Audi aims at Tesla Model S with new e-tron GT

Not taken with a Taycan and don’t think the Tesla Model S is a 'Musk have'? Then Audi could have just the thing for you – the new e-tron GT, which is due to go on sale in spring 2021 with a price of around £90,000.The new addition to Audi’s all-electric e-tron range is described as a grand tourer and is 4.99m long, making it fractionally longer than a Taycan and Tesla. It shares many of its major components and engineering with the Porsche, and the figures are similarly impressive.

e-tron GT seems sensible, unlike people who concrete their gardens and turf their houses

Depending on the model, its electric motors produce 470 or 590bhp and an 85kWh battery gives a range of up to 302 miles. Its 800-volt technology enables fast DC charging with an output of up to 270 kW where available – a major factor in taking on Tesla. 

The range-topping RS model has an extra boost mode too which briefly raises the motor output to 637bhp, giving it a 0-62mph time of 3.3 seconds. This is still behind the latest version of the Model S, however.

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As you'd expect from an Audi, the interior is beautiful and more conventional than a Tesla