5 Oct 2020

Project e-tron: Racked and Ready

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="53642"] words/photos: George Achorn Summer 2020 was to be the ultimate test. With Project e-tron reaching its peak, we were ready to hit the road for the annual road trip to Maine for vacation. Route 1, which runs in the southern reaches of Vacationland, is an automotive fashion show of the family truckster variety. We were excited to show our e-tron amidst this mix and planned our charging station hops along the way. We even lined up some of the...
18 Sep 2020

Spied: Audi e-tron GT on the Nürburgring

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52769"] Our photographers have been busy lately. Aside from the capturing the RS 3 sedan on the Nürburgring, they also spotted the Audi e-tron GT out testing there. Audi had two prototypes of the e-tron GT testing on and around the Nürburgring but both cars still wearing the same amount of camouflage. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52752"] The Audi E-Tron GT is based on the same platform as the Porsche Taycan a...
11 Sep 2020

Audi TechFocus: Locally Emission-Free, Efficient and Fit for Daily Driving: Audi’s Formula for Plug-In Hybrids

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="52153"] source: Audi AG Plug-in hybrid models enable mobility with zero local emissions Other PHEV models to join compact and full-size car lineup this year Holistic mobility concept: e-tron Charging Service facilitates charging Clear answers to critical questions: why PHEVs are better than their reputation suggests A conventional internal combustion engine or a fully electric powertrain? There is a third answer to this fundamental qu...
10 Sep 2020

Innovative, Dynamic, and Electric: The Audi e-tron S and the Audi e-tron S Sportback

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51891"] source: Audi AG A world first in mass production: Drive with three electric motors mobilizes up to 370 kW of power and 973 Nm (717.6 lb-ft) of torque New quattro generation with electric torque vectoring Outstanding aerodynamics thanks to intelligent technology Audi is showing consistency and continuing with its electric offensive – with the new Audi e-tron S2 and the new Audi e-tron S Sportback3. Both of the S models with ...
26 Aug 2020

Audi e-tron GT Test Mule Spied in USA

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="51185"] words: George, photos: Jason Diaz When you think of photographers shooting spy photos of test mules, you generally think of places like Nürburgring, or perhaps the roads around Audi factory towns like Neckarsulm / Heilbronn. You don’t often think of the Hudson Valley of New York. Maybe you should though, because that’s exactly where Audi Club North America – National Facebook Group member Jason Diaz recently spied a prototype of ...
8 May 2020

Car and Driver: Audi Q4 e-tron Is Coming to the States and Will Start Around $45,000

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="47184"] words: Bill, photos: Audi AG Editor's note: this originally appeared on our sister site, e-tron connect. Car and Driver is running a series called 25 Cars Worth Waiting For and the Q4 e-tron is on that list. The Q4 e-tron will be the first Audi to use Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform which will also be under the Volkswagen’s I.D series, SEAT el-Born, and Skoda’s Enyaq and a yet unnamed hatchback. [gallery link="none" columns="1" s...
29 Apr 2020

Video of the day: Audi e-tron GT Spied Testing in Sweden

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46783"] Editor's note: This originally ran on our sister site, e-tron connect.  Earlier, we posted spy photos of the Audi e-tron GT here and here. Now, we have the video of the e-tron GT testing in Sweden. You can hear exactly how loud the GT is…quieter than the gravel it’s driving over. We can’t wait for this to hit our shores. [embed]https://youtu.be/JohN-_yxKCA[/embed]
21 Apr 2020

e-tron connect: quattro Magazine Q2_2020: Project e-tron – Lowering Suspension & New Wheels

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46314"] by: George Achorn Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Q2_2020 of quattro Magazine and on our sister site, e-tron connect. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Though the Audi e-tron may mark just the beginning of a new electric era, we find some things simply don’t change no matter the method of propulsion. Improving upon elements like a car’s stance, and also th...
16 Apr 2020

Could Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Mean Chances of e-tron GT allroad?

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="46029"] Editor’s not: this originally was posted to our sister site, e-tron connect Though most of us sit grounded due to pandemic quarantine, this hasn’t stopped our spy photographer sources. Some of the recent images they’ve sent over are those of the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. Shown just a few years ago in concept form, the Cross Turismo offers the off-road wagon treatment to the Taycan sedan. And, because the Taycan shares the same J...
10 Mar 2020

e-tron connect: Audi e-tron GT Spy Photos: Round 2

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="44459"] Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on our sister site, e-tron connect As it goes with test mules and spy photos, once a car has been seen… it tends to be seen again and again. Such is the case with the upcoming e-tron GT. We saw our first images of a production e-tron GT testing just last week, and now we have our second sighting. [gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="44461"] What we know of e-tron GT has...
4 Mar 2020

e-tron connect: Audi e-tron GT Road Version Test Mule Finally Spied

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="44284"] Editor's note: This article was originally posted on our sister site, e-tron connect When Audi revealed the e-tron GT little over a year ago, it did so suggesting that the road car would strongly resemble the production car. And while many car manufactures make such claims, Audi actually has a track record for doing just that. Earlier ICE Audi models like the first-generation Audi TT, the Pikes Peak concept that eventually became the Q7,...
20 Nov 2019

e-tron connect: Audi Teases Sport e-tron at End of L.A. Auto Show Presentation Video

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="38686"] Editor's note: This was originally posted on our sister site, e-tron connect Tonight, Audi pulled the wraps off of the e-tron Sportback at an evening event during the L.A. Auto Show. And, while that’s all highly newsworthy, we couldn’t help but notice the few seconds of teaser video run at the end of their presentation. Okay, so the upcoming “Sport e-tron”, “e-tron S” or whatever you want to call it isn’t exact...
15 Nov 2019

Audi USA with e-tron-Based Holiday Contest

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="38482"] Editor's note: this originally appeared on our sister site, e-tron connect As you consider plugging in the holiday lights, you may want to consider plugging in even more. Audi USA has launched a contest involving the Audi e-tron dubbed "Gift Tester". Basically, they're taking auditions for a lit-up personality to fly to L.A. in December and make some videos for social media channel involving the e-tron. The basics read something like this...
23 Sep 2019

e-tron connect: Watch IIHS Demolish Audi e-trons in Crash Testing

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="35282"] source: e-tron connect Editor's note: Originally posted on our sister site e-tron connect Back in August, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced its findings for the Audi e-tron, namely that it had achieved the highest score, earning 2019 Top Safety Pick+ status. While that’s all well and good, and certainly a real selling point for those of us considering an e-tron, or real world benefit for those who have alr...
29 Apr 2019

e-tron connect: Rumor: Audi Plans R8 Replacement Dubbed e-tron GTR

source: e-tron connect In case you are unaware, we have a sister site devoted to Audi e-tron vehicles and news: e-tron connect. Today, we posted about a R8 replacement dubbed the e-tron GTR. Here's an excerpt: Audi didn’t exactly make a secret of its considerations to replace its livable supercar R8 offering with something electric over the past year or so, but new rumors suggest a final decision may have been made. CAR Magazine’s Georg Kacher laid out what intel he’s heard in or...