Avatr 06

The Avatr 06 () is an electric mid-size sedan produced by Avatr Technology, a joint venture between Changan Automobile and lithium-ion battery provider CATL. It is the fourth vehicle under the Avatr brand.

Overview

Initial images and specifications of the 06 were revealed through public homologation documents on December 9, 2024. Additionally, Avatr unveiled exterior images of the vehicle online the same day. Pre-orders will open on 27 March 2025 after display models arrived at stores on 20 March, with the launch expected later in April. It is related to the Avatr 07 SUV, which it shares its wheelbase and powertrains with.

The exterior of the 06 follows the 'Avatr 2.0' design language. The front of the vehicle features a lower air intake with active grille shutters, with a dual strip daytime running light design and headlights mounted in the lower corners. It has a 'Halo' LED display below the windshield, which can display customizable messages and images, including instructions to other road users. It has pop-out door handles, and the roof and pillars are painted black. The rear of the vehicle has long and narrow strip-shaped taillights, a lip spoiler, an illuminated logo, and lacks a rear window. The 06 is equipped with optional digital side mirrors and an optional roof mounted LiDAR sensor. All versions are equipped with either 20 or 21-inch wheels. There are six available exterior color options: smoke purple, scarlet red, obsidian black, obsidian grey, bright white, and cloud purple.

The interior features a two-tier dashboard design, with a 35.4-inch upper display serving as the instrument cluster and information display, configurable with a 15.6-inch lower touchscreen infotainment display, both running Huawei's HarmonyOS software. Vehicles equipped with the optional digital mirrors have two additional 6.7-inch mirror displays flanking the upper display. The steering wheel has a flattened octagonal shape and is upholstered in leather, while the spokes are finished in a contrasting metal; the shifter is located on the steering column.

The front seats have heating, ventilating, and massaging functions, bolstered headrests, an adjustable footrest, and a 'zero-gravity' recline mode. The second row seats have backrests that can recline up to 32-degrees and has of headroom. The cabin is upholstered in Nappa leather and microsuede, with metallic accents and speaker grilles. It has a 2016W 25-speaker Meridian sound system with a 7.1.4 surround sound configuration, which also supports Huawei Audio features. It has a nanometer-water droplet ionization system, which is claimed to offer sterilize and deodorize the air, moisturize skin, and reduce static charge. The interior is available in three color options: Deep Purple, two-tone Twilight Purple and Smoky White, and Dai Red. The 06 has a frunk and a rear cargo area with a underfloor compartment, expanding to with the rear seats folded down.

The 06 is equipped with air suspension and continuous damping control, which allows for of ride height adjustment. It uses a double wishbone design on the front wheels, and a multi-link independent suspension at the rear. It also has access to Huawei's Qiankun ADS 3.0 ADAS system, which uses a 27-sensor suite including a 192-line roof-mounted LiDAR. It is capable of supervised autonomous driving in urban and highway conditions and unmanned parking, and its auto-emergency braking system is effective at up to . Base versions get the Qiankun ADS 3.0 SE, a vision-only version which relies on camera sensors rather than LiDAR and is capable of supervised autonomous driving on highways only. Avatr claims that the 06 passes the Euro NCAP 2026 50% overlap frontal crash test after a demonstration at a facility in Tianjin.

Powertrain

The 06's powertrain is closely related to the Avatr 07. There are three powertrain options available, two battery electric configurations and one range extender electric option. All versions utilize CATL-supplied LFP battery packs, and use electric motors supplied by Huawei.

All fully electric versions of the 06 use a 82kWh battery and a 800V electrical architecture, along with a motor that powers the rear wheels. All-wheel drive variants have an additional motor powering the front wheels, for a total of . Rear-wheel drive models have a CLTC range rating of while all-wheel drive variants achieve . The battery can gain up to of range with 10 minutes of DC fast charging. The rear and all-wheel drive versions weigh and respectively, and both have a top speed of .

The Avatr Kunlun range extender powertrain is only offered with a single-motor rear-wheel drive configuration producing and equipped with a choice of either a 31.7kWh or 45.1kWh battery pack. It is equipped with a Changan-supplied 1.5-liter turbocharged petrol engine which produces and does not mechanically drive the wheels, instead powering a generator. The engine has a compression ratio of 15.1:1, allowing for a thermal efficiency of 44.4% or 3.63kWh/L of 92-RON petrol. Avatr claims that the engine doesn't exceed 75dB of noise during operation, and engine vibration during startup is reduced by 90% by placing the engine's cylinders in an optimal position during shutdown. It has an all-electric CLTC range rating of , with total range of about . It weighs and has a top speed of .

Sales

After pre-orders opened on March 27 2025, the 06 received 20,117 orders within 26 hours.

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Avatr 06
Cars introduced in 2024
Mid-size cars
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Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
All-wheel-drive vehicles
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