Underpinning the A6 is an all-new global premium platform, named ‘Premium Platform Electric’ or confusingly, PPE, for short. It’s due to serve as “a technology platform for vehicles in the future”. Premium models in the C- and B-segments are incoming, including high-riding SUVs and indeed, more traditional lower-riding models, like the A6 e-tron. It’s being developed by Audi in conjunction with Porsche, meaning we can probably expect it to underpin the coming all-electric next-generation Porsche Macan. We won’t be surprised if in the coming years, we get all-electric Bentleys using this new platform too.
As for the immediate future, the first PPE-based model from Audi is due to go into production at the end of next year. Far from just an isolated concept previewing the future of a single model line, the A6 e-tron Concept with its new PPE underpinning is a big statement of intent.
Will you be pleased if the next A6 comes out looking like this? Is Audi’s premium all-electric future looking promising? Let us know what you think.