Audi‘s upcoming E-Tron GT sedan will be more
performance-focused than the E-Tron SUV, the company has confirmed. Speaking with Autocar, Audi
powertrain boss Siegfried Pint revealed that the sedan will look to match the
acceleration figures offered by vehicles like the Tesla Model S P100D. It will be “steered towards
performance” Pint said, adding that it will also achieve a similar 399 km range to the E-Tron SUV.
If Audi is to achieve its targets, the E-Tron GT
sedan will need to accelerate to 96 km/h in roughly 2.5 seconds. That
would make the vehicle Audi’s most accelerative model, a point which could
upset Audi R8 owners.
Pint failed to specify exactly how the performance
gains will be achieved for the sedan but it will inevitably mean the fitment of
larger and more powerful electric motors. Audi technical development boss
Ulrich Widmann has previously said that the GT sedan will also get some genes
from Porsche which will almost certainly go some way to achieving Audi’s
performance goals.
Underpinning the vehicle will be the same J1
platform as the Porsche Taycan which itself should offer performance similar to
the range-topping Tesla Model S. Audi says that the GT sedan will have its
batteries mounted lower in the floor than other E-Tron models. Additionally,
the vehicle will be Audi’s first that offers support for 350 kW fast charging,
allowing it to reach 80 per cent charge in less than 12 minutes.
The Audi E-Tron GT sedan is tipped to be unveiled in
concept form at next month’s LA Auto Show.
