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AUDI E-TRON CONCEPT : ANOTHER ELECTRIC SUPERCAR; THIS TIME WITH 3,319 LB-FT AND A PHOTO GALLERY
Audi just introduced an electric car based on the R8 at the Frankfurt auto show. The Audi e-tron uses four electric motors and has a theoretical range of 248 kilometres, about 154 miles. For three quick performance-related points, read below the Gallery. And don't forget to click over to see other Frankfurt debuts here.
The Audi e-tron accelerates to 62mph in 4.8 seconds.
313 horsepower is nice. 3,319 lb-ft of torque is no typo.
470 kilograms of battery sits out front. That's over 1000 pounds of dynamics-altering weight.
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Audi's New C-bev Concept Likely Previews Its Q6 Tesla Model X Fighter
These are said to be the first official images – likely computer renderings – of Audi's Frankfurt Motor Show C-BEV Concept car believed to hint at their upcoming all-electric Q6 e-tron sports crossover. Read more »...
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Spy Shots: Audi Continues Testing Canned R8 E-tron
Up until last year, Audi was talking about the market launch of its battery-powered R8 e-tron, and even set a new record for production electric cars at the Nürburgring lapping the winding 13-mile German racetrack in 8 minutes and 9 seconds with a...
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Audi Turns A3 Sedan Concept Into E-tron Study With A Plug-in Hybrid Powertrain
Audi has been trying to show off its green credentials for quite some time now with a variety of plug-in hybrid and pure electric concepts, all sporting the e-tron nameplate, such as the 2009 e-tron Concept Coupe, the 2010 A1 e-tron, and more recently,...
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Paris Show: Audi E-tron Spyder Concept Puts Porsche's Boxster On Notice
In order to keep its e-high rolling, Audi has created yet another pretty and efficient vehicle for Paris: the e-tron Spyder. Audi's latest plug-in no-top is powered by a 300-horse 3.0-liter V6 TDI outfitted with two turbochargers and two 88-horsepower...
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Audi A1 E-tron Pure Electric Concept Model At Geneva Show
In a move that suggests Audi is looking to create a new tag for its zero-emission electric vehicles, the German firm unveiled the third member of the 'e-tron' concept family after the Frankfurt Show high-performance AWD supercar and the Detroit...
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