![]() ![]() ![]() As an added bonus, the mount that houses the unique, thumb-activated gear selector doubles as a cushion for your wrist when you operate the lower control screen. Indeed, apart from its center console and unique gear selector, you’d be forgiven for mistaking the E-Tron for an A6, Q8 or half the other cars in Audi's lineup. It looks like an A5 Sportback with a lift and some cladding. ![]() Audi, at least, seems to know how to make a fastback style crossover that doesn’t look like a cynical attempt to fill a narrow niche. This would make it the rare exception in a world of sawed-off SUV “coupes” that often end up looking about as awkward as their positions suggest while compromising the very practicality that makes them attractive in the first place. But we digress.Ĭhoosing between the E-Tron SUV and Sportback comes down to style, and to our eyes, the latter actually has the edge. That’s plenty quick for a conventional car in this segment, and not bad for its weight, but it’s not exactly eye-opening performance for a modern EV. Those figures increase to 402 hp and 490 lb-ft in the E-Tron’s “Boost Mode,” which can propel the midsize crossover to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds. If you couldn’t tell from the name alone, the Audi E-Tron Sportback expands the company’s new electric crossover into the sporty, slope-backed crossover space.Īs is typically the case with these crossover off-shoots, the Sportback shares its underpinnings with the old-fashioned (can we even call it that yet?) Audi E-Tron, which now benefits from the same tweaked powertrain that was announced with the Sportback’s unveiling, comprising a 95-kWh battery pack and dual (front/rear) electric motors producing a total of 355 horsepower and 414 pound-feet of torque. Audi’s post-Dieselgate electrification push gains a second prong for 2021 in the form of the E-Tron Sportback. ![]()
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