Audi e-tron GT Faster Green

Thought it'd be a while before we saw an electric GT? Well, we're already there!

- Kartik Ware

Genres change over time. And each change of generation brings with it great conflict, with great overlaps on all possible sides. Any conflict that arises is usually, very specifically, guided by the shortcomings of each side of the debate. However, a 4.1-second run to 100 kph in a most head flattening manner is guaranteed to smother any electric-vs-IC debate in its bed before it awakens. Also, crossing the 200-kph mark in near silence helped me discover that I mumble a lot in a fast car, words a , like 'whoa', 'damn', 'really' and others that I can't mention here, words that usually get drowned by internal combustion. Perhaps self-discovery is one of the points of the Audi e-tron GT.

It 'idled' at standstill, a low new-age hum with faint resonant vibes, but no 'revs' if I prodded the accelerator. This addition of sensation was most welcome, even if it evoked a vibrating phone. It sounded quite nice on the move, though, especially in Dynamic mode, delivering 245 kph worth of potential with typical electrical efficiency. And it came with every creature comfort you'd expect on a high-end Audi as well. I quite liked the green backlit logo of the car's name in the dashboard on the passenger's side, though the rest of the interior was a little too Audi in colour and design, if you know what I mean. I think I've had enough of the aluminium finishes and black surfaces that have now become as German as bratwurst.

Anyway, its times for a 5-80 per cent charge are 11 kW AC in 9.30 hours and 22 kW AC in 11.5 hours; 25 kW DC for the same charge takes 3 hours, 50kW DC takes 1.5 hours, and 270 kW DC (don't know where you'll find this) will ‘fill it up in 22 minutes. Real-world range is between 350-400 km, so this is indeed an electric that can GT.