In the market, electric sports cars run into great difficulty. Many car fans find pleasure in the pure sounds and vibrations generated by internal-combustion engines, a sensation that electric cars (EVs) cannot duplicate—even with synthetic engine sounds. Sports car purchasers also like to change gears manually, a trait that EVs do not have.
Several automakers have changed their plans in response to this lack of enthusiasm for electric performance vehicles, which has caused Polestar to postpone its electric roadster till 2026, and Audi is said to be cancelling the strong RS6 e-tron. With the A6 e-tron and S6 e-tron scheduled to run alongside the petrol-powered A6 for the next decade, Audi launched its electric mid-size sedan in the United States this year.
With the basic A6 e-tron producing 375 horsepower from a single rear-mounted motor and the all-wheel-drive Quattro version raising the output to 456 hp, the current models are remarkable as compared to Ford Maverick Hybrid. Dual-motor configuration on the S6 e-tron provides an impressive 543 horsepower. Still, suspicions abounded that the German company intended to produce an even more strong model of the A6 e-tron under the RS moniker. According to the theory, with all-wheel drive allowing it to reach 60 mph in roughly three seconds, the RS6 e-tron could generate more than 800 horsepower.
Like the gasoline-powered Audi RS6 Avant, the RS6 e-tron was expected to come in wagon form, or Avant, as Audi calls it. Audi already sells an A6 e-tron Avant elsewhere. A recent Top Gear report, however, shows that the Audi RS6 e-tron project has been cancelled. Sources inside Audi said the magazine learned there was not enough demand to warrant ongoing development of a high-performance electric wagon.
Audi was contacted for a statement, but while the company elected not to comment on ideas about future products, a spokeswoman said, “We are working”. On performance models derived from the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). Rather, the Audi RS6 nameplate is due to reappear on the gasoline-powered station wagon, which would be entering its sixth generation for the 2026 model year.
