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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But like a Mercedes G-Class it uses double wishbone front suspension, like a Ford Bronco the front anti-roll bar can be disconnected to improve axle articulation. No Land Cruiser has been this ...

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 ...