An electric car that doesn’t quite look like an electric car, test drive the Audi e-tron

Hello, everyone, I am Xiaoshuai.

The model tested in this issue is Audi's first pure electric model-Audi e-tron.

Value friends who are familiar with the car review column may know that Xiaoxiaozui has reviewed a series of Audi's new models in the past year or so, such as A4L, A6L, A7, Q3, Q5L, Q2L, etc. It can be said that Audi's gasoline cars have been

Very familiar.

And after driving Tesla and NIO/Xpeng, the editor will also be curious about how Audi, one of the three traditional luxury brands, will have a different experience with its first electric car?

Let's look down.

This time, the borrowed test car is the imported version of the top-spec Audi e-tron 55 quattro global limited edition Edition 1 (hereinafter referred to as "Audi e-tron"). Audi's official website shows that the first batch of

The initial price for car owners reaches 828,600 yuan.

When it comes to pure electric vehicles, many people may immediately think of new power brands such as Tesla and NIO, or traditional brands such as BYD, Roewe, and BAIC. They either want to become industry disruptors, or they want to make a detour.

overtake.

But if we think about it carefully, those major international manufacturers have been much more conservative and delayed in the layout of pure electric vehicles, perhaps due to a shipwreck.

For example, brands such as Volkswagen/BBA/GM have only tentatively launched their pure electric models in the past two years, while Japanese brands are even more conservative and have not yet deployed pure electric vehicles on a large scale.

Objectively speaking, when I got this Audi e-tron test drive, it did not give me a particularly shocking feeling.

Even if this car is painted with a more beautiful Antiguan paint, it will still make you feel like meeting an old friend.

Because this is a product that looks very "Audi" at first glance, with the familiar Audi design, the same formula and the same taste.

Familiar formula, familiar taste First of all, the appearance of the Audi e-tron is not much different from any fuel-powered SUV currently sold by Audi. This car also follows Audi's new family-style design language, octagonal

The air intake grille, the high-quality matrix LED headlights produced by the lighting factory, and the through-type taillight design all have a familiar Audi flavor.

However, the details of this car have been refined to highlight the difference from fuel vehicles.

The bright gray front grille with a semi-enclosed design, orange brake calipers, and yellow e-tron logos on the left and right front fenders also remind people that this is a pure electric car.

Secondly, it becomes more familiar when you get inside the car.

The new Audi family's three-screen interior continues the design style of the virtual cockpit of the new A8L, Q8 and other models.

In addition, the layout of physical buttons such as one-button start, volume adjustment and electronic handbrake will not be unfamiliar, and it can be regarded as taking into account the usage habits of traditional users.

It can be said that even if you close your eyes, you will know that this is an Audi, whether it is the leather materials/stitching processing, or the physical button layout/operation logic of the MMI system/headlight switch/driving mode adjustment/driving

The auxiliary system switches are all so familiar.

Of course, there will be differences.

Because there is no gearbox, the storage area in front of the armrest box becomes more spacious.

At the same time, the electronic gear lever also adopts a different design from that of gasoline vehicles. Only the front part of the gear lever can be twisted to shift gears.

Only in dynamic mode will you firmly believe that this is an electric car. Let’s talk about the driving experience of Audi e-tron.

First of all, this car adopts a dual-motor four-wheel drive form, with an AC asynchronous motor driving the front and rear axles.

It has two power output modes: "daily" and "Boost". The front axle motor is 125kW in daily status and increases to 135kW in Boost mode.

The maximum power of the rear axle motor is 140kW in daily conditions, and will increase to 165kW in Boost mode.

Under daily conditions, the system's comprehensive maximum power is 265kW and its maximum torque is 561N·m.

When the driver switches the gear from D to S, the Boost mode can be activated by fully depressing the accelerator. At this time, the system's comprehensive maximum power is the official 300kW, maximum torque is 664N·m, and the acceleration time from zero to zero is 5.7 seconds.

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At the same time, Audi e-tron*** has 7 driving modes, namely off-road, all-road conditions, economy, comfort, automatic, dynamic and customized modes.

The air suspension system that comes standard on all series will automatically adjust the ground clearance and damping in different driving modes to achieve a balance between control and comfort.

The conventional ground clearance is 172mm. On this basis, it can be lowered by 26mm and raised by 50mm.

What I want to say here is that only in dynamic mode will it show its electric motor's instant burst of maximum torque, allowing you to be sure that you are driving a pure electric vehicle.

Why? When you use comfort or economy mode for daily transportation, first of all, there will be a certain empty space at the front of the "switch" pedal of this car. When you step on the pedal, the dynamic performance of the motor will be like a self-priming engine.

Same, linearly releasing power.