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Audi not messing around in its efforts to electrify at least 30 percent of its fleet by 2025
the Audi two years after debuting the e-Tron platform as an SUV
the car company has crafted a pair of all-wheel drive
grand touring models the e-Tron gt and the rs-Tron gt
Quattro designed to perform equally well on both
daily commutes and weekend road trips Audi is
positioning the rs gt and gt Quattro front and center
as the future of its fleet electrification efforts
the first thing you’ll notice and is that these are very
much not SUVs they boast large wheels up to 21
inches in diameter lightweight components flat
silhouettes and a long wheelbase not to mention
that burly pod racer growl while they may not have
quite as much rear legroom as their SUV predecessor
the new gts make up for the knee scrunching
with performance, the Quattro offers 320 kilowatts
of total power up to 350 kilowatts under boost
which gives it a 0 to 62 of 4.1 seconds with 465
pound-feet of torque the more capable rs muscles
in with 440 kilowatts of power with a boosted 470
kilowatt total using launch control that’s a 0 to 62
of just 3.1 seconds and it governs the top speed of 155
miles an hour both variants are built on the same
compact 93.4-kilowatt-hour battery system which
should be enough to give the Quattro and rs both
a range of around 298 miles as estimated by
the company that’s a bit farther than the 265-mile
range the tesla can manage with a battery of the
same size but still a short enough distance to
Audi RS e Tron GT is super-fast on the road and the charger
potentially stunt the progress of your grand tour
however, since the gt is built on a newer 800 volt
architecture that we’re starting to see in the market
and such cars as the lucid air and hummer ev hurried
drivers will be able to dump around 62 miles worth
of range during a five minute long fill up using a dc
fast charger now when you’re refilling these beasts
you can do so overnight with a standard 11 kilowatt
ac line it’s just going to take forever but with access
to a dc fast-charging station, drivers will be able to
refill their energy reserves from 5 to 80 in just under
23 minutes that’s among the fastest recharge times
available on the market today part of what gives
the gt its range is the vehicle’s impressive 0.24 drag
coefficient matching that of the polestar 2 as well
as its adjustable electronic spoiler and an array of
air inlets located in the lower section of the front
grille the inlets can be opened to help cool the brakes
during high impact driving sessions but will generally
remain closed in order to minimize drag
acoustics development recently explained to
reporters when you do the analysis of weight
versus aerodynamics for battery electric vehicles
you see that actually aerodynamics is quite dominant
so what we try to do when we design these vehicles
in total is to put as much aerodynamics and drag
reducing features in as we can speaking of weight
saving measures the rs also boasts a five-layer
carbon fiber reinforced and plastic roof a first for an
Audi vehicle and a segment-exclusive feature
Audi rs e Tron gt price
according to the company optional in the Quattro
and standard in the rs both models offer all-wheel
steering that means the rear wheels can turn up
to 2.8 degrees from side to side which reduces
the vehicle’s turning and radius they’ll turn in the opposite
direction as the front wheels up to around 30 miles
an hour to increase the vehicle’s agility and
cornering but will turn in the same direction as
the fronts at speeds over 30 miles an hour
to help improve stability on the interior the gt
offers a 12.3-inch Audi virtual cockpit which
serves as the instrument cluster as well as a
central 10.1-inch MMI touch display you will
have to pay extra for the slick pop-up hud
however as well as the phonebox wireless
charging system and bang off less and sound
systems those are all optional now what you
won’t find in the GT’s interior is leather unless
of course, you pay for it its seed upholstery is
now made from dynamic and Alcantara though
napa leather is an option plus the carbon floor
mats are made from McConnell a 100 recycled
nylon material made from old fishing nets while
the driver’s eyes can will rightly should be glued to
the road ahead of them the gt will be listening to
electronic world around itself it’s outfitted with 11
concealed antennas providing audio lte Bluetooth
and GPS connectivity plus many of the vehicles
functions can also be controlled by the drivers my
Audi smartphone app I already expect the e-Tron gt
to arrive in us this summer in three trim
packages the e-Tron gt Quattro premium plus which
will retail for 99 900 the e-Tron gt Quattro prestige
which will go for a cool 107 000 and the flagship
rs e-Tron gt which will retail for 139 thousand nine
hundred dollars thank you
