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Leow Ju Len

01/12/2018

The Audi E-Tron GT shows one thing: the brand with four rings is getting serious about electric cars
LOS ANGELES, USA — Audi’s e-offensive is getting properly underway. In July the brand launched the E-Tron Quattro battery-powered Sport Utility Vehicle (think electric Q5 or, if you like, a direct rival to Jaguar’s I-Pace), and at LA Audi launched this four-door grand tourer concept car.
The E-Tron GT, when it goes into production, will be about delivering speed, style and comfort with zero tailpipe emissions — the headline numbers are 590hp from a pair of electric motors (one at each axle) giving 0 to 100km/h in just 3.5 seconds, with a range of roughly 400km from a single charge.
An 800-volt charging system would be able to refill the battery to 80 percent capacity in 20 minutes. There is also wiring in place under the floor to allow cable-free inductive charging overnight.
Interestingly, the E-Tron GT has been tagged an Audi Sport model, which helps to bolster the idea that driving thrills and battery power can co-exist in the same car.
You might not quite see this in Singapore next year, though. Audi will only start building the E-Tron GT in 2020, with deliveries set to begin in 2021.
By then you’ll be seeing the E-Tron label (or “e-tron”, to use Audi’s convention) a lot. Next year the wraps come off an E-Tron Sportback, basically a more slinky version of the E-Tron Quattro.
The brand wants 12 electric cars in its line-up by 2025, by which time it is optimistic that as much as 30 percent of its sales will be from electric vehicles.
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Leow Ju Len

CarBuyer Singapore's original originator, Ju-Len in person is exactly how he is on the written word and behind the wheel. Meaning that he darts all over the place and just when you thought he's lost the plot, you realise that it's just you not keeping up with his incredible rate of speed and thought.

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