Huge change coming to Aussie roads<\/a><\/p>\nThere is a more affordable RS e-tron GT for $264,900 with a slightly more modest 630kW\/865Nm, or the $209,900 \u2018entry-level\u2019 S e-tron GT with its 500kW\/717Nm.<\/p>\n
But for those who want the best, then the new \u2018Performance\u2019 version is the only choice. Audi<\/p>\n
has pulled out all the stops for this latest model, even raiding the Lamborghini catalogue for<\/p>\n
parts. Specifically a new trim Audi calls \u2018matt carbon camouflage\u2019 but was developed for the<\/p>\n
Italian supercar brand as \u2018forged carbon\u2019. It\u2019s available as part of a $10,000 optional styling<\/p>\n
package that gives the RS e-tron GT Performance a raft of parts made from the unique material, to really make the hero model stand out.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not what you see that makes this car so special, it\u2019s the parts below the surface.<\/p>\n
As impressive as its acceleration is, it\u2019s what\u2019s underneath the surface that makes it so great to<\/p>\n
drive. Audi has loaded the e-tron GT with the full array of chassis, suspension, steering and<\/p>\n
braking technology it has in its arsenal. That means active suspension, all-wheel steering,<\/p>\n
carbide-coated brakes (with optional ceramic brakes).<\/p>\n
Active suspension is a technology with its roots in F1, back in the late 1980s and early \u201890s F1 teams worked out how to program their cars to adjust its suspension specifically to each corner, allowing them to corner flatter and faster. <\/p>\n
Obviously that\u2019s easier on a racetrack where you know which corners are coming up, but it\u2019s a lot more complex for the road. That\u2019s why the Audi system uses an array of cameras, radars and sensors to \u2018read\u2019 the road ahead of it and adjust the suspension in a fraction of a second to make for a more comfortable ride.<\/p>\n
But the truth is, you don\u2019t need to understand how it works, just that it does. <\/p>\n
The RS e-tron GT is one of the most comfortable performance electric cars this reviewer has ever experienced, and crucially it doesn\u2019t come at the expense of sharp, responsive handling. Thanks to the all-wheel steering (that allows the rear wheels to turn the same direction as the front wheels above 80km\/h) the e-tron GT changes direction with the precision you\u2019d expect from an F1 car too.<\/p>\n
Where the Audi is very much different from an F1 car is inside, where the e-tron GT can take<\/p>\n
not only the driver but also four passengers as well. And does so in comfort and style, with Audi once again producing a class-leading cabin with a blend of technology and tradition.<\/p>\n
Which sums up the RS e-tron GT Performance quite well overall \u2013 a combination of Audi\u2019s<\/p>\n
traditional values and its latest and greatest electric technology.<\/p>\n
Originally published as 2025 Audi e-tron RS GT review<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do you want to experience what it\u2019s like to launch off the Formula 1 grid, feel the sensation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[20314,20317,2095,64,63,20331,20330,20332,20321,20325,20322,20315,20324,817,20327,813,816,20313,20319,20333,20312,20323,20335,20318,2041,2067,20311,20316,20329,6264,20328,20326,20320,85,20334,2614],"class_list":["post-19412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-active-suspension","tag-all-wheel-steering","tag-america","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-braking-technology","tag-car-nerds","tag-car-yetthe-electric","tag-changes-direction","tag-comfortable-performance","tag-comfortable-ride","tag-david-mccowen","tag-electric-technology","tag-f1","tag-flagship-performance-vehicle","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-german-brand","tag-hatch-favourite","tag-hero-model","tag-italian-supercar-brand","tag-landscape-turns","tag-launch-mode","tag-matt-carbon-camouflage","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-optional-ceramic-brakes","tag-performance-cars","tag-performance-electric-cars","tag-price-tag","tag-production-car","tag-racing-drivers","tag-rs-performance","tag-sports","tag-stephen-ottley","tag-united-states-of-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}