The Audi e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT share a lot of their technologies with the Porsche Taycan, but does that mean they drive just like their cousin from Zuffenhausen?
To find out, Matt Farah from The Smoking Tire jumped behind the wheel of both the standard e-tron GT and the flagship RS e-tron GT. Most of this review is focused on the RS model, which will probably be favored among shoppers looking for the most performance, but according to Farah, it doesn’t really feel all that different to drive compared to the standard model.
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The RS e-tron GT is paired by a pair of electric motors that combine to pump out 590 hp and 612 lb-ft (830 Nm) of torque, but with an Overboost function enabled off the line, that increases to 637 hp. That is a serious amount of grunt and allows the EV to hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in just 3.1 seconds while powering through to a 155 mph (250 km/h) top speed, although Farah’s co-host says that the extraordinary pace does begin to taper off beyond 90 mph (145 km/h).
Farah notes that the lack of noticeable differences between the standard e-tron GT and the RS is a side effect of its electric powertrain. Whereas Audi’s lower-tier ICE models have four-cylinder engines, its most potent RS models have twin-turbocharged V8s, meaning they feel vastly different. By comparison, both the e-tron GT and the RS e-tron GT have a very similar electric powertrain and in everyday driving, feel very similar, despite their power and performance discrepancies.