Avatr 06

The Avatr 06 is an battery electric and range-extended mid-size sedan and station wagon produced by Avatr Technology, a joint venture between Changan Automobile and lithium-ion battery provider CATL.[1] It is the fourth vehicle under the Avatr brand.[2][3]

A station wagon variant marketed as the Avatr 06T went on sale in early 2026.

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.[3] Pre-orders opened on March 27, 2025.[4] Display models began arriving at stores a week earlier.[5] It is related to the Avatr 07 SUV, which it shares its wheelbase and powertrains with.[2]

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.[5] It has a 'Halo' LED display below the windshield, which can display customizable messages and images, including instructions to other road users.[6] 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.[7] 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.[2] There are six available exterior color options: smoke purple, scarlet red, obsidian black, obsidian grey, bright white, and cloud purple.[8]

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.[5] 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.[9] The second row seats have backrests that can recline up to 32-degrees and has 956 mm of headroom.[10] 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.[7] The interior is available in three color options: Deep Purple, two-tone Twilight Purple and Smoky White, and Dai Red.[7] The 06 has a 70 L frunk and a 416 L rear cargo area with a 30 L underfloor compartment, expanding to 1266 L with the rear seats folded down.[6]

The 06 is equipped with air suspension and continuous damping control, which allows for 45 mm of ride height adjustment.[7][9] It uses a double wishbone design on the front wheels, and a multi-link independent suspension at the rear.[10] 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 120. km/h.[6][10] 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.[10] Avatr claims that the 06 passes the Euro NCAP 2026 50% overlap frontal crash test after a demonstration at a facility in Tianjin.[11]

Avatr 06T

The station wagon version of the 06 was teased on February 3, 2026, with the name of the station wagon version being confirmed as the 06T on the same day.[13] On February 5, Avatr unveiled exterior images of the vehicle online the same day.[14] Spyshots of the 06T previously surfaced in November 2025.[15] Pre-sales of the vehicle opened on 8 April 2026.[16][17]

The 06T receives the 2026 update earlier than the 06 sedan, but is largely similar apart from the obvious changes to the rear, with minor changes to the exterior including a sporty body kit consisting of splitters and side skirts with chrome accent trim, and the addition of roof rails. The 06T features 517 L of trunk volume and one-touch power folding rear seats, which Avatr says provides a 2.15 m deep cargo area.[16][17]

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.[2]

All fully electric versions of the 06 use a 73kWh battery and a 800V electrical architecture, along with a 252 kW motor that powers the rear wheels.[9] All-wheel drive variants have an additional 188 kW motor powering the front wheels, for a total of 440 kW. Rear-wheel drive models have a CLTC range rating of 650 km while all-wheel drive variants achieve 610 km.[9] The battery can gain up to 400 km of range with 10 minutes of DC fast charging.[10] The rear and all-wheel drive versions weigh 2210 kg and 2320 kg respectively, and both have a top speed of 200 km/h.[2]

Avatr's Kunlun range extender powertrain is only offered with a single-motor rear-wheel drive configuration producing 231 kW and equipped with a choice of either a 31.7kWh or 45.1kWh battery pack.[18] It is equipped with a Changan-supplied 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine codenamed JL469ZQ1 which produces 115 kW 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.[19] It has an all-electric CLTC range rating of 230-330 km, with total range of about 1100 km.[9] It weighs 2120 kg and has a top speed of 190 km/h.[2]

Sales

After pre-orders opened on March 27, 2025, the 06 received 20,117 orders within 26 hours.[22]