According to autocar.co.uk, the electric sports car will most certainly be priced above the R8 level. "There are always people who want to be first to own new technology," Achim Badstubner, Audi's head of exterior design was quoted as saying by the aforementioned source.
Badstubner added that all e-Trons are to be made to order and if the 1,000-run does not sell out then production will cease. "Electric cars are usually city cars," said Badstubner, "but this is difficult because batteries are so expensive, limiting their competitiveness."
The e-tron concept has a total of four electric motors located two at the front and two at the rear axle. All the four engines offer a system output of 230 kW (313 hp) and maximum torque of 4,500 Nm.
According to Audi, the car could go from naught to sixty in 4.8 seconds and reach a maximum speed of 200 km/h (124.27 mph). The range of the super-EV, given by the 53 kilowatt hours battery block, stands at 248 kilometers (154 miles).
The batteries can be recharged, from a usual household plug, in between 6 and 8 hours. However, Audi says it is working on a wireless charging solution, to make the process more convenient.
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