AUDI’S new apex predator is the RS E-Tron GT Efficiency BEV that surfaced in Europe rocking 680kW and 1027Nm (much like a Porsche Taycan Turbo S) full with a synthetic sound generator.
Twin electrical motors propel the 2320kg four-door coupe-style missile creating Quattro all-wheel drive to speed up from 0-100km/h in a claimed 2.5 seconds.
Key to this stage of output is four-circuit thermal administration for the powertrain and battery administration that’s optimised for this variant of Ingolstadt’s flagship.
The range-topping electrical mannequin additionally ships with a specifically developed RS sports activities mode, unique to the brand new Efficiency variant for straightforward driver entry to the automobile’s most assault set-up.
Maintaining dynamics in examine are specifically developed high-performance Bridgestone Potenza Sport tyres designed to supply extra grip below excessive lateral acceleration whereas offering improved sustainability and minimised rolling resistance.
Audi says the quick four-door “demonstrates bundled technical experience and Audi’s ardour for particulars”.
“Highly effective, sporty, and assured, it displays the model’s excessive requirements for creating and constructing vehicles and is the dynamic flagship for electrical mobility at Audi.”
Taking a better have a look at the powertrain, a permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PSM) lives on the entrance axle with a bolstered driveshaft and an output of 252kW PS) whereas a newly developed PSM on the rear axle contributes a mighty 415kW.
Refined motor electronics with elevated copper density to the particular hairpin windings contained in the stator are mentioned to maximise present conduction, producing each increased efficiency and larger effectivity.
Audi says the rear electrical motor’s rotor is compact and light-weight regardless of its prodigious output.
Each electrical motors have energy reserves for dynamic driving conditions in addition to launch management that may briefly deploy all techniques for an output of as much as 680kW.
Claimed mixed vitality consumption is 20.8-18.7kWh/100km, whereas new battery cell chemistry is partly liable for elevated outputs over the common RS E-Tron GT because of an adjusted ratio of nickel, cobalt, and manganese. Gross storage capability is 105kWh (97kWh web).
This ends in increased vitality capability and better currents whereas charging and driving. Most charging present of 400 amps is feasible, whereas as much as 1100 amps can move out of the battery when launch management is activated.
Modified energy electronics on the entrance axle embody a revised pulse inverter that allows increased discharge currents of as much as 600 amps – double that of lesser Audi S and RS E-Tron GT variants.
Braking recuperation for the mannequin is 400kW, which additionally supplies sturdy deceleration for so-called one pedal driving.
Along with the brand new tyres, the mannequin has individually configurable RS modes by way of a newly developed air suspension with two-chamber/two-valve expertise that additional enhances dynamics.
The motive force can management the automobile’s character by way of three profiles: Effectivity, Consolation and Dynamic.
One other two individually configurable, RS-specific modes, RS1 and RS2, allow the driving force to individually alter drive, suspension, journey top, and sound.
Carbon-fibre parts and a brand new Bedford Inexperienced color make an look on the choices record.
The RS E-Tron GT efficiency is made at Audi Sport Gmb, Neckarsulm in Germany utilizing “tailor-made” parts and applied sciences from Böllinger Höfe manufacturing facility that specialises in small collection manufacturing.
In Europe, the brand new mannequin begins from €160,500 ($A263,000). The RS E-Tron GT (not this considerably enhanced “Efficiency” model) sells right here for a snip below $300K drive-away.
