Audi's electric offensive continues with the e-tron Sportback

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Audi's electric offensive continues with the e-tron Sportback

Sleeker, more mileage and abnormal headlights. This is the shortest description of the electric e-tron Sportback.

If the electric e-tron does not appeal to you in appearance, the Sportback coupe looks far more attractive and elegant. It is in the line of the roof and the design of the back that the biggest difference with the prototype lies. A more streamlined coupe results in a frontal drag coefficient of 0.25. This may not tell you anything, but Audi says this parameter increases the model's range by 10 km over the standard model.

But one of the main focuses here is on the Matrix LED headlights. Audi says they will light the road in "high resolution". The heart of the system is a small chip with 1,000,000 micro mirrors! Using electrostatic fields, each miniature mirror can tilt up to 5000 times per second. The result of these movements is to illuminate very specific sections of the road or off the road, if you happen to be mistaken that the purpose of this model is to make its way through rough terrain. Such headlights appear for the first time in a mass production model. Let's not miss: headlights can project animations on a wall or road, turning the area in front of the car into a "lit scene".

The more attractive exterior has taken its toll and tall passengers will not enjoy the large rear seat space as the headroom in the rear seats is reduced by 20 mm. The load space has also been reduced and is now 1655 liters with the rear seats lowered.

This is important only if you intend to carry out transport activities with this electric vehicle. Otherwise, the interior continues to be technologically sophisticated to the smallest detail. The digital instrument panel is 12.3 inches diagonal and the infotainment system display is 12.1 inches in diameter. Below it is another 8.6-inch display that can adjust the air-conditioning system, seats, massage function, etc.

The top e-tron Sportback 55 quattro relies on a 95 kWh battery that powers two 360hp electric motors. and 561 Nm of torque. These parameters guarantee acceleration of up to 100 km / h in 6.6 seconds and a top speed of 200 km / h. The single-load run is 466 km along the WLTP cycle.

When drivers activate S mode, the electric motors generate 408 hp. and 664 Nm for 8 seconds. Thus, acceleration to 100 km / h drops to 5.7 seconds.

If you decide to save some money, the e-tron Sportback 50 is also available. It has a 71 kWh battery and 313 hp of power and torque. and 540 Nm. The acceleration to 100 km / h takes 6.8 seconds and the possible mileage drops to 347 km.

When it comes to charging, car owners can "charge" the battery to 80% in less than 30 minutes, but on a fast DC charger with 120 kW (Sportback 50) or 150 kW (Sportback 55). But since most of the charging is done at home, the Sportback comes standard with a charger that works with a 230-volt connection.

Europe's market debut is planned for next spring. In Germany, the starting price of the model starts at 71 350 euros.