Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron vs BMW iX3

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Q6 Sportback e-tron compared with iX3

	AudiQ6 Sportback e-tron	BMWiX3
Overview
Released
Released	January 2025	March 2026
Performance
Powertrain
Powertrain	Electric	Electric
Power
Power	288–510 bhp (better)	315–463 bhp
0–62 mph
0–62 mph	4.3–7 s (better)	4.9–5.9 s
Top speed
Top speed	130–142 mph (better)	124–130 mph
Engine or motors
Engine or motors	Rear motor: 185 kW (292 PS with launch control, 83 kWh) or 225 kW (326 PS with launch control, e-tron performance); quattro adds a front motor: 315 kW (462 PS with launch control) or 360 kW on the SQ6 (517 PS with launch control). Power and 0–62 mph figures are with launch control; bhp converted from these PS figures	iX3 40: rear motor, 235 kW (320 hp); iX3 50 xDrive: two motors, 345 kW (469 hp); bhp converted from BMW's kW figures
Torque
Torque	450 Nm (185 kW), 485 Nm (e-tron performance), 275 Nm front and 580 Nm rear (quattro and SQ6)	500 Nm (40), 645 Nm (50 xDrive)
Gearbox
Gearbox	Single-speed automatic	Single-speed automatic
Drive
Drive	Rear-wheel drive; quattro four-wheel drive on e-tron quattro and SQ6	Rear-wheel drive (40) or all-wheel drive (50 xDrive)
Range and charging
Zero-emission range (WLTP)
Zero-emission range (WLTP)	335–407 miles	395–500 miles (better)
Battery
Battery	75.8–94.9 kWh	82.6–108.7 kWh (better)
Fastest charging
Fastest charging	225–270 kW	300–400 kW (better)
Range detail
Range detail	WLTP combined: 302–335 miles (83 kWh), 366–407 miles (e-tron performance), 355–395 miles (e-tron quattro), 358–371 miles (SQ6); city up to 528 miles; depends on trim	WLTP 331–395 miles (40) and 420–500 miles (50 xDrive), depending on trim; BMW UK marks some figures as provisional
Charging
Charging	800-volt system; 11 kW AC (8 hours to full with 83 kWh, about 10 hours with 100 kWh); DC up to 225 kW (83 kWh), 260 kW (e-tron performance) or 270 kW (quattro and SQ6), 10–80% in 21–22 minutes; batteries 83/75.8 kWh or 100/94.9 kWh gross/net	Battery capacity 82.6 kWh (40) or 108.7 kWh (50 xDrive) as BMW UK lists it; 800 V; DC up to 300 kW (40) or 400 kW (50 xDrive), 10–80% in 21 minutes, up to 187 miles (40) or 231 miles (50 xDrive) added in 10 minutes; AC 11 kW or 22 kW
Efficiency
Efficiency	–	3.6–4.3 miles/kWh (40), 3.5–4.1 miles/kWh (50 xDrive), WLTP combined
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions	0 g/km at the tailpipe	0 g/km
Practicality
Body
Body	SUV	SUV
Seats
Seats	5	5
Boot
Boot	511 litres	520 litres (better)
Length
Length	4,771 mm	4,782 mm
Width
Width	1,965 mm	1,895 mm
Weight
Weight	From 2,125 kg	–
Boot
Boot	511 litres, 1,373 litres with the rear seats folded, plus a 64-litre front boot; 499/1,361 litres (SQ6)	520 litres, 1,750 litres with the rear seats folded
Towing
Towing	2,000 kg braked (rear-wheel drive), 2,400 kg (quattro and SQ6)	2,000 kg braked
Size
Size	4,771 mm long, 1,965 mm wide, 1,665 mm high on Audi UK's data; weight is Audi UK's unladen figure, 2,125 kg (83 kWh) to 2,400 kg (quattro)	4,782 mm long, 1,895 mm wide (2,093 mm with mirrors), 1,635 mm high; 2,897 mm wheelbase; EC unladen weight including a 75 kg driver is 2,160 kg (40), 2,360 kg (50 xDrive)