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Volkswagen this year will take on the Rebelle Rally for the first time, using its ID.4 in the event's crossover class.

Doing the driving will be Mercedes Lilienthal together with navigator Emily Winslow, and they won't exactly have a stock version of the electric crossover.

VW tapped two expert rally car builders, Rhys Millen Racing and Tanner Foust Racing, to build a bespoke ID.4 for the gruelling rally which this year will cover close to 1,600 miles of California and Nevada deserts. Rhys Millen Racing previously built an ID.4 for the NORRA Mexican 1000 rally, which Tanner Foust Racing founder Tanner Foust drove, so both outfits have experience working with the electric crossover.

2021 Volkswagen ID.4 built for 2021 Rebelle Rally

 

Key modifications include upgraded suspension, OZ Racing wheels, Yokohama Geolandar A/T tires, and skid plates and additional protection for the battery. The vehicle also features a wrap with the artwork of Liz Kuz, who created a motif using the rally's location as inspiration.

The female-only rally runs October 7-16. Lilienthal and Winslow have previously competed, with Winslow managing a podium finish in 2018.

You might be wondering how the ID.4, whose EPA-rated range is 250 miles, can manage a long-distance event like the Rebelle Rally. VW hasn't provided details but in the case of the NORRA Mexican 1000, none of the stages exceeded 200 miles, and teams running electric vehicles also had access to a probable generator in the cases where a charge was necessary.

 source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1133774_vw-tapped-rhys-millen-racing-tanner-foust-racing-for-rally-ready-id-4

 

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com

 

Audi - Repair and Service Redwood City - 2023 Audi Q6 E-Tron spy shots: Electric Porsche Macan's Audi twin spotted - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

 

 

 

Porsche is about to expand its Macan range with a battery-electric variant based on the new PPE dedicated electric-vehicle platform being cooked up by the automaker in partnership with fellow Volkswagen Group brand Audi.

The electric Macan is due in 2023 and just as we saw with the Porsche Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT twins, it will end up spawning an Audi counterpart.

A prototype for the Audi has just been spotted again, revealing that it will look like the recently launched Q4 E-Tron, just on a larger scale.

Audi CEO Markus Duesmann confirmed the vehicle as the Q6 E-Tron during a March speech at the automaker's annual general meeting. He said in the speech that the Q6 E-Tron is due in 2022, meaning we'll likely see it arrive at dealerships as a 2023 model.

2023 Audi Q6 E-Tron spy shots - Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

 

Production of the Q6 E-Tron will be handled at Audi's plant in Ingolstadt which is being prepared for production of PPE-based vehicles, as well as batteries.

The Q6 E-Tron is expected to be slightly bigger than the Q5, just as the Q4 E-Tron is slightly bigger than the Q3. Duesmann didn't provide any specs on the vehicle but we know its PPE platform will have an 800-volt electrical system and a range approaching 300 miles on a charge.

A more coupe-like Q6 Sportback E-Tron is also thought to be in the pipeline. We should see the sleeker variant arrive shortly after the regular Q6 E-Tron.

Audi has ambitious plans for EVs, as the automaker aims to have 20 in its lineup as early as 2025. It has already launched the E-Tron, E-Tron GT and Q4 E-Tron, and will soon add this Q6 E-Tron as well as an A6 E-Tron. An electric A8 replacement is expected in 2025. The automaker also announced in June that it will launch its final car equipped with an internal-combustion engine as early as 2026. This means you can expect most models in the Audi lineup to switch to electric power as they are redesigned. Stay tuned.

 source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1065042_2023-audi-q6-e-tron-spy-shots

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com