This new German flagship shares the electric architecture of the Porsche Taycan, with a battery that promises a range of 488 kilometers. It hopes to tackle Tesla and its Model S Plaid and make the US its first market.
High-end car manufacturer Audi unveiled the new one e-tron GT, the most powerful electric sports car to date. This new flagship of the German was launched together with its more powerful version, the RS e-tron GT, and developed in collaboration with its sister brand Porsche, both belonging to the Volkswagen Group.
This new line has similarities in chassis, design and some features with the electric Porsche Taycan. The e-tron GT has two engines with a power output of up to 469 hp (hp), which can temporarily increase to 522 hp with the ‘launch control’ function. Meanwhile, the RS can produce 590 hp and go to 637, details on the TechCrunch portal.
The result is that the Audi e-tron GT accelerates from 0 to 100 kilometers in 4.1 seconds, while its improved analogue does in 3.1 secondsThey reach a maximum speed of 245 km / h and 250 km / h respectively.
This sports car shares the Taycan’s electric architecture, with a 93.4 kilowatt (kW) lithium-ion battery, which promises a autonomy of 488 kilometersIt offers an 11 kW charger, but a 22 kW option is planned (after release) with a 210 kW load. This would allow the battery to go from 5 to 80% of its electrical capacity in just 22 minutes, that is, the car would recover the equivalent of a 100-kilometer trip in five minutes.
The interior of the sports car has a covering that is used recycled materials instead of leather and a series of digital instruments and two touch screens, one to match the instrument panel and another for controlling music and navigation, among other options. In terms of cost, the base price for the Audi e-tron GT is $ 99,000 and $ 139,900 for the RS e-tron GT.
Audi expects the United States to become the largest market for its new product and is part of its efforts to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles. The German has chosen to showcase the latest in design and technology, and hopes to face Tesla and its Model S Plaid despite slightly less noticeable acceleration (the Plaid reaches 100 km / h in 2.1 seconds). During a test drive, Herbert Diess, Volkswagen CEO, was satisfied enough with the results and not only praised its features, but predicted that the Audi e-tron GT “will drive many customers out of the world of combustion forever”. the Bloomberg portal.