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2022 Audi e-tron GT to Charge Faster Than Any Tesla

Previewed by a near-production and gorgeous-looking concept car back at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Audi e-tron GT will be Ingolstadt’s first foray into the realm of fast and luxurious electric sedans.
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The Germans have made no secret of the fact that both the upcoming Audi e-tron GT and the Porsche Taycan have been developed together, so they are essentially two peas of the same pod.

That said, they will each have their individual characteristics despite the common architecture, which will be used on the upcoming Taycan Cross Turismo as well.

For one thing, the e-tron GT will be slightly more comfort-orientated than the Taycans, while the two electric motors powering it will have their combined output dialed back a bit compared to their Stuttgart brothers.

The e-tron GT concept car had a combined 590 horsepower, but you can expect that figure to jump to around 650 horsepower on the production model, though only when the available ‘boost mode’ is used.

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The car has already started production about a month ago, but Audi still hasn’t removed most of the camouflage wrap from its testing prototypes for some odd reason. Expect it to look awfully close to the concept when it goes on sale later this year, though.

With a low-slung body, sloping roofline, and the widest hips this side of an RS model, the Audi e-tron GT was supposed to be unveiled much earlier, but was postponed because of the ongoing international health crisis. Expect it to be available in more than one version, albeit all of them should feature quattro all-wheel-drive thanks to an electric motor on each axle.

The concept car was able to hit 60 mph in about 3.5 seconds and eclipse 124 mph (200 kph) in just over 12 seconds. Those numbers will definitely be better in the production version, but not as good as those of the Taycan Turbo S. Thanks to the 800-volt architecture shared with the Porsche and a complex cooling system, its battery pack should be able to handle repeated runs from a dig without compromising acceleration figures, whatever they will be.

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Range wise it might actually up the ante on its more powerful Taycan brother, not necessarily thanks to better aerodynamics or lesser weight but the more efficient and slightly less torquey electric motors, which will be tuned for comfort and efficiency.

Don't think of it as a slow car, though, as the e-tron GT should be able to give the Tesla Model S a run for its money, even if it won’t be as agile as a Porsche from a standing start. Speaking of money, even though the Porsche brand usually requires you to have a slightly larger bank account to become one of its customers, the electric Audi grand tourer won’t exactly be a bargain either.

Expect it to start at around $140,000 in its 650-horsepower iteration, if not more, while a less powerful, entry-level version should revolve around a $90,000 starting price later on.

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Audi hasn’t mentioned anything about a hardcore RS version, but it wouldn’t be impossible, especially since we already know that the Taycan Turbo S can deliver up to 750 horsepower with the Boost Mode activated and using almost identical technology.

Like the Taycan, where the 2022 Audi e-tron GT will shine is its speed of charging, since it will be able to feed with electrons quite a bit faster than a Tesla if the right charging station is used.

Tesla’s v3 Superchargers can only go as far as 250 kW, and the maximum the Model S can accept is a 'measly' 200 kW. In the U.S., using Electrify America’s DC fast chargers, which offer up to 350 kW, the Porsche Taycan can already charge at a whopping 270 kW, and the same story happens in Europe with Ionity stations.
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About the author: Alex Oagana
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Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
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