Paris got the real thing. On September 7, 2026, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner unveiled the A2 e-tron — the brand’s fully electric compact built for European everyday life, not a teaser slide. The headline numbers are blunt: 12.8 kWh/100 km WLTP on the 140 kW model with the efficiency package, a Cd of 0.24, and up to 646 km of WLTP range. Germany pricing starts at €38,200.
Most efficient Audi — on purpose
Audi calls the A2 e-tron the most efficient series-production model in company history. That 12.8 kWh/100 km figure is the 140 kW / 61 kWh setup with the optional efficiency package. Aerodynamics do the heavy lifting: drag coefficient 0.24 — best in Audi’s compact segment — with controllable cooling-air intake, a largely enclosed underbody, aero wheels, and gap reducers in the wheel-arch trim.
Range peaks at up to 646 km WLTP on the 170 kW model with the 84 kWh battery. The 240 kW top version shares that big pack and is rated up to 630 km. Four power levels cover 125 / 140 / 170 / 240 kW. Batteries: 52, 61, and 84 kWh (gross). Entry torque is 350 Nm; the 240 kW car jumps to 545 Nm.
Power ladder, charging, bidirectional
Rear-wheel-drive permanent-magnet motors (APP350 or APP550 by output) and silicon-carbide power electronics underpin the lineup. DC peak charge: up to 100–105 kW on the smaller LFP packs, up to 183 kW on the 84 kWh NMC battery — about 10–80% in the mid-20s of minutes, per Audi’s WLTP-linked figures.
Bidirectional charging is optional. Vehicle-to-Load for external gear. Vehicle-to-Home in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with a compatible DC wallbox. Discharge stays in a 20–80% window unless you force a full charge for the next trip.
Cabin: Softwrap, Fidlock, big glass
Inside, Softwrap fabric runs from the dash across the doors into the rear. Fidlock magnetic fasteners are standard — Audi says it’s a premium-segment first — for cup holders, cable bags, and modular storage. Optional panoramic glass roof is about 1.6 m². Standard MMI panoramic display pairs an 11.9-inch virtual cockpit with a 12.8-inch curved touch screen. Trunk is 396 liters, or 1,336 with the rear folded. The 170/240 kW cars also get a 13-liter frunk.
Orders, price, Ingolstadt
Order books open September 10, 2026. First deliveries land in December 2026. German list prices: €38,200 (125 kW / 52 kWh), €41,900 (61 kWh), €48,900 (170 kW / 84 kWh), and €51,200 for the 240 kW flagship. Built at Audi’s home plant in Ingolstadt. Audi says the program hit the road 21 months earlier than comparable predecessors, reusing existing robots and production gear.
Döllner framed the Paris reveal around European customers: efficiency as the lead principle — not “more power, more size, more resources.” His line on the car: it “does not ask customers to adapt their lives to electric mobility. It adapts electric mobility to their lives.”
Sources: Audi A2 e-tron: Rethinking efficiency; CEO Gernot Döllner Paris unveil statement; Audi A2 e-tron press kit. Official photography © AUDI AG — editorial use.