AUDI AUSTRALIA has introduced the worth tag and have set for its all-electric halo mannequin, the e-tron GT, with the all-wheel drive four-door performer arriving in September in two grades and considerably undercutting the retail sticker of their closest platform cousins, the Porsche Taycan 4S and Taycan Turbo.
Starting at $181,700 plus on-road prices, the e-tron GT – which is constructed atop the identical J1 EV structure because the Porsche Taycan – produces an influence output of 350kW (390kW in increase mode) and a stout 630Nm of torque, with that oomph coming from two motors and delivered to all 4 wheels.
With increase mode lively, the “common” e-tron GT is sweet for a 4.1-second dash to 100km/h – only a tenth of a second behind the $205,300 (+ORCs) Porsche Taycan 4S that shares its powertrain.
The $249,700 (+ORCs) Audi RS e-tron GT additionally makes use of the identical dual-motor all-wheel-drive {hardware} and 93kWh battery because the non-RS mannequin, however turns up the wick to 440kW (475kW in increase) and 830Nm, operating to 100km/h from a standstill in simply 3.3 seconds – once more, only a tenth of a second behind its Porsche equal the $279,000 (+ORCs) Taycan Turbo.
And whereas the Taycan continues to be the worth chief with a $156,300 (+ORCs) retail sticker for the entry-grade, that mannequin is rear-drive solely with ‘simply’ 300kW – it has no direct analogue in Audi’s e-tron household.
Relatively, the e-tron GT vary slots in simply above the prevailing e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback pure electrics, which retail for $165,600 and $172,700 plus on-road prices respectively. With lower than $10,000 separating the e-tron GT from the e-tron S Sportback, some Audi consumers could discover themselves tempted by the upsell to the model’s newest – and biggest – electrical automobile.
Normal gear will probably be beneficiant, with the e-tron GT receiving 20-inch alloy wheels, adaptive air suspension, Matrix LED headlamps with laser high-beam, a panoramic glass sunroof, a 16-speaker Bang & Olufsen 3D sound system, head-up show, a 12.3-inch digital instrument panel, a ten.1-inch infotainment touchscreen, wi-fi Android Auto and Apple Carplay, wi-fi telephone charging, tri-zone local weather management and adaptive air suspension.
The entrance seats are electrically-adjustable and heated, the steering column adjusts electrically and leather-based upholstery can be customary.
On high of that, customary driver help options adaptive cruise management, lane preserve help, intersection help, blind spot monitoring, collision detection, and a 360–diploma parking digital camera view.
Six metallic paint colors and a single gloss color can be found on the e-tron GT, with all being no-cost choices.
Stepping up into the RS nets not solely the additional stage of efficiency, but in addition some further mechanical {hardware} within the type of all-wheel steering – which steers the rear wheels the identical route because the fronts to reinforce high-speed stability, and in the other way at low pace to enhance manoeuvrability – a efficiency brake system with tungsten carbide coated rotors, 21-inch alloy wheels, your alternative of six high-grade Nappa leather-based upholstery choices, a heated and flat-bottomed steering wheel, ventilated entrance RS sports activities seats and carbon-fibre inside inlays.
For the RS e-tron GT, the outside may be had in eight metallic colors, with Ascari Blue and Tactical Inexperienced being RS-exclusive hues.
Whereas the e-tron GT may be had as a four-seater in abroad markets, all Australia-bound e-tron GTs and RS e-tron GTs will probably be geared up with a fifth seatbelt as customary – one other crucial distinction with the Porsche Taycan, which is a four-seater by default with the ‘4+1’ seating possibility being a $1000 possibility.
Each automobiles obtain a two-speed transaxle for the rear motor, permitting greater pace operating (high pace is capped at 250km/h) whereas additionally integrating a torque vectoring functionality on the rear axle.
Consolation, Effectivity and Dynamic drive modes enable the driving force to modify the behaviour of the drivetrain, steering and suspension, with the Effectivity mode additionally reducing the air suspension’s trip top significantly to cut back aerodynamic drag at pace – one thing which can be aided by the golf ball-like dimples on the e-tron GT’s flat underbody tray.
The Audi e-tron GT makes use of an 800V electrical structure to cut back the dimensions {of electrical} elements and increase cost instances, with each the usual e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT in a position to totally cost to 100 per cent in a single day on an 11kW residence charger (which is provided with the automobile however requires three-phase energy).
If a 270kW quick charger may be discovered, each automobiles can go from 5 p.c to 80 per cent in simply 22.5 minutes.
Absolutely charged, most vary on the WLTP customary is available in at 487km for the e-tron GT and 472km for the marginally heavier RS e-tron GT
When it comes to after-sales care, Audi Australia providing for the e-tron GT is important. The model’s five-year customary manufacturing facility guarantee applies on the e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT, in addition to an eight-year/180,000km battery guarantee and 12 yr rust assure.
As well as, every automobile comes with six years of free public charging by way of a partnership with Chargefox, free set up of the provided 11kW residence charger (accomplished by JETcharge), in addition to complimentary scheduled servicing and roadside help for six years.
In-built Audi’s Neckarsulm meeting plant in Germany, which additionally occurs to be the birthplace of all Audi R8s and the nerve centre of Audi Sport, the manufacturing of the e-tron GT is internet carbon-neutral.
The e-tron’s mild environmental footprint is one thing that Audi is eager to emphasize, with artificial cloth choices in some markets being produced from recycled PET bottles and waste from the textile trade, whereas a ‘vegan’ artificial leather-based upholstery is obtainable within the Australian market as a part of the Dinamica inside bundle.
E-trons specified with leather-free interiors additionally obtain carpets and floormats woven from recovered fishnets and different industrial waste, serving to preserve plastics out of landfill and oceans.
On high of that, all e-tron house owners in Australia who make use of the beneficiant six-year Chargefox subscription will probably be juicing up their automobiles on 100 per cent renewable power – sidestepping the favored critique that EVs pollute by proxy when utilizing mains electrical energy to recharge.
2022 Audi e-tron GT pricing*:
| e-tron GT | $181,700 | (new mannequin) |
| RS e-tron GT | $249,700 | (new mannequin) |
*Pricing excludes on-road prices.
