Audi A2 e-tron Debuts in Paris With 646km

Audi spent years adding length and price to nearly everything in the range. Audi A2 e-tron goes the other way, a compact electric hatch getting a stunning 12.8kWh per 100km.

Gernot Dollner took the wraps off in Paris on 7 September 2026. Audi A2 e-tron is an electric entry into the compact segment, a size Audi hasn’t had yet had a whack at. At a time when VW Group is in strife and is said to be culling half of the current 150 models, it is a perfect time to launch a new one. Sarcasm aside, it’s small and slippery, and aimed at drivers who’d rather not plan the week around a charging stop.

We covered Audi A2 e-tron when the name first came back, and Paris saw some specifications to go with the images.

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The 12.8kWh Headline and Its Asterisk

12.8kWh per 100km is tan amazing claim for Dollner to bring to Paris, and he called it the most efficient Audi ever built. Range is 646km on the always-omtimistic WLTP. Drag coefficient is 0.24. No battery capacity is yet available, so aerodynamics is the only efficiency lever Audi actually names.

Four power outputs are listed, each with its own combined consumption band for the German market.

Power	Energy consumption
125 kW	15.7–13.7 kWh/100 km
140 kW	15.6–12.8 kWh/100 km
170 kW	15.7–13.9 kWh/100 km
240 kW	15.1–14.2 kWh/100 km

Audi A2 e-tron Was Built for Europe

Developed in Germany and built in Ingolstadt, tailored to European customers. Dollner was unusually direct about who the car is for. “We developed the A2 e-tron with a clear focus on Europe, on the way people live, drive and use their cars here. It’s designed to meet the needs of European customers, developed in Germany, and built in Ingolstadt.”

He also had a swing at what premium has come to mean. “Premium cannot just mean more, more power, more size, more resources. It has to mean using resources more intelligently, without compromising on quality, technology or the customer experience.” Small, cheap, usable electric hatches aren’t exotic any more. We drove the GAC Aion UT and it does 430km for $31,990. China is prompting quite a lot of replanting in the automotive landscape.

Audi Group operates in more than 100 markets and produces at 21 sites across 12 countries, with more than 88,000 employees and a brand history going back to 1909. It’s also fielded a factory Formula 1 team since 2026. Group brands also includes Lamborghini and Bentley, along with Ducati.

The Paris Announcement Probably means Little to Austrlia

The Paris material said a lot by saying very little. It gave no price, battery capacity, charging speed, 0-100 time, dimensions, or sale date. For a car whose whole case rests on efficiency, it leaves almost all questions unanswered. One thing we know is that small city cars are notoriously bad sellers anywhere outside the EU. Places like Australia and the Americas have more stuff to carry over longer distances. We can deduct it is a pitch at tight cobbled streets only.

With the VW Group in panic mode, the next 12 months will be interesting times for the world of transport as China flexes even more muscle.

Audi A2 e-tron

Spec	Detail
World premiere	Paris, 7 September 2026
Segment	Compact, fully electric
Best consumption claim	12.8kWh/100km (140kW)
Range	Up to 646km WLTP
Drag coefficient	0.24
125kW	15.7 to 13.7kWh/100km, 0g/km CO2, class A
140kW	15.6 to 12.8kWh/100km, 0g/km CO2, class A
170kW	15.7 to 13.9kWh/100km, 0g/km CO2, class A
240kW	15.1 to 14.2kWh/100km, 0g/km CO2, class A
Developed and built	Germany, assembled in Ingolstadt
Price	Not quoted in Paris

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