Audi has announced it will be adding four new vehicles ranging from a mid-size SUV to a luxury sedan to its ongoing push for electrification, and that the PHEVs will soon be heading to Geneva for the motor show.
The Audi Q5, A6, A7 and A8 plug-in hybrids will fall under a new ‘TFSI e’ signet, allowing the e-Tron name to separately represent the brand’s fully electric offerings.
All four of the vehicles stake claim to an electric range of over 40 kilometers in the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) cycle, with electric power coming from a lithium-ion battery located under the luggage compartment floor.
The electric motors delivering those kilometres are integrated into the transmission and work alongside turbocharged direct-injection gas engines.
In the A8 L 60 TFSI e quattro, that engine is a 3.0-litre V6 engine that, when mated with the electric motor within the Tiptronic transmission, is good for 443 horsepower and 516 lb-ft. of torque.
The other three come with a choice: comfort or sport. In the base 50 TFSI e comfort trim, the A6, A7 and Q5 each make 295 horsepower and 332 lb-ft. of torque; while the sport 55 TFSI e trims put out 363 horsepower and 369 lb-ft. of torque when combined with the electric motors in the dual-clutch transmission. Opting for the sport trim also gets you a more athletic suspension and style.
Power recuperation, meanwhile, happens similarly to in the Audi e-Tron, with braking resulting in the recovery of up to 80 kW of energy.
No price just yet, but expect more details at the Geneva Motor Show.