Last fall, our spy photographer caught an unusual Audi prototype testing on public roads. The high-riding vehicle wore the body of a Q6 e-tron Sportback but rode on beefy tires with a wide track ...

The concept features dual electric motors with a combined output of 380 kW (510 hp) and a unique portal axle design, enabling it to climb gradients of up to 45 degrees. The Q6 e-tron offroad ...

Audi claims the newly developed portal axles increase torque at the wheels by 50 percent. The Q6 e-tron Off-Road also sits 6.3 inches higher and has a 9.8-inch wider track than the standard ...

The all-black-everything Q6 E-Tron Offroad concept is lifted nearly 6.5 inches and styled out with in-house designed portal axles for more aggressive off-roadability. The 422-horsepower all-wheel ...

If you’re not familiar with portal axles, it’s a rarely-seen drivetrain design that offsets – usually from above – drive shaft or CV axle from the center of the wheel hub either to ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. The Audi Q6 e-tron off-road concept previews a rugged electric SUV based on the Q6 e-tron. Designed as a go-anywhere ...

Known as the Audi Q6 E-Tron Off-Road, this portal axle-rocking beast takes things far beyond the brand’s typical Allroad treatment. Other adjustments to the standard Sportback model include a ...

But it appears to use portal axles to raise ground clearance and allow for the biggest-possible tires. Unlike conventional axles, portal axles situate the wheel hub below the axle hub, separated ...

We’re always excited for a bonkers off-road concept vehicle – especially when it shows up on a snow-covered road with portal-freakin’-axles. That detail will get covered in a moment.