RE: Audi RS e-tron GT | UK Review
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fantheman80 said:
Jon_S_Rally said:
Wheels are shocking though. So many EVs seem to have really awful wheels.
Yeah why is this? Wonder if its to help the quinola brigade when they see it parked up. "This is nice Josh, wonder if its electric. Oh it is you can tell by the gash wheels.' All tryng to be too scifi...whp1983 said:
First EV I actually want... very nice.
Want to see how these depreciate... see if it’s like an RS6 and it becomes more do-able in 3-4 years.
I also wonder if manufacturers will focus on weight reduction a little in future.
I agree it’s a handsome car but will you want one in 4 years time? Want to see how these depreciate... see if it’s like an RS6 and it becomes more do-able in 3-4 years.
I also wonder if manufacturers will focus on weight reduction a little in future.
Will the battery be past it’s best?
Will the range be creeping down each month?
I don’t know the answers to these questions but I’m not sure anybody else does either.
Is this a £130k car that needs a new battery pack after 8 years?
Perhaps the battery pack can be easily and cheaply replaced? I don’t know.
Again, I don’t know and I’m not interested enough to go searching for answers...yet.
Perhaps after a few years and they hit the £50k mark I might be more curious.
Before I’m flamed I should add that I’m not anti EV but these are genuine concerns that I have.
Otherwise, all I see is a reclothed Taycan that weighs 2.3 tonnes and cost £110-130k.
Pretty car but hardly moving the game on.
Maldini35 said:
Will the battery be past it’s best?
It will certainly have lost range, but if Audi have done their job properly it should still be very usable. If you look at figures for the model-S (the only comparable car which has been on the market long enough to have such things), the average car has around 93% of its range left after 100k miles and still over 90% at 150k miles (by which point most ICE cars in the UK have been scrapped anyway in the current market). Edited by kambites on Wednesday 3rd March 08:54
I thought adding lightness was always important in a drivers car, whereas now adding heaviness is important for a drivers car. I find it fascinating how times have changed for sure.
It is mad to think that I used to give the E92 M3 loads of stick for weighing 1650kg. I didn't realise how lucky I was to have a performance car that only weighed 1650kg!
It is mad to think that I used to give the E92 M3 loads of stick for weighing 1650kg. I didn't realise how lucky I was to have a performance car that only weighed 1650kg!
BlackWidow13 said:
2.4 tonnes. That is a lot of tonnes.
3.3s 0-60. That is a lot of shove to move those tonnes.
Must have quite an appetite for pads, discs and tyres.
Nice looking. Better looking than the Taycan IMO but it’s all subjective.
It will have regenerative braking so most of the braking will be done by the motor. Discs and pads will therefore last well. Tyres probably not so much.3.3s 0-60. That is a lot of shove to move those tonnes.
Must have quite an appetite for pads, discs and tyres.
Nice looking. Better looking than the Taycan IMO but it’s all subjective.
kambites said:
It will certainly have lost range, but if Audi have done their job properly it should still be very usable. If you look at figures for the model-S (the only comparable car which has been on the market long enough to have such things), the average car has around 93% of its range left after 100k miles and still over 90% at 150k miles (by which point most ICE cars in the UK have been scrapped anyway in the current market).
Interesting to know - impressive.Edited by kambites on Wednesday 3rd March 08:54
kambites said:
It will certainly have lost range, but if Audi have done their job properly it should still be very usable. If you look at figures for the model-S (the only comparable car which has been on the market long enough to have such things), the average car has around 94% of its range left after 100k miles.
That’s good to know 
This looks great, and I love the interior.
But I don't think I could get over how behind the drivetrain tech & efficiency is compared to Tesla. If I were in the market, I don't think I could overlook this.
Hopefully in the next few years they'll be able to close the gap and increase the range significantly!
But I don't think I could get over how behind the drivetrain tech & efficiency is compared to Tesla. If I were in the market, I don't think I could overlook this.
Hopefully in the next few years they'll be able to close the gap and increase the range significantly!
Maldini35 said:
whp1983 said:
First EV I actually want... very nice.
Want to see how these depreciate... see if it’s like an RS6 and it becomes more do-able in 3-4 years.
I also wonder if manufacturers will focus on weight reduction a little in future.
I agree it’s a handsome car but will you want one in 4 years time? Want to see how these depreciate... see if it’s like an RS6 and it becomes more do-able in 3-4 years.
I also wonder if manufacturers will focus on weight reduction a little in future.
Will the battery be past it’s best?
Will the range be creeping down each month?
I don’t know the answers to these questions but I’m not sure anybody else does either.
Is this a £130k car that needs a new battery pack after 8 years?
Perhaps the battery pack can be easily and cheaply replaced? I don’t know.
Again, I don’t know and I’m not interested enough to go searching for answers...yet.
Perhaps after a few years and they hit the £50k mark I might be more curious.
Before I’m flamed I should add that I’m not anti EV but these are genuine concerns that I have.
Otherwise, all I see is a reclothed Taycan that weighs 2.3 tonnes and cost £110-130k.
Pretty car but hardly moving the game on.
Terminator X said:
R8 prices so is it competing with the R8? Can't see the weight but may have missed it.
I absolutely hate EV however this has certainly piqued my interest
TX.
Edit - 2,347kg
The R8 isn't touted as a GT car, it's a sports car. This is a GT car, so perhaps more akin to, say, an RS7 or a Bentley CGT.I absolutely hate EV however this has certainly piqued my interest
TX.
Edit - 2,347kg
Maldini35 said:
whp1983 said:
First EV I actually want... very nice.
Want to see how these depreciate... see if it’s like an RS6 and it becomes more do-able in 3-4 years.
I also wonder if manufacturers will focus on weight reduction a little in future.
I agree it’s a handsome car but will you want one in 4 years time? Want to see how these depreciate... see if it’s like an RS6 and it becomes more do-able in 3-4 years.
I also wonder if manufacturers will focus on weight reduction a little in future.
Will the battery be past it’s best?
Will the range be creeping down each month?
I don’t know the answers to these questions but I’m not sure anybody else does either.
Is this a £130k car that needs a new battery pack after 8 years?
Perhaps the battery pack can be easily and cheaply replaced? I don’t know.
Again, I don’t know and I’m not interested enough to go searching for answers...yet.
Perhaps after a few years and they hit the £50k mark I might be more curious.
Before I’m flamed I should add that I’m not anti EV but these are genuine concerns that I have.
Otherwise, all I see is a reclothed Taycan that weighs 2.3 tonnes and cost £110-130k.
Pretty car but hardly moving the game on.
hornbaek said:
I completely agree with your post and I am definitely not an EV evangelist BUT - shouldn’t you really ask the question whether the traditional V8 ICE has a future in 5 years time? Today’s EV might have lost 50% of their value and will be overtaken by new tech, but the quicker that happens the more the traditional ICE will disappear. I’m turning very bearish on ICE. There are just too many forces moving against it.
My Elise isn't going anywhere, but it's got to the point for our family car usage where I just don't see the point in internal combustion anymore. MrGeoff said:
At that weight and level of power/torque it will devour tyres at an insane rate.
Less so than an equivalent ICE car would because the ability to avoid wheel slip on an EV is so much better, but yes if you use the performance it's going to eat tyres.It's "only" a quarter of a tonne heavier than an RS6.
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