There have been loads of lovely Audis all through its historical past – the primary A8 and TT come to thoughts, and naturally there’s the R8.
The Audi e-tron GT although, may simply be its best-looking car but. Low and glossy, with muscular haunches, the e-tron GT manages to be recognisable as an Audi with out merely wanting like an electrical A7.
The one element I don’t like on this gorgeous automobile is the mixing of the sensors up entrance, although a facelifted mannequin is coming. Whereas we’re at it, this might do with some extra distinctive colors – a deep inexperienced, a wealthy purple – than the silver and darkish gray vehicles we drove.
Nonetheless, the automobile is attractive. However the e-tron GT is greater than only a fairly face. With the R8 gone, it serves because the model’s halo mannequin, in addition to – in RS guise – its efficiency flagship.
The RS e-tron GT can also be the primary RS-badged electrical mannequin from Audi. Sharing its J1 platform with the Porsche Taycan, it actually has the mechanical aptitude to serve on this function.
So, what’s the 2024 Audi RS e-tron GT like?
How does the Audi e-tron GT examine?
View an in depth breakdown of the Audi e-tron GT in opposition to equally sized automobiles.
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e-tron GT
How a lot does the Audi e-tron GT value?
There are two members of the e-tron GT vary.
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Our tester had numerous choices included, with a earlier than on-roads worth of $246,875. Notably, the RS e-tron GT is extraordinarily shut in worth to the twin-turbo V8-powered Audi RS7 Efficiency.
The RS e-tron GT is someplace between the Porsche Taycan 4S and Taycan Turbo in each efficiency and worth.
Costs exclude on-road prices
To see how the e-tron GT shapes up in opposition to its rivals, use our comparability instrument.
What’s the Audi e-tron GT like on the within?
You may have a look at this automobile and assume inside will probably be cramped and uncomfortable, significantly within the again – you’d be flawed.
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The difficulty with the RS e-tron GT’s cabin isn’t an absence of house, however reasonably the way through which you entry it. These glossy traces compromise ingress and egress, and also you step over vast sills and thru considerably small door openings to get in.
When you’re in, the RS e-tron GT is surprisingly snug. Take the again seat for example – at 180cm tall, I may comfortably sit up with out my head touching the roof, whereas I may additionally sit behind my driving place with out my knees touching the seats.
We in all probability wouldn’t need to sit within the centre seat for longer drives, however the cabin is actually extra snug than its styling would recommend.
In spite of everything, when a automobile seems like this and isn’t pitched as some form of sensible government sedan, you anticipate some compromises. If you would like more room, Audi’s upcoming A6 e-tron ought to match the invoice.
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What I didn’t anticipate within the RS e-tron GT was an inside that didn’t really feel prefer it belonged in a circa-$260,000 automobile.
It’s not that the inside feels low-cost, it’s simply that it doesn’t really feel as costly as its price ticket would recommend.
The darkish colourway of our tester doesn’t put its inside in the very best gentle, however you may go for far more interesting pink, gray, and brown interiors. There’s nonetheless a variety of gloss black trim on the centre console although, whatever the color of the leather-based.
There have been some corners reduce within the inside. The cowl over the instrument cluster is completed in exhausting plastic, though the remainder of the sprint high is mushy. So too are the rear door trims and the decrease reaches of the entrance doorways. These rear doorways are also fairly gentle, and wish a agency slam to shut.
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These are minor gripes. What’s much less excusable is a persistent rattle emanating from the driving force’s door, which may very well be heard not solely on coarser-chip roads however even on metropolis streets.
We additionally observed a chirp from the driving force’s facet speaker throughout telephone calls.
Shared switchgear and know-how throughout a model’s lineup is to be anticipated, however what could also be spectacular in a $36,200 A1 is much less so on the different finish of the worth spectrum. And admittedly, I don’t like Audi’s clackety drive mode selector button in an A1, so one thing this costly deserves a pleasant knurled steel dial, or a steering wheel change, or one thing.
There’s additionally a clean button on the centre console – I’m unsure what that’s imagined to be for, however it could annoy me if I used to be paying this a lot for a automobile.
Audi’s digital instrument cluster and infotainment system are additionally shared throughout a spread of automobiles throughout the worth spectrum, however they nonetheless stack up nicely at this worth level.
The digital instrument cluster has a number of views, together with a full-screen map mode, whereas the infotainment system has fast response occasions, fashionable graphics, and useful anchored shortcut buttons to the facet.
From a usability standpoint, the RS e-tron GT’s plethora of buttons and bodily switches is nice. The centre stack can also be helpfully angled in direction of the driving force, and the usual Audi cruise management stalk is intuitive.
It’s let down a bit by the shortage of storage up entrance – no sun shades holder, solely a small bin within the centre console and no storage beneath. Storage within the rear isn’t superb both, with fairly small bottle holders and no map pockets on the (rubberised) seatbacks.
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The glass roof stops the cabin from feeling too gloomy – which might have been possible given the skinny slit of rear window and the pretty excessive belt line.
There’s some delicate ambient lighting within the cabin, together with on the softly padded sides of the centre console. One other neat design contact is the best way the dashboard appears to wrap round to satisfy the door trims.
It might be a bit awkward moving into the driving force’s seat, however when you park there you’ll discover it very snug. The seats are closely bolstered and supportive, characteristic heating and air flow, and the elective Sensory bundle brings myriad therapeutic massage modes that work splendidly.
There are some quirks within the rear of the cabin. The 2 USB-C retailers are positioned not on the rear of the centre console, however within the entrance of the second-row seat base – very straightforward to overlook. There are additionally air vents unusually located on the ground, along with ones on the rear of the centre console.
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The boot provides 350L of house, however the opening isn’t significantly giant and the boot isn’t overly deep, even when it does lengthen again fairly a bit. You’ll battle to suit two suitcases again right here.
There may be under-bonnet storage up entrance, however you received’t match various grocery luggage in there.
What’s below the bonnet?
There are two e-tron GT drivetrain variants on sale in Australia.
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To see how the e-tron GT shapes up in opposition to its rivals, use our comparability instrument.
How does the Audi e-tron GT drive?
Unlock the car and also you’ll see some funky lighting animations entrance and rear. The tail gentle animation, particularly, provides Cylon-meets-Knight Rider vibes.
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Open the door and step down into the closely bolstered driver’s seat, and the car will mechanically activate.
You may regulate its sound profile – there are three modes – and in its loudest mode there’s a delicate, nearly rumbling idle sound.
Press the accelerator and there’s extra to this quasi-combustion soundtrack. It’s exhausting to explain, nevertheless it’s paying homage to numerous totally different petrol engines from the model with out being excessive.
You’ll additionally discover this synthetic sound might be heard from outdoors the car, and it genuinely sounds cool. It’s nicer than the spooky ghost sounds a variety of different EVs make if you’re creeping by means of a carpark.
The sporty styling of the RS e-tron GT could recommend hardcore efficiency automobile, however that is actually extra of a grand tourer – albeit one that may actually rock you again in your seat.
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You may anticipate the steering to have a reasonably heavy weighting to it, nevertheless it doesn’t. It’s not too gentle, however there’s no method so as to add any synthetic weight to it, and it by no means appears to have an abundance of really feel. Brake pedal really feel can also be missing.
Flip-in is sharp, although, and the RS comes customary with all-wheel steering. Utilising a spindle drive, the rear wheels can flip by a most of two.8 levels in the other way to the entrance wheels at speeds of as much as 50km/h for higher agility, or in the identical route above 80km/h for higher stability.
Grip is sensational within the RS e-tron GT, and it hunkers down in corners with no perceivable physique roll. You may carry a variety of velocity into corners, and the automobile feels extraordinarily agile – significantly contemplating simply how heavy it’s! There’s additionally a little bit of (managed) oversteer in Dynamic mode.
The RS e-tron GT can also be bloody quick. The official 0-100km/h declare is 3.3 seconds, however in Paul Maric’s instrumented testing the Audi did the sprint in simply 3.22.
It knocks you again in your seat everytime you flooring it and takes the wind out of you. You are able to do a managed launch by placing your toes on the brake and accelerator and pulling the suitable paddle.
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Commuting to the workplace day by day, the Audi proved eminently snug.
A lot of the credit score can go to the air suspension. The Audi all the time feels poised, but it appears to glide over enlargement joints and patchwork pavement in Consolation mode with out ever feeling floaty. Even in Dynamic mode it’s nonetheless snug.
Get on the freeway and the cabin is quiet, with just about no wind noise and simply the faint sound of the tyres. It will make fairly a cushty long-distance tourer, if solely the vary was increased – in spite of everything, there’s nothing luxurious about utilizing Australia’s insufficient public charging infrastructure.
You may select between Effectivity, Consolation, Dynamic and Particular person drive modes, with the latter permitting you to tailor the drive system between Environment friendly, Balanced and Dynamic; the suspension between Snug and Dynamic; and the sound profile between Subdued, Balanced and Dynamic.
There’s no separate adjustment for steering, nonetheless.
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Whereas competing at a very totally different (and significantly decrease) worth level, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N has form of spoiled me for different EVs with the extent of adjustability it has, so the Audi’s Particular person customisation appears somewhat sparse.
There’s additionally no one-pedal drive mode. You may regulate the extent of regenerative braking, nonetheless, however there’s no mode that enables the car to return to a whole cease if you let off the accelerator pedal.
Oddly, I couldn’t discover a solution to show the battery share within the instrument cluster, although yow will discover it within the Charging menu on the touchscreen. There’s additionally no site visitors signal readout within the cluster.
There’s an auto maintain mode, permitting the car to remain put after you have come to a whole cease with out having to place it in Park, however you’ll must firmly press the brake pedal to activate this.
The lane assists didn’t work completely, a few occasions chiding me to take management after I by no means relinquished it. Nonetheless, the system works fairly nicely at conserving you centred inside your lane.
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Parking is a little bit of a chore, even when the all-wheel steering does tighten the turning circle by 0.6m.
Whereas digital camera decision is sharp and there’s a 3D mode, the reversing digital camera has a reasonably distorted view. The car additionally has extraordinarily vast hips and a mail slot for a rear window, and to complicate issues additional its parking sensors are over-sensitive.
Over the course of every week with the automobile and over 600km of driving, we noticed power consumption of twenty-two.9kWh/100km, whereas on a loop comprising a mixture of inner-city, suburban and freeway driving we used 19.6kWh/100km. The official declare is 20.2kWh/100km.
These figures don’t sound all that spectacular, contemplating we’ve gotten higher power effectivity out of enormous (if much less highly effective) electrical SUVs. And whereas I actually did a couple of managed launches, a variety of my time with the RS e-tron GT was spent commuting.
One odd factor to notice: the little cutouts on the entrance fenders, presumably designed to help airflow, managed to get full of leaves.
What do you get?
The RS e-tron GT builds on the usual e-tron GT with extra efficiency {hardware}, in addition to some further luxurious options.
e-tron GT customary gear:
20-inch alloy wheelsTyre restore kitAdaptive air suspensionFixed glass roofHD matrix LED headlightsAudi laser lightPositioning, cornering lightsAutomatic headlightsRain-sensing wipersHands-free energy boot lid10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment systemSatellite navigationWireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto12.3-inch digital instrument clusterWireless telephone charger16-speaker Bang & Olufsen 3D sound systemDAB+ digital radioHead-up displayLeather upholsteryPower-adjustable entrance seatsHeated entrance seatsLeatherette trim for centre console, higher dashboard, doorsGraphite gray inlaysAluminium sill platesLeather-wrapped steering wheelTri-zone local weather controlAmbient lighting
RS e-tron GT provides:
21-inch alloy wheelsAll-wheel steeringElectronically managed absolutely variable rear-axle differential lockRS e-tron “sport sound”Rear privateness glassNappa leather-based upholsteryVentilated entrance seatsHeated steering wheelDinamica and Nappa leather-based trim for dashboard, decrease inside elementsCarbon twill matte inlaysColour-adjustable ambient lightingStainless metal pedals
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Some – however not all – of the RS’ options might be added to the bottom e-tron GT through choice packages. The RS might be had with further choice packages.
The carbon and black exterior styling bundle prices $15,000 and contains:
Carbon roof (replaces glass roof)Entrance facet air intakes, inlays in door trim strips and rear diffuser insert in carbonCarbon exterior mirror capsBlack badges
The Sensory bundle ($8400) provides:
Massaging entrance seatsHeated outboard rear seatsAir high quality bundle with ioniserIlluminated sill plates with carbon inlayBlack Dinamica headliner
The pink/gray RS design bundle ($4550) contains:
Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel (with out heating)Nappa leather-based higher sprint, centre console and armrestsExpress pink or gray stitching elementsCentre console encompass, door inserts and instrument panel cowl in black DinamicaRed or gray seatbeltsBlack flooring mats
Our tester included the Sensory bundle, plus 22kW AC charging ($6900), gloss black badging (an additional $700), and totally different 21-inch alloy wheels (an additional $1800).
Is the Audi e-tron GT protected?
The Audi e-tron GT has but to be examined by ANCAP or Euro NCAP.
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Customary security gear contains:
Autonomous emergency brakingPedestrian detection (as much as 85km/h)Automobile detection (as much as 250km/h)Bike owner detection (from 5km/h)Junction assistAdaptive cruise management with cease/goBlind-spot monitoringLane hold assistRear cross-traffic alertSafe exit warningSurround-view cameraFront and rear parking sensorsFront, facet and curtain airbags
How a lot does the Audi RS e-tron GT value to run?
Like the broader Audi vary, the e-tron GT is roofed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre new car guarantee.
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Audi additionally covers the high-voltage battery of e-tron fashions for eight years or 160,000km – whichever comes first.
You get six years of free scheduled servicing, in addition to six years of roadside help and 6 years of complimentary charging by means of the Chargefox community.
CarExpert’s Tackle the Audi RS e-tron GT
The Audi RS e-tron GT is greater than only a fairly face – and in some methods, it really actually stunned me.
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It has the 0-100km/h time of a hardcore efficiency automobile, although its steering and brakes really feel extra like these of a luxurious sedan. Thankfully for the Audi, it additionally has the trip consolation of a luxurious sedan because of that splendid air suspension.
The cabin I assumed can be cramped ended up being snug, if a bit troublesome to wedge oneself into.
It additionally proved a cushty commuter, with the occasion trick of acceleration that can startle your passengers, and but it was surprisingly nimble on a winding highway regardless of its heavy kerb weight.
It’s not excellent. Apart from the poor visibility and ingress – a results of that horny, horny physique – there’s additionally excessive power consumption and an inside that basically must be nicer at this worth level.
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However wow, simply have a look at the factor. If the worth tag is simply too excessive, Audi may also promote you a daily e-tron GT that foregoes a number of the efficiency {hardware} and somewhat little bit of energy and torque however seems simply as gorgeous.
There are two issues to contemplate earlier than parting together with your hard-earned quarter of a million-plus {dollars}. Audi has been spied testing an up to date e-tron GT, and Porsche has already up to date the associated Taycan with extra energy and faster cost occasions.
There could also be an growing variety of luxurious EVs, however the RS e-tron GT and Taycan don’t have a lot in the best way of direct competitors, being sleeker and extra performance-focused than equally sized automobiles from BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Their very own worst enemies are one another, and we’d strongly recommend you try the Taycan as nicely earlier than signing on the dotted line of the (arguably extra lovely) Audi.
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