As promised in a tease two months in the past, the refreshed Audi E-Tron GT is out for the European market. And as anticipated, the upgrades observe with these seen on the refreshed Porsche Taycan that sits on the identical J1 platform because the Audi. Each E-Tron GT will get a battery pack that is grown from a usable 84 kWh to 97 kWh (105 kWh gross). An improved chemistry together with mechanical enhancements to pack options just like the cooling plates between cells means this higher capability takes up much less area and weighs about 20 kilos lower than the earlier pack. We’ll have to attend on adjustments to EPA-rated vary, Audi solely saying max vary is as much as 375 miles on the WLTP cycle.
DC quick charging price is up as effectively, from 270 kW to 320 kW. Extra importantly, the battery can obtain its max price in a wider temperature window, right down to 59 levels. On the max price, the pack goes from 10% to 80% in 18 minutes, and 10 minutes can restore 174 miles of vary.
The usual metal suspension has been refined with new two-chamber, dual-valve dampers with a wider operational vary between consolation and management. The totally lively anti-roll suspension the Porsche Taycan confirmed off in a bouncy video is an possibility. And the elective four-wheel steering suits an much more direct rack for the entrance axle.
The vary expands to 3 trims, with S on the backside, RS E-Tron GT within the center, and the RS E-Tron GT Efficiency inaugurating the RS division’s first all-electric Efficiency mannequin. All function new anthracite birch inlays customary, reshaped 14-way sport seats with orange stitching and illuminated logos. Audi’s Digital Cockpit will now show enhanced battery info like pack temperature and the utmost permissible charging price. An elective panoramic glass roof can go from clear to opaque in 4 preset steps on the contact of a button.
The S makes 671 horsepower, a wholesome rise over the 523 hp in at present’s entry-level E-Tron GT. That lowers the 0-62 mph time to three.4 seconds, a few half-second faster than earlier than. Going the opposite means, max regen braking vitality seize rises from 290 kW to 400 kW. This trim is picked out from the trio by L-shaped indentations in its strong grill, a silver 4 rings emblem, and silver triangular inserts within the entrance fascia’s aspect intakes. The S sits on 20-inch wheels hiding metal brakes as customary, and reveals off a much less aggressive diffuser in again.
The RS makes 845 hp with the usual enhance operate that injects 94 extra horses in ten-second increments, getting the GT to 62 mph in 2.8 seconds. Each RS trims put on a less complicated, extra aggressive entrance fascia with a black four-ring emblem, hexagon sample within the grille face, and body-colored L-shaped trim piece within the aspect intakes until specced in black. In addition they sit on 21-inch wheels as customary, their new steering wheels are flat on high and backside and have two buttons on the spokes for choosing the drive mode and customized setup settings. As a substitute of the S trim’s customary metal brakes, the RS duo get rotors coated with tungsten carbide for improved cooling. Patrons can select carbon ceramic brakes with 10-piston entrance calipers for any trim. Previous-school Audi followers may get a brand new set of solid wheels recalling the Avus rims that debuted on the 1991 Avus Quattro Examine, and Nimbus Grey paint for this and the higher RS variant.
The Efficiency high trim makes 912 hp on enhance, turning into essentially the most highly effective highway automobile Audi’s ever made. Attending to 62 miles per hour takes 2.5 seconds. Among the many unique choices for this one, chopped carbon accents for the grille, aspect skits, rear diffuser, and inside, the chopped carbon a mixture of carbon shards in resin that launched on the Lamborghini Huracan years in the past. Bedford Inexperienced is the unique paint possibility that may be paired with Serpentine Inexperienced stitching inside, customized choices for the Digital Cockpit embrace a white energy show and white speedometer, and a devoted drive setting is “designed for an optimum setup on difficult circuits.”
Pricing for our market will come nearer to launch.
