The sleek, quiet and spacious interior of the Audi E-Tron 2020 unveiled

Audi has already shown us the exterior of its upcoming all-electric SUV, but now we have a chance to look in the interior for the first time. These photos reveal that the cabin of the Audi E-Tron 2020 will be a high-tech, screen-heavy venue. And like all modern Audis, it is designed with great style, too.

One of the biggest technical advances in the cabin is the introduction of virtual side mirrors. The optional system channels the traditional glass exterior mirrors and instead adapts to small cameras on the outside of the doors, coupled with 7-inch OLED screens on each door. Virtual side mirrors reduce drag by 2 to 7%, which is obviously important in an electric vehicle. The cameras will have several viewing modes: highway driving, city turning and parking. While Audi predicts that E-Tron will be the first serial car equipped with digital mirrors when it was launched in Germany, the system is currently illegal in the United States.

The rest of the cabin is also filled with screens. The front and center is Virtual Cockpit, the multicolored and reconfigurable digital dashboard that we love in other Audi models. The dashboard features the brand new dual-screen MMI infotainment system, with the main controls supported on the top screen and the climate controls relegated to a secondary lower display. This is one of our favorite infotainment systems on the market today.

Audi describes the top of the flat dashboard as a "scene", accentuated by ambient lighting all around and an illuminated E-Tron badge on the passenger side. The center console features a wide and flat armrest, which is even better for using these touch screens. The optional orange stitching and piping for leather seats is reminiscent of the orange color used for high voltage electrical harnesses throughout the car.

Audi points out that the interior of the E-Tron will be spacious enough to accommodate five passengers comfortably. Although we do not have specific specifications for the legs or the head, both are considered "high-end" in the luxury SUV segment. The 115.3-inch wheelbase of the E-Tron places it almost at the same level as the manufacturer's three-row Q7 (117.9-inch) and E-Tron does not. will have only two rows of seats. Because there is no need to accommodate a driveline or exhaust, the floor of E-Tron does not have a traditional bump and a thus provides a flat "plateau" for the legs of the rear passengers.

The conversations between all these passengers are promised to be easy, too, because E-Tron will be very quiet inside. Because they do not have the usual background noise of an internal combustion engine, electric cars seem to admit more wind and road noise. So, Audi says that it has soundproofed and sealed the body of E-Tron as far as possible so that "the only sounds come from its tires and the soft hum of electric motors."

To fill this silent booth with more sound, the E-Tron will be available with a Bang & Olufsen audio system. With 16 speakers and a power of 705 watts, Audi promises that the system can offer a 3D sound with a high degree of realism.Audi already offers the Bang & Olufsen 3D

Engineers have done a lot of other efforts to reduce aerodynamic drag on the E-Tron, for example, the underside E-Tron has flat panels with dimples that, as on an electric fins located behind the grille can close if no cooling air is needed to further reduce wind resistance, and even the 19 inch wheels have been specially designed to slide in the air. -Tron has a drag coefficient of 0.28, a very slippery figure for a

The Audi E-Tron was unveiled for the first time – in camouflage – at the Geneva Motor Show while the all-electric model set out to uncover millions of kilometers of public roads. With a 95 kWh battery located in the floor of the car, the E-Tron should return a range of 250 miles in European tests, although an official US EPA driving range is not available. Has not been confirmed yet. The battery uses liquid cooling to keep it between 75 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

Audi plans to offer home chargers of 11 kW or 22 kW, which will complete the E-Tron in 4.5 or 8.5 hours respectively. As for fast charging on the road, in Europe, Audi is associated with several other car manufacturers on a billing network called Ionify. Here in the United States, the Volkswagen Group's Electrify America network plans to have 290 stations online by the end of 2019. Fast charging will be provided by the CCS standard at 150 kW, which is enough for a load of 80%. In half an hour

And for the Audi E-Tron to be as eco-friendly as possible, it will even be built in a carbon-neutral assembly plant. The Brussels plant will use solar energy and biogas for 95% of its energy needs.

Audi was to publicly announce E-Tron in Europe on August 30, but its debut was relocated to the United States and postponed to date still undetermined. Officially, the move allows Audi to present its first electric SUV in the United States.

The Audi E-Tron 2020 is expected to go on sale in the United States early next year, probably in the spring. Price details and a specific classification of the US market range should be announced before that date.