The four-door coupé, which will be introduced on the market as an RS model at the same time, reinterprets the classic idea of the gran turismo: Its design is highly emotive, its technology is revolutionary. Two powerful electric motors provide confident electric all-wheel drive and stunning road performance. The high-voltage battery with a net energy content of 84 kWh enables ranges of up to 487 kilometers (302.6 mi) (for the Audi e-tron GT quattro) to be achieved and can be recharged extremely quickly thanks to its 800-volt technology. Suspension, lights, controls, connection, or e-tron sport sound: The Audi e-tron GT quattro and the RS e-tron GT demonstrate accumulated technical expertise and the Audi brand’s passion for details.
The high-voltage battery with a capacity of 85 kWh (net) enables a range of up to 488 kilometers (298.3 mi, predicted WLTP for the Audi e-tron GT quattro) and can be extremely quickly recharged thanks to its 800-volt technology. Suspension, lights, controls, connection, or e-tron sport sound: The Audi e-tron GT quattro and the RS e-tron GT demonstrate accumulated technical expertise and the Audi brand’s passion for details.
The exterior of the Audi e-tron GT is a dynamic work of art with balanced proportions – a long wheelbase and wide track, large wheels and a flat roofline. The four-door coupé is 4.99 meters (16.4 ft) long and 1.96 meters (6.4 ft) wide, but is just 1.41 meters (4.6 ft) high. This is made possible by recesses in the high-voltage battery: The front passengers can place their feet in them, which allows them to sit in a low yet comfortable position. Every detail of the exterior design is harmonious – from the headlights (available with Audi laser light as an option), the powerful quattro blisters, and the wheels, all the way to the large diffuser at the rear end. Customers can choose from nine paint colors and two styling packages. The roof is made of glass as standard, and of light carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) as an option.
In addition, the interior of the Audi e-tron GT quattro and RS e-tron GT offers the ambiance of a classic gran turismo. Separated by a wide center console, the driver and front passenger sit in a sporty and low position. The interior is airy, and the instrument panel is based on Audi’s “monoposto” design and so faces toward the driver. The luggage compartment in the rear has a volume of 405 liters (14.3 cu ft); the RS model with the standard Bang & Olufsen Premium Sound System offers 350 liters (12.4 cu ft) of space. The storage compartment beneath the hood provides another 81 liters (2.9 cu ft) of volume.
With its two electric motors on the front and rear axles, the Audi e-tron GT is a sporty touring sports car with a confident motor variant. Depending on the model, it delivers an output of 350 kW (476 PS) or, as an RS version, 440 kW (598 PS); in overboost, the e-tron GT quattro can even briefly deliver 390 kW (530 PS) and the RS e-tron GT 475 kW (646 PS). The total torque is 630 Nm (464.7 lb-ft) or 830 Nm (612.2 lb-ft). The RS model completes the standard sprint from zero to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 3.3 seconds. When the driver fully depresses the accelerator pedal from a standstill, the two-speed transmission on the rear axle engages first gear.
The e-tron GT is a work of art in terms of not only technology and design but also acoustics – that is, if the customer also ordered the e-tron sport sound, which comes as standard with the RS model. Two control units and amplifiers generate a separate interior and exterior sound which is output by two loudspeakers each outside and inside the vehicle. The e-tron sport sound has a high-quality and progressive sound, and the driver can activate it and modulate its amplitude via the Audi drive select system.
Source: Audi eTron Europe