Audi e-tron: Tesla's stylish rival

If you think about it, then just a couple of years ago, Tesla, with its products, was practically the only company that produced premium electric vehicles. Nevertheless, competitors did not keep themselves waiting long and in 2018 there was a real revolution in this market segment. Now consumers can choose, as there are many more premium electric cars: Audi e-tron, Jaguar I-Pace, Mercedes-Benz EQC.

We'll talk more about the products of Jaguar and Mercedes, but now, let's look at the technical characteristics of the Audi e-tron. Let's start with the fact that this is a rather long car - its length is 4.9 m.It turns out that it is somewhat shorter than the Q7 SUV, but also significantly larger than the Q5. The Tesla Model X is slightly longer than the Audi e-tron, though only 104 mm, while the Mercedes-Benz EQC, on the contrary, is somewhat shorter - 4656 mm in length.

The power plant of the e-tron consists of two independent electric motors with a total output of 300 kW (equivalent to 408 horsepower), with a torque of 600 Nm. Just make a reservation right away - German engineers somewhat exaggerate the merits of their brainchild. In fact, these are the parameters of the peak power that the engines can give only for 8 seconds, which is sufficient for instant acceleration. And after such a rapid acceleration, the driver has 265 kW (360 horsepower) at his disposal, which is also quite a lot. At the same time, the maximum speed of the Audi e-tron is programmatically limited to 200 km / h.