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First driving: Audi e-tron GT - Walla! vehicle

2021-08-13T11:42:03.721Z


Audi introduces an electric sports car that uses a Porsche Taiken base, and it drives just as well as it sounds


Have you ever heard electricity from a grain?

I also thought it was impossible.

Like the combination of chicken and chocolate.

Until she approached me around the corner in a dim parking lot.

The noise of a bullying engine, a noise of an electric duet in a duet that up to that point I did not know could connect (and it turns out that chicken and chocolate also sit superbly on the same plate).

Low front lighting and wide silhouette only added to the mystery, until the grille wound up and immediately revealed it: the Audi e-tron GT - Audi's new electric flagship.



The front is very dominant, especially when the center is silver or black, and less so when it is painted in body color.

The center looks like a grill, but in the spirit of the time it is "Pike".

The whole is opaque.

So is almost all of this vast front, whose whole function is net appearance.

And what a show!

From every angle the GT looks like a bomb.

Curved and carved like a free electric neutron is supposed to be.

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Its "grill" is available in various finishes and paints (Photo: manufacturer's website)

Sits inside and the celebration continues.

The seats hug the right size, a chunky, truncated steering wheel, and a horizontal, flat cockpit line.

In Udi they designed the space in style ... well, in that familiar Udi.

They know that among its customers there are many who will look for the introduction, the next technological jewel, but even those most advanced customers, are not sure they will want to curl up in the space taken from the spaceship's command bridge.

The vast majority will probably prefer to wrap themselves in a familiar environment similar to the one that has served him so far, and less so in one that looks super-ultra-futuristic.

Clean design, classic audio and still very advanced (Photo: manufacturer's website)

It's also good to see that Audi has given up on the fashion of prominent screens that take over everything, and embedded the screen in the dashboard, to open the visibility to the face.

They also added physical controls to the air conditioning system, as no one wants to dig through different menus in multimedia when speeding at 200 km / h on the autobahn. Not even when cruising at 120 on Highway 6 in Israel. , Two-wheeled messengers, and scooter and electric bike riders.The operation of the various systems and the multimedia interface is convenient and accessible, with only the touch buttons on the steering wheel positioned less successfully that any involuntary hand movement changes menu, radio station, or volume.

And maintain physical buttons for the air conditioning and audio system (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

As soon as possible I kick my right foot into the radiator ... oh, there is actually no radiator.

A soft roll at the exit of the car park towards the highway motorways that surround Munich put me in a different atmosphere.

From the Israeli heat of 37 degrees to half the heat load here, which is also accompanied by light rain that takes care to keep the asphalt moist.

Unlike an internal combustion engine that is better at reaching working temperature to get the best, here there is an electric motor with 476 hp (530 hp in "boost" mode for 2.5 seconds) and just as important: a torque of 64.2 kg. I do not plan Miss an extra second, and as soon as you can just kick your right foot into the radiator ... oh, there really is no radiator.

The mesmerizing design from every angle raises the price with limited visibility to the rear (Photo: manufacturer's website)

The glossary of the electric car will have to change.

But what to do that "sticks the leg to the opaque-plastic-grill-that-comes-in-some-configurations-and-color-schemes" does not roll so well.

Another time I will think of something more successful, but long before that this GT was shot from the spot like the muzzle of a cannon, in an incredibly fast and quiet electric "zap".

4.1 seconds and we crossed the 100 km / h line. A few more seconds and we skipped 200 km / h.

Sailing in quiet comfort, with little tire noise and even less wind noise.

Hurrying along with another diesel diesel which according to the amount of smoke emitted from it, makes a terrible effort.

As soon as it clears the left lane, I increase the neutron squeeze on the pedal and my GT leaves its golf and black smoke, far behind.

475 hp, 3.6 seconds per 100 km / h and a top speed of 250 km / h, do not start scratching the story behind this piece (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

Of course the stock of neutrons in nature and in my batteries is limited and this fast run only increased their rate of evaporation from the escapes.

Wait, there are no escapes behind either.

Instead of the cane quartet there is more of the same - in this case a black diffuser.

According to the trip computer, my brutal behavior robbed me of 32 kilowatt hours, which means eliminating the electric range after 290 km. But we do not live in Germany, and even if we do, no one travels like that for a long time. , I consumed 22.1 kilowatts an hour that would provide a real range of 420 km between charges.

Not bad at all.

The base is a Porsche Taiken, from this angle it is also easy to see it (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

The evaporation of the neutrons not only helped me escape from that smoky golf, it turns out it also helped me be faster than the forces of nature, leaving the rain behind. A descent from the Autban towards the Alps south of Munich, allowed me to get a taste of the high capabilities that the GT has to offer. Not that it was really surprising. Because this GT is based on the Porsche Tycoon platform. In fact the two share many assemblies including the power unit, with Audi "only" performing their calibration (mainly for suspension and steering) to provide the GT with Audi's DNA. Do not know how much had to "play" in the calibrations because Porsche did a good enough job originally. And as heavy as this GT (2,276kg), it puts its wide nose into every face in an admirable tightening. Squeezing a pedal too recklessly or too aware of the result, will also break the grip of the rear tires and take the wide buttocks even further out of the nose, chasing The bow.What a candy.

Udi refuses to swim with the current with a regenerative braking system that does not bring about a complete stop.

Principle or error?

(Photo: Manufacturer's website)

A large car, with a decent cargo volume, a decent back seat, in a relaxed and beautiful cover

The successful calibration, combined with the adaptive suspensions, also make it possible to offer quite good ride comfort. The initial move is a bit hard, and small disruptions manage to infiltrate, but the overall Audi i-Tron GT offers practical capabilities, and an excellent combination of comfort and performance. And perhaps "practicality" is the biggest compliment that can be given to such a car. , A proper back seat, in a relaxed and beautiful cover.A real GT car not only in name but also in definition.Explores every piece of asphalt quickly and with pleasure, as energy efficiency is not part of the mandatory requirements, but only a by-product.This is among other things the reason Behind the steering wheel, only 2 intensities and they are not very strong. It is also not possible to make a complete stop with the regenerative braking, and the brake pedal must be pressed. .

Instead of exhausts, diffusers (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

The Audi e-Tron GT will arrive in Israel towards the end of this year, and is not expected to be a bestseller.

Not in Israel and nowhere else in the world.

It's a big, overpriced car that's more designed to demonstrate Audi's capabilities, or perhaps more properly the combination of Audi's and Porsche's brains to prove how successful electric cars can be.

For the crowd in the town square Udi cooked up another dish.

The Q4 E-Tron designed as a stylish crossover.

He will come here earlier, and soon you will also read the impressions from him.

The space and comfort are excellent, but who would even want to move from the steering wheel (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

On the technical side: Audi E-Tron GT Quattro

Engine, propulsion:

electric, dual


Battery: for

lithium-ion 93.4 kilowatts / hour


Power (hp):

476 hp (530 hp in "boost" mode for 2.5 seconds)


Torque (kg):

64.2 kg "from


gearbox:

ratio of direct transfer (one gear)



Dimensions:


length (cm):

498.9


width (cm):

196.4


Height (cm):

141.3


wheelbase (inches):

290.0


trunk:

405 liters


Weight:

2,276 kg


Tires:

275/45/19 Front and 255/55/19 Rear



Performance:


Acceleration 0-100:

4.5 seconds (4.1 seconds with "Boost")


Maximum speed:

245 km / h


Range ( WLTP standard):

488 - 452 km



Competitors:


Porsche Taiken, Tesla Model S.

Source: walla

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