Former Audi Sport head Stefan Winkelmann said last year that the performance sub-brand would eventually launch its own all-electric car. At its annual press conference today, Audi made that car, the e-Tron GT, official, promising a 2020 arrival.
Later this year, we'll see the e-Tron Quattro, an electric SUV-ish thing that's more-or-less Audi's answer to the Tesla Model X. Not long after, Audi will release the fastback e-Tron Sportback as a sportier companion to the Quattro. Audi was light on details regarding the e-Tron GT, but confirmed that it'll be a four-seater.
"We interpret sportiness very progressively with our fully electric e-tron GT, and this is how we will take our high-performance brand Audi Sport into the future," said Audi chief Rupert Stadler in a statement.
Before the car was confirmed officially, we reported that the e-Tron GT will have a Bentley sibling too. Audi and Porsche are also working on an additional EV platform, called Premium Platform Electric (PPE), but we won't see cars that ride on that platform until 2021.
Audi promised that it'd offer over 20 electrified cars by 2025, so expect a lot of news like this to come.
A car enthusiast since childhood, Chris Perkins served as Road & Track's engineering nerd and Porsche apologist.
