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The production-oriented A6 Avant e-tron concept car now illustrates the synthesis of pioneering drive technology and Audi’s traditional design world: the Avant (i.e., At the same time, it represents a new design concept with the same dimensions as the A6 Sportback e-tron. the wagon format). meters (16.3 meters (6.4 wide, and 1.44
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