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| Audi A6L e-tron |
Audi has big plans for the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show. The company will introduce a new concept car called prologue allroad, and it will launch an e-tron-badged version of the A6 L that promises to return better gas mileage than any hybrid currently sold in the United States.
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| Audi A6L e-tron |
Don’t run down to your local Audi dealership quite yet, the A6 L e-tron was developed exclusively for the Chinese market. Starting with a locally-built long-wheelbase A6, engineers have shoehorned an advanced gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain made up of a 2.0-liter TFSI four-cylinder engine that provides 211 horsepower and 258 foot-pounds of torque and a disc-shaped electric motor that adds 122 ponies and, more importantly, 258 foot-pounds of instant twist.
The motor is built into a hybrid-specific eight-speed tiptronic gearbox
When all is said and done, the hybrid drivetrain generates a total of 245 horsepower and 368 foot-pounds of torque, enough to send the roughly 4,400-pound A6 from zero to 62 mph in 8.4 seconds and on to a top speed of 130 mph. The A6 L can drive on electricity alone for a little over 30 miles at speeds of up to 84 mph. Alternatively, it returns a jaw-dropping 106.9 mpg in a mixed Chinese cycle, a figure that makes it one of the most efficient regular-production sedans that Audi has ever offered by a long shot.
