slowing down in 2025 either. You can expect to see a few exciting RS models, as well as the replacement for the petrol-powered Audi A6.
New Audi RS5 Avant
We’ve seen the launch of the new Audi A5 and the warmed-up S5, but what about the super-spicy RS5? Well that car is expected to make its debut in 2025, and it’s likely to retain a twin-turbocharged V6 engine.
Specifically, it’ll probably use the same 3.0-litre engine you’ll find in the S6, only with a plug-in hybrid system bolted on to boost power. Exactly how much power this car will have is unknown for now, but you can expect more than 500hp.
The Carwow team took some spy shots of the new RS5 taken during testing and used them to predict what this car will look like. The new RS5 Avant seems to have more of a sloped bonnet line than the current RS4, and the massive Audi grille is looking as aggressive as ever. The flared wheel arches and large rear wing are all pretty typical of an RS model as well.
New Audi Q3
Following the launch of the new Q5, the new Audi Q3 is expected to make its debut in 2025. Carwow’s spy photographers have spotted this BMW X1 alternative out and about during cold weather testing, and there was plenty of time to get some snaps after the driver of this prototype ended up wedged in a snow bank.
Before the unplanned off-roading session, you can see the front end styling is pretty similar to the Audi Q6 e-tron with some slim LED running lights above the main beams. The tail lights are also all-new, with a full-width light bar likely to be hiding under that wrap.
New Audi A7
The car you know today as the A6 will be renamed the A7 in 2025, because the A6 name is now used for the electric saloon car. The new A7 has been spotted testing a few times now, and it looks as though it’ll be a modernised version of the outgoing A6.
More excitingly, we’ve also laid eyes on an early RS7 prototype – a car which is likely to use a V8 plug-in hybrid system. It may be shared with the Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid, meaning around 700hp could be possible.
The standard A7 will more than likely be offered with a similar range of petrol and diesel engines to the A5, as well as a plug-in hybrid model with around 60 miles of EV range.
New Audi RS6 Avant e-tron
The takeover of EVs in Audi’s range doesn’t mean the death of fast RS cars, but it could spell the end of non-hybrid 2.9-litre V6s and 4.0-litre V8s.
The new Audi RS6 Avant e-tron is likely to be the first of these high-performance electric cars, and these exclusive renders give you a peek at what it may look like. Expect it to get more aggressive-looking bumpers than the A6 Avant e-tron, as well as a lowered ride height.
It could have almost 800hp and 1,000Nm of torque but don’t expect to see this car revealed until well into 2025.
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