Audi E-Tron may offer more than 200 miles of beach for $ 74,800

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Sometimes an electric vehicle is not – primarily an electric vehicle.

It's a way to read the highly choreographed debut of Audi's first all-electric vehicle, the e-tron, that the company invited me to San Francisco, California on Monday night. . In a pre-revelation session, Audi powertrain expert Joachim Doer said the e-tron SUV was beating its competitors in the four-wheel-drive fossil fuel sector.

"The Audi e-tron is the next chapter in Audi's all-wheel drive strategy," he said. "In my opinion, the e-tron has the best Quattro drive we've ever made." It's also a five-seat electric SUV that can tow 4,000 pounds.

The premium entry-level Premium Plus will come with a MSRP of $ 74,800 before any government incentive. Audi will offer two more trim levels, the Prestige at $ 81,800 and the Edition One at $ 86,700. In the United States, the first 999 e-trons will be Edition One models with special features such as the orange brake calipers and the Daytona Gray paint scheme.

The essence of Audi's revelation was that the company is not the first in the EV game, but it thinks it will be the best. Bram Schot, temporary CEO of Audi AG and a member of the sales and marketing board, said: "It's not about being first. It's about doing things right the first time. is good for electric to go Audi, "he said.

What is it good for? Well, the battery is 95 kWh, which should give the SUV a range of 200 miles. How long will it take for the EPA, and Audi is not ready to say what it will be for now. Instead, Audi of America president Scott Keogh said the car would have a range of more than 400 kilometers on the new European WLTP test. He also told a story that Audi engineers recently took the e-tron during a test drive of more than 175 miles and an elevation of 7,000 feet. When they arrived at their destination, the car left 12 miles away in the pack.

Audi engineers have examined the entire vehicle to improve aerodynamics. The redesigned grille hides a new controlled air inlet, which only opens when the powertrain components need to be cooled down. The underbody panel has been extended to almost the rear suspension and features golf ball shaped dimples to enhance airflow. The biggest change in the aerodynamic flow of the car is the removal of side mirrors – what Audi's Stefan Dietz has called "the dream of aerodynamicists for years" – for reversing cameras that Audi calls virtual mirrors. This change was at the origin of an improvement of 0.05 in the number of e-tron CDs, allowing it to reach an impressive figure of 0.27. Of course, as these types of secondary cameras are not legal in the United States, the model can have a CD of about 0.32.

The powertrain of the e-tron offers more than a substantial range. Thanks to two electric motors (one on each axle), the system can produce up to 300 kW of power, or 516 Newton meters of torque. The front engine has a peak power of 125 kW and the rear a power of 140 kW. Both put a little more in boost mode (10 kW upstream, 25 kW back), which translates into a time of 0 to 60 seconds of 5.5 seconds. With the boost mode disabled, this time 0-60 drops to 6.4 seconds.

Charging the e-tron in the United States will be possible with a 9.6 kW household charging cord called Compact that can charge the battery in about 10 hours. A more powerful unit called Connect will also be available on the "selected markets" with a 22 kW system that can do the work in 4.5 hours. And then there is the fast DC charging, which can operate at power levels up to 350 kW and a full pack at 80% in about half an hour. Johannes Eckstein, of Audi, said the company needed to make efforts to rethink how e-tron drivers would actually use their home.

"Loading at home is the big news for e-tron drivers because home charging replaces driving at the service station," he said. To this end, a national Audi pricing plan will allow all US E-tron owners to recharge at Electrify America stations up to 1,000 kWh per year for the first four years of acquisition. Audi is also partnering with Amazon on home recharge solutions and Alexa connectivity.

The e-tron will arrive at Audi dealerships in the US in the second quarter of 2019, but fully refundable $ 1,000 deposits are currently being made on Audiusa.com/reserve.

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Sometimes an electric vehicle is not – primarily an electric vehicle.

It's a way to read the highly choreographed debut of Audi's first all-electric vehicle, the e-tron, that the company invited me to San Francisco, California on Monday night. . In a pre-revelation session, Audi powertrain expert Joachim Doer said the e-tron SUV was beating its competitors in the four-wheel-drive fossil fuel sector.

"The Audi e-tron is the next chapter in Audi's all-wheel drive strategy," he said. "In my opinion, the e-tron has the best Quattro drive we've ever made." It's also a five-seat electric SUV that can tow 4,000 pounds.

The premium entry-level Premium Plus will come with a MSRP of $ 74,800 before any government incentive. Audi will offer two more trim levels, the Prestige at $ 81,800 and the Edition One at $ 86,700. In the United States, the first 999 e-trons will be Edition One models with special features such as the orange brake calipers and the Daytona Gray paint scheme.

The essence of Audi's revelation was that the company is not the first in the EV game, but it thinks it will be the best. Bram Schot, temporary CEO of Audi AG and a member of the sales and marketing board, said: "It's not about being first. It's about doing things right the first time. is good for electric to go Audi, "he said.

What is it good for? Well, the battery is 95 kWh, which should give the SUV a range of 200 miles. How long will it take for the EPA, and Audi is not ready to say what it will be for now. Instead, Audi of America president Scott Keogh said the car would have a range of more than 400 kilometers on the new European WLTP test. He also told a story that Audi engineers recently took the e-tron during a test drive of more than 175 miles and an elevation of 7,000 feet. When they arrived at their destination, the car left 12 miles away in the pack.

Audi engineers have examined the entire vehicle to improve aerodynamics. The redesigned grille hides a new controlled air inlet, which only opens when the powertrain components need to be cooled down. The underbody panel has been extended to almost the rear suspension and features golf ball shaped dimples to enhance airflow. The biggest change in the aerodynamic flow of the car is the removal of side mirrors – what Audi's Stefan Dietz has called "the dream of aerodynamicists for years" – for reversing cameras that Audi calls virtual mirrors. This change was at the origin of an improvement of 0.05 in the number of e-tron CDs, allowing it to reach an impressive figure of 0.27. Of course, as these types of secondary cameras are not legal in the United States, the model can have a CD of about 0.32.

The powertrain of the e-tron offers more than a substantial range. Thanks to two electric motors (one on each axle), the system can produce up to 300 kW of power, or 516 Newton meters of torque. The front engine has a peak power of 125 kW and the rear a power of 140 kW. Both put a little more in boost mode (10 kW upstream, 25 kW back), which translates into a time of 0 to 60 seconds of 5.5 seconds. With the boost mode disabled, this time 0-60 drops to 6.4 seconds.

Charging the e-tron in the United States will be possible with a 9.6 kW household charging cord called Compact that can charge the battery in about 10 hours. A more powerful unit called Connect will also be available on the "selected markets" with a 22 kW system that can do the work in 4.5 hours. And then there is the fast DC charging, which can operate at power levels up to 350 kW and a full pack at 80% in about half an hour. Johannes Eckstein, of Audi, said the company needed to make efforts to rethink how e-tron drivers would actually use their home.

"Loading at home is the big news for e-tron drivers because home charging replaces driving at the service station," he said. To this end, a national Audi pricing plan will allow all US E-tron owners to recharge at Electrify America stations up to 1,000 kWh per year for the first four years of acquisition. Audi is also partnering with Amazon on home recharge solutions and Alexa connectivity.

The e-tron will arrive at Audi dealerships in the US in the second quarter of 2019, but fully refundable $ 1,000 deposits are currently being made on Audiusa.com/reserve.