The order financial institution for the Audi e-tron GT, the model’s strongest sequence manufacturing automobile ever, is already skewing in the direction of the most popular RS variant.
Though the RS e-tron GT is priced at $248,200 earlier than on-road prices, or $68,000 greater than the bottom e-tron GT, extra prospects have positioned an order for it than for its extra reasonably priced counterpart.
“Given Australia is the sixth largest marketplace for Audi’s high-performance RS fashions globally, that is not likely a shock to us,” mentioned Audi Australia CEO Jeff Mannering.
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“In actual fact, in the event you take a look at the orders round our complete supplier community in Australia, our e-tron GT orders are fairly sturdy and we’re fairly proud of it.
“In saying that, you might at all times have a 100 per cent quota fill, however we’ve not had the automobile, folks have not seen it, touched it, not to mention pushed it or put it up in opposition to a direct competitor or shared platform automobile.”
“We truly did simply that in Korea. We put each [the e-tron GT and related Porsche Taycan] side-by-side to point out folks the completely different takes on design utilizing the identical platform. The e-tron GT is basically a special automobile that is been tuned as a grand tourer, whereas the Porsche is a sports activities automobile.”
Audi’s Head of Design, Marc Lichte, calls the e-tron GT essentially the most lovely automobile he is ever designed. It sits even decrease than the Autobahn-crushing RS7one of many quickest four-door sedans on the planet, whereas boasting a few of the widest wheel arches ever seen on an Audi highway automobile.
The Audi e-tron GT shares its J1 platform with the Taycan, and in flagship RS guise incorporates a dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain.
In increase mode, it develops a whopping 475kW of energy and 830Nm of torque to all 4 wheels, utilizing a two-speed transmission just like the Taycan.
These outputs are as much as 85kW and 200Nm on the usual e-tron GT.
The RS is able to going from zero to 100km/h in a blistering 3.Three seconds, whereas hitting 200km/h takes simply 11.eight seconds.
Just like the Porsche it makes use of a 93.4kWh battery with an 800V electrical structure and will be charged at as much as 270kW on a DC charger, giving the e-tron GT a claimed most vary of 504km (NEDC) with a charging time of 22.5 minutes when going from 5 p.c to 80 p.c battery capability.
Audi product technique head Matthew Dale informed CarExpert the e-tron GT can also be concerning the development of what the Audi model stands for.
“It is about these applied sciences like quattro, and the driveability of the automobile – it must really feel like an Audi, and that is what our prospects anticipate,” mentioned Mr Dale.
“Issues like synchronous motors with reproducible efficiency. That is progress that Audi is exhibiting in its electrical car know-how which is accustomed to the Audi model, and to our prospects as nicely.
“They need the automobile to be participating, they need the automobile to really feel like an Audi with excessive ranges of mechanical grip from the quattro system, and it is these applied sciences that can evolve in Audi’s future autos.”
Mr Mannering additionally cited the Audi possession expertise as being necessary to the e-tron GT purchaser who not solely will get a complimentary commonplace dwelling wall charger set up, but in addition advantages from six years of free charging, scheduled servicing and roadside help as a part of the bundle .
Whereas Audi presents simply two e-tron GT variants, priced at $180,200 and $248,200 earlier than on-roads respectively, Porsche has seven Taycan variants on supply in Australia.
The bottom rear-wheel drive Taycan begins at $158,100 earlier than on-roads, whereas the vary tops out at $351,000 earlier than on-roads for the Turbo S.
