2025 Audi A6 Avant e-tron Trades the Traditional Side Mirrors for Cameras in New Spy Shots

The battery-electric executive station wagon looks the same as the previously scooped tester. These include the split headlamps, rear lighting signature, bumpers, and everything else. Even the wheels are unchanged from the previous tester, and we would have normally added these new images to the previous story and called it a day.

However, there is a key feature here that has made us write it up all over again. Can you tell what that is? If you paid attention to the title, you know that instead of the traditional side mirrors, this Audi A6 Avant e-tron had rear-facing cameras hooked up to two individual screens inside. We can also see that the brake calipers haven't been painted red this time around, and the car appears to have a slightly more increased ground clearance, which, if correct, it would translate to a comfier ride.

Both the Avant and the Sedan versions of the first-ever Audi A6 e-tron are underpinned by the Volkswagen Group's PPE architecture dedicated to electric vehicles. This is also the same platform used by the upcoming Porsche Macan EV, and it supports the 800-volt tech. We cannot tell you about the powertrain family yet as the details are scarce, but the lesser models should feature single-motor assemblies, whereas the upper specs are expected with dual-motor setups.

An RS-badged version of the Audi A6 e-tron is also in the cards, at least when it comes to the four-door body style. Nonetheless, there is no reason to suspect that this powertrain, complete with the specific chassis tune, beefier brakes, and exterior styling inside and out, won't find its way to the station wagon to turn it into an all-quiet alternative to the RS 6 Avant, presumably with over 800 horsepower available at a hard push of the right pedal.

When it debuts, likely in a few months, with the Sportback (sedan) believed to be the first one, shortly followed by the Avant (estate), the A6 e-tron will take on the likes of other similarly-sized EVs.

The wagon model will take a swing at the BMW i5 Touring, but the Mercedes EQE is safe, as it only comes in the four-door configuration, unlike the regular E-Class that is available in both body styles. We expect it to make its way to showrooms on this side of the pond for the 2025 model year, and we think not only the sedan but also the station wagon will launch in our market.