Elegend EL1 Ice Celebrates Cold Climate Sport quattro

[gallery columns="1" size="full" link="file" ids="97767"] We continue to be obsessed with the Elegend EL1. Paying obvious homage to the legendary Audi Sport quattro, the EL1 breaks new ground on what it means for a specialty car brand to be relevant to Audi enthusiasts. Whereas niche sportscar manufacturers using internal combustion engines supplied by Audi (Spyker and Donkervoort to name a few), the EL1 simply harks the design and brings it, future-focused, into the EV era. We dug heavily in...

Elegend EL1 Follows in the Footsteps of the Audi Sport Quattro S1

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="95316"] [source: Elegend] Elegend from Beilngries has announced the construction of 30 handmade EL1 for next year. The 4.16 meter short electric super sports car is visually and proportionally consciously based on the Audi Sport Quattro S1 from the 1980s. The monocoque of the Elegend EL1 is made of carbon, the subframes for service and maintenance work are made of aluminum. [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="95317"] C...

Elegend EL1: Next Level Automotive Retro Fusion with Audi Sport quattro Flare

[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="80003"] Over the last few decades, there have been so many takes on the boutique exotic car theme that you can literally point to segments. Beyond the mass-produced exotic like a Lamborghini or the hyper car such as a Koenigsegg, there’s also been the restocustom like the Porsche 911 reimagined by Singer, or super-niche manufacturers such as Spyker. Given the breadth of the boutique automotive space, resetting the paradigm becomes more and more of a challe...

E-Legend EL1 EV Harks Iconic Audi Sport quattro Era with New Electric Car

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="61932"] It’s hard to know what to make of the new E-Legend EL1. From a design standpoint, this new electric car startup pays obvious homage to the Audi Sport quattro. However, its relationship to Audi beyond appearance remains to be seen. With its looks alone though, we figure it’s something our audience would want to know more about. The EL1 electric coupé is powered by three electric motors powered by a 90kWh battery pack. The firm behind ...
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Photo Gallery: Elegend EL1

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="79986"] photos: George Achorn This is the photo gallery companion piece for the Elegend EL1: Next Level Automotive Retro Fusion with Audi Sport quattro Flare article in the Q1 2023 issue of quattro Magazine.
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