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 ...

All you need is a set of purpose-built portal axles, it seems. “Let’s take the Q6 to Moab!” is not the first thing I’d say when waking up in the morning, knowing that my fancy new electric ...

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 ...

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 ...