Audi continues to make an exciting leap forward with its 2024 lineup. The Audi Q6 e-tron stands out as one of the brand’s latest and flashiest releases. This electric SUV sits between the compact Q4 e-tron and the flagship Q8 e-tron, making it an ideal blend of luxury, performance, and cutting-edge technology. If that’s what you’re in the market for, this might be the next vehicle you set your sights on.

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Performance and Range

The 2024 Audi Q6 e-tron boasts some impressive specs. It features a dual-motor setup that delivers up to 387 horsepower. If you decided to upgrade to the SQ6 e-tron version, you can find yourself sitting on top of 489 horsepower. 4.3 seconds, that’s all it’ll take to accelerate from 0-60 mph. This puts the e-tron on track with many of its fellow SUVs. With its 100kWh battery, the Q6 e-tron gives you up to 385 miles on a single charge. Not bad if you’re planning a roadtrip.

Design and Technology

Audi has packed the Q6 e-tron with advanced technology. Inside, drivers will find a sleek, futuristic cabin featuring an 11.9-inch digital driver’s display and a 14.5-inch infotainment screen, all housed under a single curved glass panel. Optional features, such as a passenger display, elevate the luxury experience. Drawing from Porsche’s engineering expertise, the Q6 e-tron shares elements with the Porsche Macan EV, including a similar high-performance battery system.

Driving Experience and Sustainability

The Q6 e-tron is designed to offer an engaging yet eco-conscious driving experience. With sustainability top of mind, this all-electric SUV not only reduces emissions but also pushes the envelope in terms of design and innovation. Whether you’re navigating city streets or taking long highway trips, the Q6 e-tron provides a seamless blend of luxury and environmental responsibility.

Audi’s Electric Future

The Q6 e-tron is part of Audi’s broader push towards electrification, with models like the A6 e-tron and RS e-tron GT also launching in 2024. These vehicles ultimately highlight Audi’s vision for a future dominated by electric mobility. Without forgeting to blend the brand’s performance and luxury components of course.

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Start your engines gents and get ready to race (to hunt them down—as some can be hard to find) for a range of new LEGO Formula One (F1) kits that debut this March. Some are more kid friendly like the LEGO Icons’ McLaren MP4/4 with Ayrton Senna, or the LEGO Technic Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Performance Pull-Back, while others are 1600+ pieces and made to a 1:8 scale, for a more mature customer, like the ones seen in the article header. 

LEGO has a long history of introducing Formula One-themed sets, and each year they push boundaries by offering a variety of F1-inspired models in different sizes and levels of complexity. Whether it’s the impressive detail of large-scale LEGO Technic sets or the charming simplicity of LEGO Speed Champion cars, there’s a choice for every fan.

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Thanks to the innovative LEGO Builder app, the excitement of constructing Formula One (F1) vehicles comes alive on your device. Whether you’re an experienced adult or a novice builder, this app acts as a reliable guide, leading you through each step of the construction journey.

Of the many options LEGO offers, these are all of our favourite kits that any racing lover or car enthusiast would die to get their hands on. Drive safe!  

Check out these 10 must-have Supercar and Formula 1 race car LEGO kits you need to get your hands on:

Available* from LEGO directly:

1. Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Performance

Newly released and available through the LEGO website–and the perfect way to bring a little F1 into any enthusiasts home (sounds like the perfect early Father’s Day gift to us).

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2. PEUGEOT 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar

3. McLaren Formula 1 Race Car

Truly like the one you see hitting the F1 tracks.

4. Lamborghini Sián FKP 37

It even comes with a handbag.

5. Ferrari Daytona SP3

6. 2022 Ford GT

7. Audi RS Q e-tron

Not quite the F1 ride but still a super cool model.

8. Batmobile Tumbler

Who wouldn’t want a model of the Batmobile Tumbler?

Retired models:

Retired models so harder to find, as no longer available through LEGO direct—check on sites like eBay and Amazon.

9. Porsche 911 GT3 RS 43056

10. Bugatti Chiron 42083

(Full size one has made its way to International Autoshows (like in Toronto) for display and actually moves/can drive).

Editor's note: *Availability may change and the unit specified may become unavailable or retired without further notice. 

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Calling all car enthusiasts, and more specifically, Audi lovers. The Audi House of Progress makes it North American Debut in Montreal on October 12-16.

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From Tokyo to São Paolo and most recently in Milan for Design Week, the House of Progress will exhibit Audi’s vision for the future of premium mobility through an immersive multi-day consumer experience. Guests will have the ability to walk through the evolution of the brand’s history of performance, digitization and design. Plus they can learn about Audi’s sustainability initiative.

Interested guests can sign up free for an hour-long curated experience. The House of Progress will also be hosting panel discussions with thought-leaders across multiple disciplines. Panelists will be unveiled leading up to the event.

The House of Progress will also display the brand’s grandsphere concept car for the first time in Canada. The grandsphere is the second edition in a series of visionary concept cars that provides a glimpse of how automotive comfort will look: electric, automated, intuitive, and with plenty of individual space for immersive experiences.

WHEN & WHERE: October 12-16, Cirque Éloize, 417 Rue Berri, Montréal, QC H2Y 3E1

About Audi House of Progress

About Audi House of Progress:

The House of Progress is an immersive experience that turns Audi’s vision for a better future into a conversation about progression. After stops in Tokyo, São Paulo and Milan, Audi’s House of Progress is making its first stop in North America.

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