Official pictures and details on the Audi E-Tron GT The model range, including a livelier RS variant, has finally fallen, revealing the brand’s first production EV, which will be here before October.
Further information on prices and equipment on site will have to wait, but Audi has published all the details on performance, range, sound, indoor and outdoor areas – and what is different for the higher-quality RS variant. Or maybe what not.
Dimensions and battery system
The E-Tron GT is one of the few cases in the Audi stable where its RS derivative is practically identical to the regular models both on the outside and under the skin. Each variant has the same body and the same twin-engine drive train with two automatic drives -speed gearboxes on the rear unit.
From the outside, the four-door sedan of the E-Tron GT is 4.99 meters long. Inside there is a 2.9 meter long wheelbase that is 1.96 meters wide and 1.41 meters high.
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As far as performance is concerned, the E-Tron GT is dependent on a in both versions Lithium-ion battery with 93.4 kWh (85.7 kWh). It consists of 396 pouch cells and comes from the Korean battery company LG Chem. The 800 volt battery system is located on a skateboard-style platform that is shared with the Porsche Taycan.
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Driving range and charging
Standard E-Tron GTs can squeeze between 431 and 488 kilometers of driving range from the battery when it is tested in a test cycle for globally harmonized light commercial vehicles, while RS models cover between 429 and 472 kilometers.
At the moment, Audi says the AC charge is set to 11 kW and the battery will be removed 5 to 80 percent charge in 9.5 hours.
It is also said that a charging capacity of 22 kW will be available after launch shorten this time to 5.25 hours.
At the moment, faster charging with 270 kW direct current will shorten this time again only 22 minutes.
The electric motors can generate 0.3g even with regenerative braking while recovering 265 kW.
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performance
Okay, now the fun stuff: strength and acceleration times.
The all-wheel drive E-Tron GT is rated as standard 350 kW and 630 Nm. In individual cases, however, the front engine can produce 175 kW in “extreme driving situations”, while the rear engine can produce 320 kW.
For the RS, the front and rear motors have a nominal output of 175 kW / 335 kW, but together have a nominal output of 175 kW / 335 kW 440 kW / 830 Nm.
During the output referred to as “overboost” by Audi, the combined output of the RS increases to 475 kW, while the standard car increases the combined output to 390 kW.
What this equates to for the standard E-Tron GT is 0-100 km / h in 4.1 seconds, 0-200 km / h in 15.5 seconds and a top speed of 245 km / h.
In the meantime, the RS model completes the same sprints in 3.3 and 11.8 seconds and reaches 250 km / h.
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Dynamically, both variants use a double wishbone suspension and a limited slip differential that sits in the rear engine unit.
However, the RS E-Tron GT is based on a fully variable differential, which is optional on standard cars.
Externally, the body of the E-Tron GT is shaped around an aluminum and steel architecture to achieve a low drag coefficient of 0.24.
Standard rolling stock for regular E-Tron GT models are 19-inch wheels, while the RS wraps 20-inch wheels with tires that are optimized for reduced rolling resistance.
A flat underbody and rear diffuser help split the air, while the rear spoiler, front radiator and brake lines also work actively. The bumper-side inlets also direct air around the front wheels.
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Familiar Audi Tech features in a completely new cabin layout – things like a 12.3-inch virtual cockpit for the driver, a D-shaped steering wheel, and a 10.1-inch MMI touchscreen on a rotated center stack.
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All E-Trons have the sound of the Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System. However, you can also choose sports sound for more indoor and outdoor noise, which is played through an external and internal speaker.
The luxury is high even with sustainable leather-free interior packages where Matrix LED headlights are standard on RS models.
Audi will build the E-Tron GT in its German plant Bollinger Hofe in Neckarsulm together with its flagship R8 with climate-neutral production technologies.
When will the E-Tron GT go on sale?
In Europe, the E-Tron GT will go on sale in March 2021 for 99,800 euros (155,688 AU $) and 138,200 euros (215,592 AU $) for the RS variant.
An Australian start for the E-Tron GT is expected for the third quarter of 2021, although the specific pricing and model range has yet to be confirmed.
Stay tuned.
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TO UPDATE: Thanks to the German broadcaster Autogefühl, we have now also added a walkaround video of the E-Tron GT.
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