Audi A6 Sportback e-tron vs BMW i5 Touring

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A6 Sportback e-tron compared with i5 Touring

	AudiA6 Sportback e-tron	BMWi5 Touring
Overview
Released
Released	September 2024	May 2024
Performance
Powertrain
Powertrain	Electric	Electric
Power
Power	322–543 bhp	335–593 bhp (better)
0–62 mph
0–62 mph	3.9–6 s	3.9–6.1 s
Top speed
Top speed	130–149 mph (better)	120–143 mph
Engine or motors
Engine or motors	Rear motor: 210 kW (240 kW / 326 PS with launch control, 83 kWh) or 270 kW (280 kW / 380 PS with launch control, e-tron performance); quattro adds a front motor: 315 kW (340 kW / 462 PS with launch control) or 370 kW on the S6 (405 kW / 551 PS with launch control). Power and 0–62 mph figures are with launch control; bhp converted from these PS figures	eDrive40: rear motor, 250 kW (340 hp); M60 xDrive: two motors, 442 kW (601 hp); bhp converted from BMW's kW figures
Torque
Torque	435 Nm (210 kW), 565 Nm (e-tron performance), 275 Nm front and 580 Nm rear (quattro and S6)	400 Nm (eDrive40), 795 Nm (M60 xDrive)
Gearbox
Gearbox	Single-speed automatic	Single-speed automatic
Drive
Drive	Rear-wheel drive; quattro four-wheel drive on e-tron quattro and S6	Rear-wheel drive (eDrive40) or all-wheel drive (M60 xDrive)
Range and charging
Zero-emission range (WLTP)
Zero-emission range (WLTP)	383–469 miles (better)	321–370 miles
Battery
Battery	75.8–94.9 kWh (better)	81.2 kWh
Fastest charging
Fastest charging	225–270 kW (better)	205 kW
Range detail
Range detail	WLTP combined: 351–383 miles (83 kWh), 424–469 miles (e-tron performance), 402–442 miles (e-tron quattro), 396–411 miles (S6); city up to 570 miles; depends on trim	WLTP 310–370 miles (eDrive40, depending on trim), 285–321 miles (M60 xDrive)
Charging
Charging	800-volt system; 11 kW AC (8 hours to full with 83 kWh, 10 hours with 100 kWh); DC up to 225 kW (83 kWh) or 270 kW (100 kWh), 10–80% in 21 minutes; batteries 83/75.8 kWh or 100/94.9 kWh gross/net	81.2 kWh battery as BMW UK lists it; DC up to 205 kW, 10–80% in 30 minutes; AC 11 kW (8.5 hours) or 22 kW (4.25 hours), 22 kW on the M60
Efficiency
Efficiency	–	3.4–4 miles/kWh (eDrive40), 3.1–3.5 miles/kWh (M60 xDrive), WLTP combined
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions	0 g/km at the tailpipe	0 g/km
Practicality
Body
Body	Saloon	Estate
Seats
Seats	5	5
Boot
Boot	502 litres	570 litres (better)
Length
Length	4,928 mm	5,060 mm
Width
Width	1,923 mm	1,900 mm
Weight
Weight	From 2,100 kg	–
Boot
Boot	502 litres, 1,330 litres with the rear seats folded, plus a 27-litre front boot	570 litres, 1,700 litres with the rear seats folded
Towing
Towing	2,100 kg braked	Up to 1,500 kg braked (eDrive40), 2,000 kg (M60 xDrive)
Size
Size	4,928 mm long, 1,923 mm wide (2,137 mm with mirrors), a6-sportback-e-tron2 mm high; weight is Audi UK's unladen figure, 2,100 kg (83 kWh) to 2,325 kg (S6)	5,060 mm long, 1,900 mm wide (2,156 mm with mirrors), 1,515 mm high (1,505 mm M60); 2,995 mm wheelbase; EC unladen weight including a 75 kg driver 2,255 kg (eDrive40), 2,425 kg (M60 xDrive)
Tech and safety
Driver assistance
Driver assistance	Adaptive cruise control, park assist plus, lane departure warning, traffic sign recognition and distraction and drowsiness warning as standard; virtual exterior mirrors optional	–