Audi has shown an increased interest in off-roaders in recent years, and after winning the Dakar Rally in 2024, it fits its newest EV SUV with portal axles.

Audi has engineered a bonkers off-roader based on one of its many unassuming electric SUVs. This wild one-off concept started as a Q6 Sportback E-Tron, and then it received a complete makeover, which involved adding portal axles.

This is the new Audi Q6 e-tron off-road concept: an extreme, apocalypse-ready version of the brand’s latest and greatest electric SUV that’s apparently ready to take “off-roading to the next level” by “redefining quattro”.

Audi’s CEO Gernot Döllner calls the “Q6 E-Tron Off-road concept” a “reinterpretation of Quattro,” which is the company’s marketing term for its all-wheel-drive models

Specific details about the Q6 E-Tron Off-Road Concept remain scarce, with the automaker hesitant to confirm much beyond the portal axles. That hardware alone does a pretty good jo

Audi has revealed a set of images of a moody, steroidal Q6 e-tron with the hashtag #ThisIsAudi. Though, underneath that hashtag sits a disclaimer: “it is not available as a production vehicle”. So, #ThisIsAudiButNotAnAudiYouCanBuy.

Comment Now! Audi has provided a first look at its rugged Q6 E-Tron Off-Road concept; The concept features portal axles for increased ground