Audi is ready to challenge the US electric car manufacturer. Evidently, in the event the Frankfurt Motor Show 2015, the German manufacturer that introduced a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) Audi e-tron quattro which will rival the Tesla Model X electric SUV.
reportedly sharing technology with Porsche began to be marketed in 2018.
However, Audi is committed to developing the ability of cruising the car, if the battery is fully charged, the car can cover a distance of up to 500 kilometers.
Manufacturer from Ingolstadt, Germany, has also developed an electric model with the R8 two-seater which competes with BMW-made models, the series i. However, in 2012 the production R8 was terminated for reasons of cruising low, although at the beginning of this year were made again after reach the range of 450 km once the battery charge.
Audi e-tron quattro uses three electric motors at once. The motors drive the front axle, and the remaining two motors drive the rear wheels.
So the total output power is released the car to reach 320 kw to 370 kw with a maximum torque of 800 Nm.
Audi calls this SUV like a sports car, the car can go from 0-100 km per hour in 4.6 seconds and reaches a maximum speed of 210 km / h. The SUV prices, up to now there is no information, but it certainly will not be far adrift with a Tesla Model X is priced at US $ 77,000.
"The biggest challenge set by Tesla for all new entrants to the market pure electric car is its stated benchmark, the range (the price) is not very high," said Ivan Drury, senior manager at automotive website Edmunds.
However, Laurent Petizon, automotive consultants from AlixPartners estimates, Audi is likely to quickly close the gap with Tesla. "Especially in the case of an electric motor and battery technology," he said.
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