The upcoming Audi Q6 e-Tron crossover, based on the brand’s Premium Platform Electric vehicle architecture, will soon be joined by the A6 and S6 e-Tron.

It’s available either in an unconventional lozenge-shaped liftback sedan body style, which Audi calls Sportback, or the more handsome Avant (station wagon) body style.

The A6 e-Tron is critical to the brand’s electrification agenda because it is the first electric sedan model that will be priced much cheaper than the current e-Tron GT, with some well-placed sources saying it will be well under $100,000.

There will be a number of powertrain combinations: a rear-wheel-driven 362hp variant, a dual-motor 422hp Quattro all-wheel-drive variant, and finally, the range-topping (for now) S6 with 496hp and Quattro all-wheel drive.

An RS6 e-Tron, potentially targeting the Porsche Taycan Turbo and the Tesla Model S Plaid, is a very real possibility in the future.

The interior design is typical Audi: clean, functional, and well laid-out. It is shared with the Q6 e-Tron and has a massive, curved panel measuring 14.5 inches housing the Audi MMI infotainment system. Audi’s Virtual Cockpit instrument cluster display measures an equally large 11.9 inches.

If you want to entertain your front passenger as well, there’s an optional 10.9-inch display mounted to the dashboard in front for them to play games or watch videos.

A privacy filter prevents the driver from seeing the passengers’ videos so he/she can focus on the road ahead. There is also an augmented-reality heads-up display projected on the front windshield for the driver so you can see speed and navigation instructions more easily.

An available panoramic glass roof goes from transparent to opaque with a push of a button, and can mimic a shade or even display a checkerboard-like design.

Cargo space under the Sportback’s rear hatch—the rear windshield goes up completely with the boot, just like the recently launched petrol-powered A5 Sportback—measures a useful 736L. No figures have been announced just yet for the Avant’s boot. There is an available front trunk that has a measly 28L.

A 100kWh (94.4kWh net) battery is buried low in the floor of the A6 e-Tron, aiding balance, handling, stability, and space.

Audi is quoting a shade under 756km of range for the base single-motor rear-drive Sportback, and a slightly lower 720km range for the Avant. Whether that is achievable in real-world conditions is another matter.

The 800V electrical architecture allows for up to 270kW charging speeds on a DC fast charger, and can take the battery from 10% to 80% in a claimed 21 minutes. If the hookup is a 400kW connection, the A6 will charge its two banks separately at up to 135kW.

The onboard charger allows for 11kW over an AC connection. The advanced regenerative braking system can recoup as much as 220kW under braking.

The base rear-drive single-motor A6 e-Tron accelerates to 100km/h in 5.4 seconds, while the two-motor A6 e-Tron Quattro reduces that time to 4.4 seconds. And finally, the S6 e-Tron will hit 100km/h in 3.8 seconds, well into supercar territory.

The slippery Sportback body goes as low as 0.21Cd in European versions with optional side cameras instead of traditional side-view mirrors. The Avant has a slightly higher 0.24Cd with side cameras.

The optional adaptive air suspension keeps the A6 level with a variety of settings from plush to performance. Base variants get 19-inch wheels all the way to 21-inch wheels for the S6.

Orders open in September of this year for Europe and the United States. No word yet on when we’ll get the A6 e-Tron, but Audi Philippines has confirmed that its crossover twin, the Q6 e-Tron, should break cover before the end of this year.