RE: Audi RS e-tron GT | UK Review

RE: Audi RS e-tron GT | UK Review

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Drinksleeprepeat

134 posts

46 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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The colour of the press car reminds me of how British Leyland were painting Austin Allegro’s !

cerb4.5lee

30,188 posts

179 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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cjmcb330 said:
Is weight that big a deal for most of us?
We get told that electric cars are great for the environment and that they are the future, yet they are seriously heavy things that could potentially eat through the suspension/tyres/brakes.

As a general rule all the heavy cars I've had have been worse to drive in the corners and under braking than the lighter cars I've had. Although I'm told that these things don't suffer from that because the batteries give them a great CofG.

On here you often read how pointless and overweight a Range Rover is, yet these things pretty much weigh the same and they are lauded as the second coming(in reviews etc). I just don't get it. I'm a dinosaur though to be fair and I'm a big fan of the ICE so that probably doesn't help.

Fetchez la vache

5,568 posts

213 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Glenn63 said:
I actually think it’s a bit of a looker! Raise that roof abit further back and could make a handsome estate.
A bit like this then...

Rain Prisk

kambites

67,461 posts

220 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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cerb4.5lee said:
As a general rule all the heavy cars I've had have been worse to drive in the corners and under braking than the lighter cars I've had. Although I'm told that these things don't suffer from that because the batteries give them a great CofG.
They're certainly better than an ICE car of equivalent weight; I'd expect this to comfortably out-handle an RS6 for example. It's never going to feel like an Elise though!

Discombobulate

4,794 posts

185 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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cerb4.5lee said:
We get told that electric cars are great for the environment and that they are the future, yet they are seriously heavy things that could potentially eat through the suspension/tyres/brakes.

As a general rule all the heavy cars I've had have been worse to drive in the corners and under braking than the lighter cars I've had. Although I'm told that these things don't suffer from that because the batteries give them a great CofG.

On here you often read how pointless and overweight a Range Rover is, yet these things pretty much weigh the same and they are lauded as the second coming(in reviews etc). I just don't get it. I'm a dinosaur though to be fair and I'm a big fan of the ICE so that probably doesn't help.
Not brakes. Since buying a BEV I have been amazed how little you need the brakes given the regen braking. My RS4 eats them. Obviously if you are going for it you need lots of braking, but in general driving (i3 and eTron) it's often one pedal only.

Meridius

1,608 posts

151 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Looks fantastic inside and out but I just cant get along with the weight of these things, nor do I really care about performance EV. Imagine if we could create something that still looks like this, weighs more like 1347kg and we stopped trying to hit 60mph in 3 seconds, using the energy to improve range distance, then we would be onto something.

jimmytheone

1,356 posts

217 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Fetchez la vache said:
Glenn63 said:
I actually think it’s a bit of a looker! Raise that roof abit further back and could make a handsome estate.
A bit like this then...

Rain Prisk
Shooting Brake surely?
The one above is so practical it needs a roof box...

ArmouredBiscuit

1,139 posts

233 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Although I'd go for something different than Baby Poo Brown, it looks absolutely fantastic inside and out! Right end of performance too.....if I can't have engine noise, I want acceleration that takes my skin off.

edoverheels

353 posts

104 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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I have just driven back from an appointment in an old Elise that hasn't even got a radio.
It made me think that the Audi certainly has lots of lights and buttons inside. I am so behind the times that I can't even begin to work out what they would all be needed for or what they all do?

Having said that it looks a fantastic thing and if I wanted a big, fast electric car it would be just the thing.

pb8g09

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2,302 posts

68 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Fetchez la vache said:
A bit like this then...

Rain Prisk
Personally I think that looks absolutely awesome. Like, really awesome.

Some of the Rain Prisk designs are utter pornography.

Edited by pb8g09 on Wednesday 3rd March 12:56

kambites

67,461 posts

220 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Meridius said:
Looks fantastic inside and out but I just cant get along with the weight of these things, nor do I really care about performance EV. Imagine if we could create something that still looks like this, weighs more like 1347kg and we stopped trying to hit 60mph in 3 seconds, using the energy to improve range distance, then we would be onto something.
It doesn't work like that though - reducing the power output of an EV doesn't really significantly increase its range or reduce its weight. The reason most EVs are so fast is that there's really no significant penalty for making them so.

CDP

7,454 posts

253 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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abzmike said:
Looks very dynamic, even if the from end is a bit fussy - certainly makes an impression. Should drive great. But why get one ahead of a Taycan, unless a buyer is allergic to Porsche, or can’t wait?
I agree, there are some very attractive TT references to the rear but generally the car is too fussy. Remove some (a lot) of the detail, reduce the front a little and this car could be stunning.

Maybe we need a reverse Masonry?

TyrannosauRoss Lex

34,945 posts

211 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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LuS1fer said:
There are concerns for me, in terms of weight as a heavy car will wear out roads faster and God knows they don't repair them now.

My second principal concern is actually increased use and filling up the roads. Once EVs proliferate, I can't help thinking that mileage will be less of an issue, the car will become an appliance and the "cheaper" cost of journeys will lead us back to a 1950s mentality where everybody will be out on day trips so more wear on roads, more clogging of roads etc.

High cost may also mean people keep these EVs far longer or perhaps leasing will just become universal.
I don't think the overall mileage of road users would go up. I don't know many people who don't drive where they have to drive to because it'll add miles to the car. Those that do are likely petrol heads (and would use another car for mundane duties, and probably wouldn't use ab electric car for "fun" trips) so I can't see that being a concern.

RE weight and roads.... I think it's more of an issue with weather than the weight. I mean, lorries weigh an awful lot more than cars. As cars get heavier their tyres get wider thus pressure on the road is not necessarily that much different?

twin sparky

227 posts

211 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Not sure why everyone is complaining about weight ... an RS7 weights 2,505 KGs with fuel and oil.

Also remember this is the weight, the only addition is passengers and luggage, etc.


fantheman80

1,412 posts

48 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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wasnt this black this morning? Now its babysh!t green?

Gone from a car bruce wayne would rock up in...to er, nonone in that hue surely..

Meridius

1,608 posts

151 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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kambites said:
It doesn't work like that though - reducing the power output of an EV doesn't really significantly increase its range or reduce its weight. The reason most EVs are so fast is that there's really no significant penalty for making them so.
Probably cant lose a ton of weight either with an electric motor car but imagine if we could.

CDP

7,454 posts

253 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Drinksleeprepeat said:
The colour of the press car reminds me of how British Leyland were painting Austin Allegro’s !
Bile green is a bit British Leyland but at least it's not grey.

Maybe it will be turd brown or diarrhoea yellow next?

kambites

67,461 posts

220 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Meridius said:
kambites said:
It doesn't work like that though - reducing the power output of an EV doesn't really significantly increase its range or reduce its weight. The reason most EVs are so fast is that there's really no significant penalty for making them so.
Probably cant lose a ton of weight either with an electric motor car but imagine if we could.
Well quite. Even without a drive-train of any sort, a modern car in this segment will weigh more than 1300kg.

ch37

10,642 posts

220 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Colour: Love it

Back End: Really nice and tidy

Front End: Fussy, too many shapes and lines

Interior: Looks functional, would take that all day long over an iPad stuck to the dash

CDP

7,454 posts

253 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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ch37 said:
Colour: Love it

Back End: Really nice and tidy

Front End: Fussy, too many shapes and lines

Interior: Looks functional, would take that all day long over an iPad stuck to the dash
Not sure on the colour but at least it's different.

I'm really with you on the interior, so glad to see somebody finally scrapping the stuck-on iPads and going for proper buttons on the stuff that matters. It looks a really good place to be.