Last fall, our spy photographer caught an unusual Audi prototype testing on public roads. The high-riding vehicle wore the body of a Q6 e-tron Sportback but rode on beefy tires with a wide track ...

Audi claims the newly developed portal axles increase torque at the wheels by 50 percent. The Q6 e-tron Off-Road also sits 6.3 inches higher and has a 9.8-inch wider track than the standard ...

The fifth-generation Toyota 4Runner's reign lasted 14 years, and the off-road SUV's cabin was among the most glaring indications of its age by the end of its run. Thankfully, Toyota's sixth ...

The concept features dual electric motors with a combined output of 380 kW (510 hp) and a unique portal axle design, enabling it to climb gradients of up to 45 degrees. The Q6 e-tron offroad ...

Audi claims the newly developed portal axles increase torque at the wheels by 50 percent. The Q6 e-tron Off-Road also sits 6.3 inches higher and has a 9.8-inch wider track than the standard roadgoing ...

If you’re not familiar with portal axles, it’s a rarely-seen drivetrain design that offsets – usually from above – drive shaft or CV axle from the center of the wheel hub either to ...

The all-black-everything Q6 E-Tron Offroad concept is lifted nearly 6.5 inches and styled out with in-house designed portal axles for more aggressive off-roadability. The 422-horsepower all-wheel ...

Known as the Audi Q6 E-Tron Off-Road, this portal axle-rocking beast takes things far beyond the brand’s typical Allroad treatment. Other adjustments to the standard Sportback model include a ...

But it appears to use portal axles to raise ground clearance and allow for the biggest-possible tires. Unlike conventional axles, portal axles situate the wheel hub below the axle hub, separated ...