Road concept takes the automaker's new electric SUV and injects all-terrain capability.Audi claims the newly developed portal axles increase torque at the wheels by 50 percent.The Q6 e-tron Off-Road also sits 6.

Audi looks poised to join in on the extreme off-road segment with its latest EV SUV concept. Known as the Audi Q6 E-Tron Off-Road, this portal axle-rocking beast takes things far beyond the brand’s typical Allroad treatment.

More than just off-road tires and a lift kit, this Audi EV prototype can theoretically climb 100-percent grades.

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

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

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.