Audi E-tron S and E-tron S Sportback arrive
Audi’s electric e-tron and e-Tron and e-Tron Sportback get the ‘S’ treatment, delivering up to 496bhp from a trio of electric motors. Prices from £87k.
That promise/tease now becomes reality with the arrival of both the e-Tron S and e-Tron S Sportback, heading fro the UK and costing, respectively, from £87,000 and £88,700. Which is not exactly bargain basement time.
Audi are claiming these e-Tron S models boast a world-firts trio of electric motors in a production car, with two at the back and one at the front, combing to deliver a ‘Peak’ of 496bhp and a whopping 718lb/ft of torque – although you only get that much for an eight second blast.
In regular mode only the rear motors work, but dial-up dynamic – or plant your right foot – and the front motor comes out to play too, as it does if there’s a hint of lost traction. Both models get a 95kWh battery and claimed range of 223/226 miles, almost 50 miles poorer than the e-Tron 55.
Audi has tweaked the suspension for the S models, and the brakes, added some aerodynamic wheelarch extensions and bolder bumpers, with the interior boasting Nappa Sports Seats and optional carbon fibre trim.
The new e-Tron S and e-Tron S Sportback go on sale in the UK later in the summer.
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