Detroit - the first major motor show 2010, Audi has demonstrated an uncompromising, a compact sports car with the electric drive.
Detroit Showcar Audi e-tron, two-seater length 3.93 meters, a width of 1.78 meters and height of only 1.22 meters, the second concept car brand with the four rings is shown only a few months after its debut model, the e-throne at the IAA 2009 .
Adequate performance Showcar Detroit Audi e-throne ensure low weight of only 1 350 kg, and engines with high torque located on the rear axle. Two electric motors with a total capacity of 150 kW (204 hp) and torque of 650 Nm step up 2 the coupe with aluminum bodywork built in the Audi Space Frame from 0 to 100 km / h in 5.9 seconds. At the sprint from 60 to 120 km / h Audi e-throne needs 5.1 seconds.
Detroit Showcar Audi e-tron can distribute torque between the wheels of their engines as needed. The so-called torque vectoring to achieve excellent precision and excellent traction. Also, thanks to low weight, the short wheelbase and excellent terms of the dynamics of the Audi division of the burden of e-tron behaves like driving go-cart - it is turning, dynamic and neutral in the border area.
Li - ion batteries, placed for optimum arrangement of the center of gravity behind the cab and the rear axle, have an actual usable capacity of 45 kilowatt hours of energy. Thanks to this car can pass up to 250 kilometers.
As with the first electric model e-studio throne at Frankfurt, the Audi also here for many components applied a revolutionary solution: the heat pump is used for efficient heating of the interior.
Drive, power electronics and battery are controlled temperature regulation system of innovation. This arrangement has a decisive impact on achieving high coverage without sacrificing the high comfort inside.