04.20.21
Audi said it will be unveiling the forerunner of a family of fully electric, production cars – the four-door Audi A6 e-tron concept – at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show.
A completely new technology architecture, the “Premium Platform Electric,” or PPE for short, will serve as the technology platform for these vehicles in the future, according to Audi.
Beginning in late 2022, the first production cars in the C- and later also B-segment will be relaunched with PPE technology, according to Audi.
The Audi A6 e-tron concept being exhibited at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show relies exclusively on electric power, based on the future PPE platform developed under Audi’s leadership, according to the company.
For its part, the PPE technology will ensure that what the car’s lines imply is translated into dynamic driving performance and everyday suitability befitting use as a primary vehicle, according to Audi.
The flat headlights and taillights are slim and flush with the overall composition of the lines, according to Audi.
Digital Matrix LED and digital OLED technology make it possible to achieve maximum brightness and a wide range of features even with a minimal surface area, while at the same time offering customizable light signatures, according to Audi.
This concept car packs a host of new features and personalization options into its lighting units, according to Audi.
Three small, high-resolution LED projectors are built-in into each side of the body, transforming the ground beneath them into a stage when the doors are opened – small extended dynamic lighting effects greet the occupants with messages in their language, according to Audi.
The small, high-resolution projectors also display warning symbols on the ground – to warn a bike rider that the car door is about to open, for example, according to Audi.
Another four high-resolution LED projectors – integrated into the corners of the vehicle – generate turn signal projections, according to Audi.
The design of these projections can be modified to address different markets and approval regions as required, according to Audi.
The Digital Matrix LED front headlights achieve almost cinematic quality, according to Audi.
If, for example, the Audi A6 e-tron concept is parked in front of a wall, the driver and passengers can pass the time playing a video game projected onto it, according to Audi.
Instead of on a small screen in the cockpit, they’ll see their respective game’s virtual landscapes projected onto the wall in XXL format – and all this via the Digital Matrix LED headlights, according to Audi.
The rear end of the concept car features a new generation of digital OLED elements that, as a continuous strip of lights, act as a display, according to Audi.
They can also be used to create almost unlimited customizable variations of digital light signatures and dynamic lighting displays that can be adapted to the customer’s taste, according to Audi.
One new feature in the taillights is the 3D architecture of the digital OLED elements.
Learn more about the vehicle here.