By now, automotive fans the world over are greater than aware of the Gymkhana exploits of Ken Block and his Hoonigan workforce. Numerous autos have been used, from Subarus to Ford Fiestas, Mustangs, Escorts and even some tube-framed pickup vans. You will be aware that each one of these machines have featured a number of issues in widespread: they’re turbocharged to inside an inch of their lives, and, importantly, all of them run on fossil fuels. Till in the present day, that’s.
Block’s newest Gymkhana video — the eleventh within the sequence for these holding monitor — switches (virtually) every thing up. Drifting, spinning, smoking and leaping all occur as anticipated, this time operating round a sequence of well-known landmarks in Las Vegas, Nevada. The sounds, then again, are very totally different from any such video you have seen earlier than. That is as a result of there is no inner combustion to be discovered.
As a substitute of a force-fed, gasoline-fueled beast, this newest Gymkhana stars Block in an electrical Audi. You have seen the S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron already, however not like this. There’s lots we do not know concerning the machine, together with how a lot energy it makes. The video description says it runs an 800-volt system, however there is no point out of the facility flowing to these 4 poor tires.
In actuality, it most likely does not a lot matter. You are right here for the smoky stunts, and people are delivered in spades. See for your self within the video up above.
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