Doug DeMuro Tests the 2022 Audi RS e-tron GT: “It Is Quite Impressive” 15 Mar 2021, 19:12 UTC ·
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Roughly two years after Porsche revealed the Taycan at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi has taken the veils off the e-tron GT. A high-performance sedan with coupe-like styling and e-AWD made possible by two e-motors, the newcomer has rightfully impressed Doug DeMuro. 143 photos
First things first, the automotive vlogger believes that Audi’s interpretation of the Taycan
“looks a little better. I really think this has a nice, simple, clean, performance-car look. Frankly, it looks good from just about every angle.” It may be very pleasing to the eye and very different compared to the Porker, but describing the e-tron GT as clean is a huge overstatement.
Previewed three years ago by a concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the e-tron GT is an electric four-door sedan with premium appointments. Underpinned by the J1 vehicle architecture developed by Porsche for the Taycan, the newcomer is available in two flavors at the time of reporting.
autoevolution 16 Feb 2021, 15:15 UTC ·
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At first, we felt like being taken away by an electric storm: this month, Audi announced the simultaneous debut of the e-tron GT quattro (476 PS) and the RS e-tron GT (598 PS). This is definitely an irresistible pair of shiny advanced automobiles, packed with the latest German tech gems. Then, we had a deja-vu generated by these two spectacular four-door coupés: might they be just another kind of Porsche Taycan, after all? 13 photos
Checked their looks, then few facts and data and… the answer is yes. The wheelbase is the same for both the Audi and the Porsche (talking about 9.5 ft/2.9 m), while the technical platform is the same (two AC synchronous electric motors, one for each axle with a two-speed automatic gearbox on the rear axle). Cool cars, nothing to say, but Audi promised something way different back then, in 2018.
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