The newly updated Audi e-tron GT range has just made its debut. The four-door Gran Turismo is offered in three variants, namely the S e-tron GT, RS e-tron GT, and the RS e-tron GT Performance, which is the brand’s first fully electric RS Performance model. This update gives the car more range, power, and faster charging.
On the outside, the new e-tron GT range now sports an inverted Singleframe that comes in the RS-typical 3D honeycomb structure. At the back is a redesigned rear diffuser.
The S and RS variants wear different front bumpers for the first time, while the range-topping RS Performance variant also gets an optional matte and darkened carbon-fibre roof. The optional carbon camouflage elements, which are a first from Audi, are used in the new RS e-tron GT Performance’s embossed bumper structures, door trim, parts of its diffuser, and side mirrors.
Audi has also given the new e-tron GT range new wheels. 20-pinch multi-spoke wheels are available for the S e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT variants. The RS models can also be had with two new six-twin spoke wheel options. Inspired by the 1991 Audi Avus concept car, these wheels are 21 inches in size and are forged.
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Performance-wise, all variants of the new e-tron GT lineup have gotten a performance bump. Still powered by the brand’s dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) setups, the entry-level S e-tron GT makes 679 hp (metric). This translates to a century sprint time of just 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 245 km/h.
The new RS e-tron GT now makes 856 hp (metric) and can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.8 seconds. The top-of-the-line RS e-tron GT Performance on the other hand churns out 925 hp (metric), making it Audi’s most powerful production road-legal car ever. This figure is no slouch, but it is still 27 hp short of what the new Porsche Taycan Turbo S is capable of.
Going from a standstill to 100 km/h only takes 2.5 seconds with this version of the e-tron GT. The top speed for both RS models is rated at 250 km/h.
To make sure you can still drive the new e-tron GT models far enough or even further than before, the new e-tron GT’s batteries have a larger capacity of 105 kWh. This new battery stores 12% more energy than before and weighs 9 kg less than before, at 625 kg.
The driving range with the refreshed four-door Gran Turismo is rated at up to 609 km (WLTP), which is more than the 587 km figure Porsche claimed with its most efficient Taycan variant. This boost in range is thanks to new battery cell chemistry and materials. The new battery can also recuperate up to 400 kW via regenerative braking, up from 290 kW previously.
More power also requires greater braking power to balance things up, right? With that, Audi has enlarged the brakes of the e-tron GT range as a whole. The S e-tron GT get standard steel discs in black or red as an option.
The more powerful RS models get tungsten carbide-coated brake discs instead. The brake callipers can be had in either black, red, or orange.
Charging has also been made faster thanks to a maximum DC charging rate of 320 kW, just like with the new Porsche Taycan, which made its global debut earlier this year. Juicing the car up from 10 to 80% only takes 18 minutes. Audi also claims that a 10-minute charge can return the car with 280 km of driving range.
Underpinning the new e-tron GT is a new air suspension setup, derived from Porsche’s Active Ride suspension. This setup sports motor pumps on each corner which actively leans the car into corners like a motorcycle, pitch it forward under acceleration like a helicopter, and prevents it from nose-diving under hard braking.
Inside the new e-tron GT, you get new seats and a steering wheel, which is now flattened at the top and bottom. The RS models’ steering wheel also comes with two red control satellites and optionally with a 12-o-clock marking.
The RS e-tron GT Performance’s Audi virtual cockpit also comes with a white power display and speedometer. This is a tribute to the 1994 Audi RS 2 Avant, where its analogue dials came in white.
Customers can now drop their orders the new e-tron GT. Prices for the four-door Gran Turismo range from 126,000 Euros (approx. RM637,458) to 160,500 Euros (approx. RM 811,999).
Closer to home, the pre-facelifted Audi e-tron GT is offered in two variants, namely the regular e-tron GT and the RS e-tron GT. Prices for the all-electric Gran Turismo start at RM690,790 (inclusive of Audi Assurance Package).
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