Audi Officially Unveils E-Tron SUV Concept


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Audi has released images of the e-tron quattro concept which will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. From what we can see of the teaser image, it also gives us a glimpse into the company's Q6 crossover coupe which will be available initially exclusively with an electric powertrain.

You look at the design and you say to yourself, well, that's sport! And that's achieved thanks to the sloping roof and the aerodynamic curves that the body gets. It looks a bit rugged too and that is because of the flared wheel arches and side skirts which employ plastic body cladding.

Up front the e-tron quattro concept comes with a pair of futuristic headlamps which feature the matrix laser OLED technology. According to the people at Audi, the body has been aerodynamically optimized and as a result the drag coefficient stands at just 0.25 which is a best-in-segment figure.

The concept is based on the second generation MLB platform and you since we already told you that what you're looking at is the Q6, it will be slotted between the Q5 and Q7. According to the company, the large lithium-ion battery has been installed between the front and rear axles, below the passenger area, and this has enabled a lower center of gravity and also a more balanced weight distribution.

The battery pack is co-developed with South Korean suppliers LG Chem and Samsung SDI and will give the car a range of 500 km. There are three electric motors, one of them mounted on the front axle while the others sit at the back. It will provide the concept with an all-electric full-time AWD system.

Inside is a different story too as Audi has elaborated a driver-oriented cockpit with virtually no physical buttons and knobs as these have been replaced by the touch-operated displays. We look forward to seeing the car in the flesh next month.

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Audi e-tron quattro concept: Electric driving pleasure with no compromises

A foretaste of the production version: The electric-powered Audi e-tron quattro concept

Range of more than 500 kilometers (310.7 mi) for full everyday usability
New concept combines aerodynamics and creative design solutions
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Flow-enhanced design with a drag coefficient of 0.25; a powerful, all-electric e-tron quattro drive with up to 370 kW – Audi is presenting the Audi e-tron quattro concept at the International Motor Show (IAA) 2015 in Frankfurt. The car is the company’s statement about the future of electric mobility: It is sporty, efficient and suitable for everyday use.

“Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018. The Audi e‑tron quattro concept provides a concrete foretaste of this,” says Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Audi Board of Management for Technical Development. “It combines driving pleasure with great range, an expressive design and excellent comfort.”

Electric power

The Audi e‑tron quattro concept uses the power of three electric motors: One electric motor drives the front axle, the two others act on the rear axle. Total output is 320 kW. The driver can even mobilize 370 kW and over 800 Nm (590.0 lb-ft) of torque temporarily while boosting. The concept study thus performs like a sports car. When the driver floors the right pedal, the Audi e‑tron quattro concept sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 4.6 seconds and quickly reaches the electronically governed top speed of 210 km/h (130.5 mph).

The concept with three electric motors which Audi is presenting for the first time makes the technology study an e‑tron quattro. An intelligent drive management system controls the interplay between them as appropriate for the situation. The focus here is on the greatest possible efficiency. The driver decides on the degree of recuperation, the driving program S or D and the mode of the Audi drive select system.

During sporty driving on a winding road, the Torque Control Manager actively distributes the power between the rear wheels as necessary. This torque vectoring provides for maximum dynamics and stability.

The large lithium-ion battery is integrated into the floor of the passenger compartment. It gives the Audi e‑tron quattro concept a balanced axle load distribution and a low center of gravity – prerequisites for its dynamic handling. The battery’s capacity of 95 kWh enables a range of more than 500 kilometers (310.7 mi). The Combined Charging System (CCS) enables charging with DC or AC electrical current. A full charge with DC electrical current at a charging column with an output of 150 kW takes just around 50 minutes. As an alternative, the study is equipped with Audi Wireless Charging technology for contactless induction charging. The charging process is very convenient. The Audi e‑tron quattro concept uses a system for piloted parking that guides it to the proper position at the charging plate. In addition, a large solar roof provides electricity for the drive system battery on sunny days.

The chassis also expresses the high-tech character of the concept study. The adaptive air suspension sport, which features controlled damping, lowers the body at higher speeds to reduce drag. The dynamic-all-wheel steering combines a dynamic steering system on the front axle with a steering system for the rear wheels. Depending on speed and the driving situation, they steer either opposite or in the same direction as the front wheels. The Audi e‑tron quattro concept thus reacts even more spontaneously and stably, and is also very manoeuvrable at low speeds.

Aerodynamic: The exterior design

The Audi e‑tron quattro concept harmoniously combines the design with the aerodynamics and all-electric drive system. The five-door technology study is 4.88 meters (16.0 ft) long, 1.93 meters (6.3 ft) wide and just 1.54 meters (5.1 ft) high. Its coupe-like silhouette with the extremely flat greenhouse that tapers strongly toward the rear lends it a very dynamic appearance. The car’s drag coefficient measures just 0.25 – a new best for the SUV segment, where figures are usually considerably over 0.30.

All of this contributes considerably to the long range of more than 500 kilometers (310.7 miles). At speeds from 80 km/h (49.7 mi), electrically actuated aerodynamic elements on the engine hood, the flanks and at the rear end direct the flow of air as needed to improve the flow through and around the vehicle. This is one example of the intensive development work in the wind tunnel. Wind noise is low on board the car, and there are no engine noises in an electric car in any case. The fascination of electric driving unfolds in near total silence.

The vertical separating edges on the side panels and the fully enclosed floor pan with its newly designed microstructures contribute to reducing drag. Cameras replace the exterior mirrors – another contribution to the excellent aerodynamics and also a foretaste of the future of driving.

All the main lighting functions at the front of the car use Matrix laser technology. The bottom section houses a new, distinctive lighting signature comprising five lighting elements. Each of these combines an LED luminary with an extremely flat OLED element (organic light-emitting diode). Audi is developing Matrix OLED technology for use in production vehicles and is showing it for the first time in the concept study at the IAA.

The rear lights also comprise two sections. Each of the top zones features nine red OLED units for the tail light function, with three more below.

Deep integration: The interior

The package of the Audi e‑tron quattro concept enables a spacious, comfortable interior for four persons and 615 liters (21.7 cu ft) of luggage. The interior has a light and open feel to it; its architecture melds harmoniously with the operating and display concept. All displays in the interior use OLED technology. The extremely thin films can be cut to any desired shape.

The new Audi virtual cockpit curved OLED is a further development of the Audi virtual cockpit that debuted in production vehicles in 2014. To the left and right below the fully-digital instrument cluster are two touch displays with black glass and a subtle aluminum frame. The driver controls the lights and the systems for piloted driving with the left display. The large display on the right is for media and navigation management. The steering wheel serves as an alternate control level. Its spokes are equipped with contoured touch surfaces.

Below the selector lever on the center tunnel console are two more OLED displays for the drive system status, climate control and freely programmable information functions. The curved displays in the front section of the doors serve as digital exterior mirrors.

The two rear passengers sit on comfortable individual seats. They can use the OLED displays on the center console to configure the climate control and infotainment for their area or to exchange data with the driver. An LTE module connects the Audi e‑tron quattro concept with the Internet. The connectivity features in the study are cutting edge.

The zFAS: Nerve center for piloted driving

The concept study is equipped with all the technologies that Audi has developed for piloted driving: radar sensors, a video camera, ultrasonic sensors and a laser scanner. The data these supply come together in the central driver assistance controller (zFAS) in the luggage compartment. It computes a complete model of the car’s surroundings in real time and makes this information available to all assistance systems and the systems for piloted driving. These technologies are also nearly ready for use in production vehicles.
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Audi E-Tron Electric SUV Spotted Testing

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The Audi E-Tron Quattro electric crossover has been caught under development for the first time. The E-Tron Quattro uses a 95-kilowatt-hour battery that reportedly gives the EV a range of around 311 miles (500 kilometers). Judging from the concept, three electric motors – two at the rear and one in the front – generally produce 435 horsepower (320 kilowatts) and a boost function temporarily pushes the output to 503 hp (370 kW). The run to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) would take about 4.6 seconds.
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All-electric Audi e-tron slated for India launch in late 2019


Audi has just taken the wraps off its first all-electric production car, the e-tron. The unveil took place in San Francisco, USA, symbolically not too far from Audi’s rival in the electric car space, Tesla, whose headquarters are in Palo Alto. The e-tron SUV is the first of multiple Audi EVs in the pipeline, and is all set to go on sale in key regions like Scandinavia and USA in 2018, before a phased launch programme for other countries the world over. The big news is that India figures in the list of countries earmarked for the e-tron. Audi India has confirmed it is working to bring the model to India in the last quarter of 2019, though a final decision will be taken in the weeks to come.

The five-seat only e-tron slots in between the Q5 and Q7 in size, though it’s closer to the larger of the Audi SUVs in overall stance and dimensions. Audi India officials are tight-lipped on positioning but what’s clear is that the e-tron will be a niche product targeted primarily at tech-savvy ‘early adopters’. Pricing will be “competitive” we are told, but it will be significantly more than traditional combustion engine models like the Q7. Expect e-tron prices to easily breach the Rs 1 crore mark, after accounting for the subsidy of Rs 1.5 lakh or so on electric cars.

What also has to be finalised is charging solutions for India. Our country is way behind the curve in terms of charging infrastructure for EVs but company insiders say Audi’s plans to go ahead with the e-tron’s launch stems from the confidence in the SUV’s range. The e-tron is rated with a 400km range (as per the WLTP test protocol) which Audi India believes is enough to surpass the typical requirements of Indian buyers. Audi is also looking at bundling charging hardware with the e-tron in India, rather than setting up a network of chargers. Remarkably, the e-tron boasts a charge time of just 30 minutes to 80 percent with a 150kW DC fast charger. A typical 240V AC wall charger (with an 11kW charger) juices the lithium-ion battery pack to 80 percent in 8 hours. There is only one specification of the e-tron for the moment; a 95kWh lithium-ion battery pack that supplies charge to dual electric motors (125kW at the front and 140kw at the rear). A boost mode takes combined power up to 300kW (or 408hp) for 8 seconds allowing a 0-100kph time of 5.5 seconds.

There are other intricate details to be worked out as well. For one, the e-tron’s futuristic wing mirrors that house cameras in place of mirrors are not destined for all markets. The absence of regulation regarding this type of wing mirrors in India puts a question mark on if they’d make it to the e-tron for our market. New-gen Q7 buyers who are interested in the e-tron are sure to appreciate the latter’s dedicated storage space for a space saver spare wheel under the boot floor. Audi has got flak for the Q7’s odd positioning of the spare wheel in the passenger compartment, especially from markets like India and the Middle East, and that feedback has been incorporated when designing the e-tron.

While there has been a lot of talk about electric vehicles in India, especially in the mass segment, Audi’s announcement to bring the e-tron to India is the first confirmed plan from a luxury carmaker in this area. Jaguar has disclosed it will look to bring the I-Pace in the future, while Mercedes-Benz has not revealed plans for its new EQC SUV for India and Tesla’s India plans seem to be on the backburner, even though Indian buyers were welcome to place a $1,000 (about Rs 72,500) deposit on the Model 3 back in 2016. The e-tron could just be the start of the shift towards electric cars among India’s luxury car buyers.






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New 2019 Audi e-tron Sportback: electric coupe SUV spied

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A Sportback version of Audi’s all-electric e-tron SUV has been caught on camera, and looks set for release later this year

This is our first candid look at the new Audi e-Tron Sportback. The new coupe-inspired all-electric SUV looks to expand into the BMW X4 and Mercedes GLC Coupe’s market, offering a zero-emissions alternative.

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Audi Previews The e-tron Electric SUV In India; To Be Launched Later This Year



Audi India intends to launch the first luxury electric SUV in India and on its way to doing that later this year, the company has previewed the car ahead of its official unveil on July 12, 2019. The e-Tron is Audi's milestone car because it's the company's first production electric car and it gains more prominence because it signals a whole new direction for the company globally. It's interesting here to note though that Audi is taking a dive into electric car business in India and a strategy that will need some time to pan out and bear fruit.










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New 2020 Audi e-tron Sportback unveiled as Audi’s second electric car

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Audi has revealed a new version of its all-electric e-tron SUV. The e-tron Sportback is a coupe-SUV with a sporty new roofline, and it also introduces updated technology on board.
As with the regular e-tron, the Sportback uses an electrified version of the VW Group’s MLB platform, rather than the MEB or PPE platforms that have been developed specifically for electric vehicles.

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Two versions of the Sportback have been confirmed, so the line-up matches that of the standard e-tron. The 308bhp 50 quattro serves as the entry-level model, and has a 71kWh battery that’s capable of an official range of 216 miles on a single charge.

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Smart LED matrix projector headlights that are capable of broadcasting signals on to the road surface also feature, while sporty S line trim will be added to the line-up. This brings 20-inch wheels, gloss black exterior detailing and sports air suspension as standard. The e-tron Sportback launches next year, priced from around £65,000.

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Revised all-electric Audi e-tron launched in Europe

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Audi has launched a technical update for its all-electric e-tron SUV that gives it an improved cooling system, a more efficient regenerative braking system and 15 miles of extra range. The German brand has also launched the entry-level e-tron 50 quattro variant in Europe, featuring a less powerful electric drivetrain and a smaller electric range.

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The updated e-tron 55 quattro is on sale in Europe now, priced at €80,900 (roughly £70,000), which is the same as the pre-update model. The entry-level e-tron 50 quattro is also available for European customers to now, priced at €69,100 (around £59,000) for the standard SUV and €71,350 (roughly £61,000) for the Sportback variant.

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New Audi e-tron S performance SUV arrives with 489bhp

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Audi has updated the all-electric e-tron SUV line-up for 2020 with the addition of two high performance models, badged e-tron S and e-tron Sportback S. The pair are due on sale in the UK this summer priced from £87,000 and £88,700 respectively.

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These newcomers to the e-tron line-up feature extensive electric drivetrain revisions introducing more power, alongside new suspension, design changes inside and out, and additional aerodynamic tweaking.

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These S derivatives are also now the only versions of the Audi e-tron available with the model’s larger 95kWh battery - the normal e-tron is now only available with a smaller 70kWh unit and a maximum range of 193 miles on a single charge.

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The new e-tron S features a three-motor setup compared with the standard car’s dual-motors. Two electric motors power the rear axle, with one at the front, for a total combined output of 370kW - equivalent to 489bhp - and torque of 973Nm.

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Visually, the e-tron S is separated from the regular e-tron with a new front apron featuring more pronounced contours and prominent air inlets, while around the back, the rear bumper gains a large diffuser system. The wheel arches are wider all round, too, while red S badges are now found front and rear.

The interior features electrically adjustable sports seats embossed with S logos and upholstered in Nappa leather as standard. Cabin inserts are finished in brushed aluminium as standard but carbon fibre trim is optional, as is an ambient lighting package. Elsewhere the S models keep the interior architecture of the regular e-tron.

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