The working system has been developed effectively, and is basically simple to make use of, however there’s a lot happening. And that’s not all. The Version 1 mannequin comes with a further 10.9-inch show for the passenger, which might stream YouTube, present the navigation, or change the music. We discovered this to be novel however a bit restricted. The navigation, for instance, works effectively however is pointless when it exhibits on the primary display screen subsequent to it.
Then there’s the HUD, which now comes with augmented actuality. A part of the “Sound and Imaginative and prescient pack,” an costly choice, it overlays instructions onto the highway you see in entrance of you, shifting as you do, all of the whereas exhibiting your common HUD options together with pace, pace restrict, and turn-by-turn indicators.
With the driving help programs turned on, it additionally shows in “hazard purple” while you’re getting too near the facet of the highway, when you must brake for upcoming pace limits, in addition to brake warnings to make sure you don’t drive into the automobile in entrance.
With use we’re positive this all turns into much less distracting, however the general feeling was extra overwhelming than useful. The Chat GPT-integrated Audi voice assistant would possibly be capable to educate you learn how to use it, however this reviewer would fairly flip all of it off and benefit from the candy trip consolation.
The inside is an in any other case nice place to be, though there’s an excessive amount of cheap-feeling plastic. The doorways particularly characteristic a big plastic inlay the place you management the home windows, in addition to a plastic storage part, which feels very misplaced. The SQ6’s as-standard nappa leather-based, diamond-stitched seats are very enticing. However the associated fee is much less so.
Talking of which, costs begin at £64,200 ($81,200) for the Q6 e-tron and bounce sharply upwards to £92,950 ($117,500) for the top-of-the-range SQ6.
The Q6 and SQ6 e-tron don’t reinvent the wheel, and whereas fast in a straight line, they aren’t as sporty as they make out. The place they shine is with the easy trip consolation and class-leading vary, which if we’re being sincere is maybe extra necessary, shifting the goalposts barely however assuredly.