The new performance models will be named E-Tron S and E-Tron Sportback S, and Audi says they'll be "more agile, sharper and more dynamic" than the non-S variants. That's all thanks to the addition of a third electric engine (two on the rear axle, one on the front) that knocks the total power from 265kW to 320kW, or 370kW in an eight-second lift mode. (That's approximately 350, 429, and 496 horsepower, individually.) Both vehicles will have the option to go from 0 to 60 miles for each hour in about 4.3 seconds, which is somewhat more than a second speedier than the standard variants.
Those aren't amazing specs compared to some other electric vehicles on the road, Tesla or something else, yet it's bounty powerful for what is apparently still an extravagance four-entryway vehicle.
Audi didn't share when the S variants would be available or the amount more they'll cost. The company says the S models will be "the principal electric cars worldwide with three engines in mass creation," however it should hustle so as to stake that claim, as Tesla is chipping away at a three-engine powertrain codenamed "Plaid" that resolution the Model S, X, second-generation Roadster, and probably even the Cybertruck. (Tesla announced that the top-line form of the truck will utilize three engines.)
The central issue is what all of the added performance will do to the E-Tron's range.
Audi reveals to The Verge that the S forms will utilize the same 95kWh battery as the standard E-Tron and E-Tron Sportback. The standard E-Tron (which is the just one on the road at this moment) crushes slightly more than 200 miles out of that battery pack. Adding another engine would mean more weight, and allowing for better could make it easier to drain the battery much faster. How Audi plans to deal with that balance will be something to watch.
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