Dealers in Germany are already accepting orders for the novelty: the prices of both the “regular” and “charged” versions are known.
The Audi brand belongs to the German concern Volkswagen: it is now very actively moving towards the development of electric vehicles. The first “green” model of the brand with a logo in the form of four rings was the e-tron crossover, created on the MLB Evo platform. Later, its coupe-like version debuted – the e-tron Sportback SUV. Now it’s the turn of the serial sports sedans e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT.
The eponymous concept became a harbinger of the novelty: Audi showed the e-tron GT show car in 2018. Later, photographs of the prototype in a camouflage film appeared on the Web. The electric sports sedan has a sloping roof, a short rear overhang, frameless doors and a small trunk lid (the volume of the cargo compartment is 405 liters). There is also a small trunk in front, its volume is 85 liters. The “regular” e-tron GT received 20-inch wheels as standard, while the RS version received 21-inch rollers. As an option, matrix LED head optics are offered.
The Audi electric car has active air duct dampers (used to cool the brakes). They only open when needed. At the same time, the aerodynamic drag coefficient of the model is 0.24 (for comparison, the “brother” – Porsche Taycan – this figure is 0.22). Inside, the e-tron GT has a push-button rather than a touch-sensitive climate control panel, a 12.3-inch virtual instrument cluster, a projection screen, and a multimedia system that can be controlled using a 10.1-inch touchscreen.
The Audi e-tron GT is based on the same platform as the Porsche Taycan – J1 (or PPE, that is, Premium Platform Electric). These cars have the same distance between the axles, it is 2900 mm. The e-tron GT is 26mm longer than the Taycan at 4989mm, 2mm shorter at 1964mm and 35mm taller at 1414mm.
The Germans equipped the initial version of the e-tron GT with a twin-engine setup: a 238-horsepower electric motor is located in the front, a 435-horsepower one in the back, and a two-stage gearbox is also located here (like the Porsche Taycan). In standard mode, the total output is 476 hp, and the maximum torque is 630 Nm. If you activate Launch control, then for 2.5 seconds the power will increase to 530 hp. and 640 Nm (these are the indicators of the Taycan 4S version). A “normal” sports sedan needs 4.1 seconds to accelerate from standstill to “hundreds”, and its maximum speed is 245 km / h.
“Charged” Audi RS e-tron GT became the first electric “ereska”. On the front axle, it has the same electric motor as the e-tron GT, and the return of the engine located on the rear axle is more – 456 hp. The total power of the installation in standard mode is 598 hp. (830 Nm), and with Launch control activated, the return briefly rises to 646 hp. (torque stays the same). For comparison, the Porsche Taycan Turbo has a system that produces 680 hp. and 850 Nm. The first “hundred” performance with the addition of RS to the name is gaining in 3.3 seconds, and the “maximum speed” is electronically limited to 250 km / h.
Regardless of the version of the electric sedan, Audi is equipped with a battery with a capacity of 93 kWh. On a single charge, the basic version is capable of driving up to 487 km (the calculation was carried out according to the WLTP cycle), and the mileage of the RS version is 472 km. Using a 270 kW, 800 volt DC station, the battery can be charged to the level required for a 100 km run in five minutes.
Audi dealers in Germany have already started taking orders for the novelty. The price tag of the e-tron GT is 99,800 euros (equivalent to about 8.93 million rubles at the current exchange rate), and the minimum cost of the RS e-tron GT is 138,200 euros (about 12.37 million rubles). Note that in the home market, the Porsche Taycan 4S will cost at least 106,487 euros, and the Taycan Turbo variant will cost 153,016 euros.
