Audi e-tron first impressions
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
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People who claim you are a Tesla fanboi clearly have never seen you ramble about various aspects about your car.
I love your videos for the very reason that you never sugarcoat anything. Like when you borrowed the I-Pace recently, I almost felt bad for them... But from a customer POV this is exactly what I want: Straigt facts and honest comparisons. Keep up the great work, Björn!
That's why I can't wait for your full driving review of the e-tron. Especially regarding the new e-brake feature and sound insulation which Audi says they have put much effort into (maybe you can gear up on your dB-meter or somewhat standardize your way of measuring).
Thank you very much!
agreed, his reviews feel and ARE very genuine. glad I found this channel!
Hear, hear! Bjorn tells it like it is!
never sugar coat anytrhing? I watched this guy sitting and freezing in his car, and he enjoyed it.
It's hard to be an EV enthusiast without being branded a Tesla fanboy.
Tesla is the reason these car manufacturers are finally coming out with decent EVs.
I for one am glad Audi has finally joined the EV game.
Monkeyheadtpc he hates his Tesla but when he drive gas car he loves his Tesla
Nice Bjørn! In MY opinion, you are the only ambigious E-Car tester out there. Your experience with electric cars in different "user environments", and under very varied conditions (weather, road standards, elevations, curvature, etc etc..) is exceptional. I`ll take your advise/opinions over ANY "official" car tester any day any time! Keep your excellent reviews coming!
The Germans just know how to design cars. Totally agree with Kiabjorn.
Qian Qiao So you agree with him that etron’s design is boring? 😉
@@donphilemon I actually do. The thing is on the practical side of things, e-tron is indeed better, and this comes from someone who actually have an iPace on order.
The thing is, car buying is always a trade-off, one look for the stuff who he cares the most. If you buy a Tesla, you get a good charging network, good efficiency, but you sacrifice interior luxury and build quality and some details, and vice versa. iPace has good looks, reasonably good interior, poor practicality, a crap infotaiment system, and poor efficiency. eTron, seem to have moderate interior, German practicality, hopefully German build quality as well, but we have no idea about the efficiency yet.
@@QianQiaoTheOneAndOnly We kind of do have an idea of efficiency. The E-Tron is rated at around 220 miles EPA range, using a 95kWh battery. That range and efficiency is nothing less than atrocious. A Model X using a 75kWh battery gets 237 miles of range, even a Model X with a smaller 90kWh battery gets 257 miles of range.
The interior is definitely nice. The exterior is borderline boring, almost Ford Explorer like.
It would appear that Audi got the interior right, but the exterior and efficiency are definitely lacking.
Also with the charging network in my area being clustered and stuck on 50kW, charging the 95kWh battery on the Audi will be a slow and painful process.
In the USA, the L2 charging speed will most likely be limited to 7.6kW, so it will take 13 hours to fully charge from empty, to get 220 mile of range. Which means this will be a nice local and city vehicle, road trips will have to wait a few years to be realistic.
Qian Qiao many years ago since German build quality was a thing. We own a Model X and an Audi Q7, selling off the Q7 soon. I have to be honest and say that the feel of the Tesla and the interior is far superior (2016 Audi Q7). This is coming from an Audi fan boy. To be honest, i think modern Audi interior is comparable to VW Passat etc.
They are also good in deception. Lying about emissions, about fuel consumption and now, with EV's, lying about range.
Good material. You are the true EV Guru Bjorn :)
Really nice car, but what an awfull efficiency! The Model 3 Mid Range has 260mi EPA with +- 62kwh battery. This one has 250mi WLTP (which is about 220-230EPA) with a 95kwh pack!! Just make the front a little more aerodynamic Audi!
Looks like Audi have a winner, great video Bjorn thanks.
Charges 150 kW up to 75-80% state of charge. On a 50 kW charger the car can take advantage of the charging speed up to 98%! Thanks to Fastned for this information
The I-Pace looks more impressive from a design standpoint, but the efficiency of the e-tron seems to be more of an achievement.
Also the interior quality is top class Audi. Very nice and futuristic.
The E-Tron is forecast to be even less efficient than the I-Pace. So, how is it more of an achievement?
@@redbaron6805 do we know this as a fact or are you just guessing like everyone is?
@@Trades46 The most common number floated around is around 220 miles of range, as seen here:
insideevs.com/audi-norway-order-e-tron-now/
The range is around 250 miles WLTP range, the EPA range will be shorter than WLTP for sure.
Keep in mind that the Jaguar I-Pace was rated at 470Km WLTP range, but ended up with 234 miles of EPA range.
Which means if Audi is expecting 400Km of WLTP range, the EPA range has nowhere to go but down, and 220 miles is realistic based on size and battery type.
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There will be “black exterior” package like in the other Audi cars. So especially with the white color a black grill looks much nicer than the silver one.
Thanks for the great review, I am looking forward seeing a driving test of the e-Tron :)
Lol I bet Bjørn was the only journalist to whack out the flir and tape measure, true legend!!
wow... this thing is pretty impressive. Great work by Audi here. Excited to see more of the EV future.
Great review Björn . I have been following you for 3 years now and you're a real Pro now !
I like it when the charging port is on the side, it remains safe in case of an accident . As usual a very detailed and information filled video .
Well done Bjorn!
Looks like a very nice car, and you could tow a decent caravan with it. They should have gone for 2000 kgs though, since that is what single axle caravans max out at, hence it's a common weight.
So glad it will keep the snow off at 20°Celsius.
in the 360 camera view has normal side mirrors xd
E-tron V I-pace V Model X race ASAP Trondheim and back please. As all 4x4 then in the snow trials too maybe?
Why would you race in SUVs? ... It even matters how fast it is? Seems idiotic.
@@SkywalkerWroc Have you not watched previous Bjorn EV races. Last was a KIA Soul v the I-pace. It's not a speed race.
@@richardpetek712 within 1 year there will be enough 150kw (Ionity) chargers for another head to head, take a look at the map on the Ionity website; almost daily the numbers are changing*! . Audi could only win if it charges 150kw vs 120 tesla, because it is far less efficient looking at the abysmal 250mi WLTP range for a 95 pack. I bet it charges 125kw max though.
*as of typing this there are 17 build / +28 under construction, last month it was 7 / +12...
@Richard Petek: Don' forget that you are not dependent on Ionity when it comes to CCS-chargers. Also other companys build them. For example, here in Germany there are 5 Ionity stations, but overall 27 CCS-stations with more than 100kW.
@@richardpetek712 you have to give them some slack, they're building momentum, since my last post 2 days ago it has already gone up: 19 stations built and 29 in construction (so that's actually 3 more in construction, as 2 of the earlier 28 are finished). You are right; the start after their announcement was veryyy slow, but if building speed continues increase in this rate they will get to 400 in 2020. Other fast charge parties are also very welcome, I like Fastned here in Netherlands, which probably the reason Ionity doesn't hurry to place their first chargers here. We already have 12 175kW charge stations in our small country (and many more 50kw which will be upgraded). Fastned also publishes charge stats/graphs of all EVs on their website. They report the Etron charges 150kw up to 80% and 50kw up to 98%! For instance, they earlier reported iPace to charge at 85 max tapering at 50% already, which turned out to be the same Bjorn experienced.
please note that the i-pace are not allowed to charge at 7kw in Denmark and some other countries, as you are only allowed to use 16a on 230v
so all public Clever charging station has a funktion to detect where you use 1 or 3 faces and then set a 22kw station to max 16a when it detect a i-pace (3,6kw)
if you get a private clever charging station it come with a 400v to 230v transformer
3:11 'everybody expects a proper car to have a headlight washer, >>but Tesla doesn't have it H H
9:14 "trulululu lul" hahah Bjorn brings it more ^^
I have never heard of a headlight washer. Must not be a thing in the US. My headlights never need washing outside of the routine car wash.
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Starting at $81,800. All futures include. I will buy one.
I think that the e-tron will appeal to a lot of buyers of German cars. But it looks like an electric tank. The i-Pace is far more elegant and both cars will suffer from high consumption. WTLP range of 400km for the e-tron will mean probably an EPA-range of 325-350. Look at the i-pace: WLTP 470km, EPA 375km. So the Audi will be less of a car for long distance especially when you hammer it. And the EPA range is still more realistic than the WLTP. So yes the Audi is bigger than the i-pace and more a big luxury family car, but hampered by high consumption.
btw: love the t-shirt ;)
Yep they both will lose a race over 1000 km to a Kona or Niro. Better range and able to charge at more than 50kW so they can compete in fast charging and with a smaller battery. e-tron, i-pace & Mercedes EQC will appeal to people that don't want a Tesla and a more conventional car, but because they are heavy and big SUV's / cross-overs they lack in efficiency to other EV's.
e-tron is a brick, and a toll and heavy one. It will have much shorter range than i-pace.
Great video, lots of useful information.
Thank you Kiabjørn :-)
I like your reviews because you provide very useful information that would often be difficult to find from other sources. Thank you!
So far so good, now we need a range test Bjorn style.
Great tour of the car as expected! I had some concerns about the iPace, but it looks like Audi has done much better. Still not sure I can ever go back to such a busy dash after getting used to my Model 3, but good to see promising competition!
So the virtual speedometer goes all the way up to 260 km? Why, when the speed is limited to 200 km?
Excellent review as always. Thank you!
speedomters always go further than the car actually can
Roger Starkey battery on etron is a top notch LG battery with large cells. Not sure what battery would be better?
e-tron the iPace-Killer
In a perfect world where buyers are 100 % brand loyal, yes. But in real world, customers will move across brands. We have already seen Tesla owners move to Jaguar. The same will happen with Jaguar vs Audi and Tesla. And soon to come Mercedes.
Why use such evil language such as killer? Perhaps give some facts that represent your view and on that basis the VW may be more suitable than the Tata...
@@neilbrandon "Killer" comes from the press, is not my creation.
tesla-killer -> teslaquila ;)
Well they only intend to make about 10 per year, so it's not much of anything to consumers.
EQC Killer definately. but that is not the goal anyways..
I bet Audi has better insulation (sound-proofing) than Tesla too.
Ladislav Tánczos yeah, have you seen Audi’s video about the sound design?
Of course. Even their regular cars have better insulation than Tesla's, it is mostly the engine that is so much louder that destroys the soundless image.
I feel like I just had a nice chat about E-Tron. Great video! Thanks....
U did amazing job comparing/contrasting. Also great at putting the clips in from other cars talking about frunk and such to show what u r talking about.
E-Tron is now officially my favorite electric SUV. I hope it's more efficient than the iPace.
That would be a long shot. It will probably end up with around 220 miles of range, so the efficiency will be very similar to the I-Pace. It is a tall vehicle with a large grill. Efficiency will be bad, just a question of how bad.
Wow, very nice detailed video for a first impression.
Great first video of the e-tron, Björn! Can't wait until you get one to drive!
That.....looks.....impressive! For me this video highlights what many have been saying for a long time which is that for the price, Tesla Model S and X really are lacking some key luxury features you'd expect from vehicle in this price range. Headlight washers, charge ports on both sides, even those safety pulls to open the charge port doors - brilliant stuff you'd expect on any luxury EV. That said, range and efficiency are most important to me so it will be interesting to see if the e-Tron fares any better than the i-Pace in that regard when it comes to real-world driving.
Well done Audi! This vehicle will only make Tesla up their game so we all win!
Thanks for another great review. Afraid to say this one is out of my price range, but thanks to your glowing review on Kona, I currently have one pre-ordered in Canada 👍
Agree with many of your comments. The E-Tron specs look ground breaking. But the style is beyond dull. Someone needs to take the best from all these cars and combine them. The E-Tron fast charging and technology. The I-Pace style and refinement. The Tesla range options, charging infrastructure and warranty. The versatility of the BMW phone app. ..Oh, and Hyundai value!
> But the style is beyond dull.
Well it's what customers expect. And I'd agree, if they want to sell an Audi it should look like one, there are lots of people (me included) who like this style. But yes for the future if more EVs get released, "better" designs might make sense.
Have seen it in person at the Paris Motor Show. Looked great.
Also, did you use your DSLR to record yourself? So crispy... 😝
Great Review! Bjørn shows the details that EV buyers want to know, with useful comparisons to other EVs.
Wish that they would make electric audi tt. That would be cool.
Did you just say "schmutz?" If you ever make it to Seattle, I want to get drunk with you. You are a trip!
Can you open the front doors fully with the chargeport open? Seems tight? 4:22
Etron seems to be practible and good technique.
I agree with you, thanks.
Great Video, Bjørn! Thanks. The infotainment indeed seems to be much better than in the I-Pace.
I test drove the I-Pace two days ago and I also found the infotainment system to be horrible (I really like the push/pull buttons for seat heating, though). I was also quite surprised on how high the consumption was on that "little" car compared to the Model X (which is my daily drive).
I'm very curious to get more information about the Audi - it seems like a very decent car. I registered for a test drive, but that might take some time here in Germany (they said maybe February).
I'm pretty sure you'll keep us updated with news about the e-tron. Thanks for your videos!!
This could by my first electric vehicle let alone an Audi. Damn, Audi... I’m really excited. Great job on explaining the tiny details on this spaceship👍🏼
Hey Björn, the heated sensor in the front isn't a Radar, it's a Lidar!
A lot of us care about your opinion, don't always agree but on the whole your right on the money with your opinions.
So cool that you can compare EVs in your reviews. I hope all the makers are listening! Agree on the cool 360 camera -- very nice. Wish my car had it!
You have the best and funniest videos, I bought a Jag but have watched 6 other videos you are like the Bruce Lee of EV.
looks like Audi got it!
Wonderful car! Top-of-the-line EV, absolutely love it!
Air drag coefficient and frontal area seem to be worse than those values of Tesla Model X.
Looks like a great car. It strange to me that the styling is so conventional, compared to the Porsche EV which looks awful to my eyes. This car will sell like crazy but beyond the specs who could spend that kind of money and not go with teslas existing supercharger network? Really hoping these cars are a hit though, the S and X have so many design flaws they should really get redesigns in the next 2 years or so, competition should help make that more urgent
@@dge5348 The market has demonstrated for decades that consumers for the most part don't really care much about drag coefficient or frontal area - particularly not people who buy big, expensive, top-of-the-line SUVs.
But the good thing is, even though the efficiency specs look pretty awful for the e-Tron, they still very much obliterate any ICE-powered SUV, so it's still a step in the right direction.
@@babybirdhome but if you drive on the Autobahn the drag coefficient matters sooo much especially with an EV because the consumption just sky rockets at speed beyond 160 because of it.
Looks good. At least this car doesn't eat motor oil like the one Audi I used to have :) Probably way too expensive for me :)
Best Etron video om RUclips 😃
Autogefühl have also done multiple videos on the E-tron, including driving.
The camera with which you recorded yourself inside the e golf seems to be doing a great job...The video quality in that section felt amazing
Good review. But the thing model x got over these 2 are the 6 seats and 7 seats setup. It can be use for family car with 2 kids and grand folks :) Also the falcon wing door win hand on in put/take out the kids in child seats :).
Kiabjorn, hahahahha
is he trolling audi?
The digital side-mirrors should be much bigger, not that tiny. A bigger screen/picture doesn't increase drag. Missed opportunity.
Not going to be an issue in the USA. The DOT law in the USA requires outside mirrors, so this design will only be in countries that allow it, if anywhere at all.
Note that the Mission E had these camera mirrors also, but they got deleted on the production Taycan.
Looks way better than the Jaguar as a Tesla competitor.! Awesome review. Thx!
wow, looks like a really nice and well put together EV! I like it
Another huge advantage Tesla has is the OTA updates and improvements which makes it very attractive for potential buyers as it means their cars don't get outdated as soon as they're driven off the lot. Now let's see if the big three German car makers can match that ability.
+Google Reviewer I-Pace will also get OTA.
@@bjornnyland That's really good to know Bjorn and btw thanks for the detailed preview of the Audi e-tron. I hope they let you have a two day test drive so you could return the car with 50K miles on it! lol
I cannot wait to see you testing the etron.
Looks well designed
The 3D thing for the camera the BMW 7 series has it and it uses gesture control for it
Thank you very much for the detailed information. I learned a lot about the etron. The good thing is Audi is finally having an EV for more consumer options.
Kia Bjørn ?shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
Great initial impressions. Love the candid feedback. My candid feedback is Audi is 30% too expensive its basically in Model S territory and its a mass market car from a huge car company. Storage for its size 600L sorry less than Q5, Allroad, heck a Golf wagon has 900L Wanna go camping or on a road trip with 4 people. Hello car rental. After paying 100K CAD and considering it based on the Tiguan platform which is much more spacious they screwed up
Nice vid about a nice car :D
Naa, serious, i really liked it.
It never gets boring so it didn't feel that long. A lot of facts and informations about the car.
And don't ever stop comparing it to Tesla or Jag i-Pace or whatever! Because these are the best informations we can get from you ( Or should i say, your experience).
Just one question: When you measured the trunk loading high, in which suspension setting was the car?
"trunk loading high, in which suspension setting was the car?
", Yes I am also wondering that.
I think they are making a mistake - SUVs are indeed selling better, but when it comes to EVs, especially at the moment, when we don't have enough chargers, people would prefer a sedan or a station wagon, because of their higher efficiency and range. They should've designed a flashy electric A7 (to compete with the model S) and a practical A6 station wagon (they would have filled a niche - no electric station wagons yet).
Good review, as always!
@@vladmihai306 Do you consider the A6 station wagon or the A7 to be cheaper vehicles than a Q5 (which is of similar size to the E-Tron)?
@@vladmihai306 What do you mean you didn't focus on their price - you said they are expensive anyway, so why not develop an electric SUV, right? Now, on the other hand, I said nothing about their price - what I said was that a sedan or a station wagon would have more range, because they are more aerodynamic, and since the charging network is still bad, people would prefer to have a car with a bigger range than an SUV with a short range.
Think about it - the Kona and the Niro can go for 500km on a charge, at 90km/h. The i-Pace can't, and I doubt the E-Tron would be able to pull this off either. So Audi and Jaguar might lose their clients to Hyundai and Kia, because they sell for the price of a cheap gasoline Audi or Jaguar. Wouldn't it have been better for Audi to try and beat Kia, Hyundai and even Tesla, when it comes to range - arguably the most important characteristic of any EV at the moment?
@@vladmihai306 I understand your point, but what I was trying to say is that soon-to-be EV owners would care mostly about the price vs. range ratio. So, many Audi customers may choose to buy a Kona or a Niro, which will be priced like a gasoline Audi. On the other hand, rich Audi fans may go for a Tesla, because of the bigger range and better charging network.
So what does Audi do to address this? They release a vehicle that doesn't offer anything more than their competitors - it's neither cheap nor does it offer an outstanding range. I believe the only advantage of the Audi would be that it will have higher quality than a Tesla or a Jaguar.
I think their management and marketing departments didn't plan well. Germans tend to evolve their tech slowly, but the EV world is fast paced and they are having trouble adapting.
On a side note, you are right that a 95kWh pack would be too much for a Kona or a Niro, at least at the moment. But it wouldn't be big for an A7 or an A6 estate, which was my initial suggestion (after all, it fits in a similarly sized Tesla S).
Unfortunately the world is selling much more SUV than wagons or sedans. It was originally an American trend now the world seems to love SUV so that's why all new EV comes as SUV.
I think the main reason to go with the SUV design was to choose one of their existing platforms that had enough space to cram the battery pack into + of course the popularity of SUVs. You shouldn't forget that the e tron is built on existing assembly lines on the basis of a platform designed for fossil fuels, that never had batteries in mind. Keeps the invest down in case the car flops and also reduces the risks of "production hell" if you just use an existing platform and long established and smoothly running factories.
e-tron is based on the VW groups MLB platform, the MEB platform that is specifically designed for EVs is not out yet. So the e-tron is still a bit of a compromise in that regard, which the Jaguar and Teska aren't. But so far it seems that e-tron is turning out to be a competitive product despite being based on a platform not designed for that type of vehicle. Can't wait to see what their EVs based on the actual EV platform will be like.
"fist-sized space on top of your height being 173 cm" does not seem as though it would accommodate tall people :P
Good work Bjorn, thank you! You adress everything that might be or is interesting
That looks pretty awesome, like a typical audi.
Hopefully without the ice, it would be a lot more reliable than a typical audi, too.
Great to hear it can tow 1800kg Bjorn 👍
good message! Looking forward to the driving impressions.
Can you plug both chargeports in at the same time. Ahhhh. :)
Nope, it will detect that and allow charging from one side only.
Bjørn Nyland I thought so, it looks like a nice car. It would be nice to compare to an ice car. I really think that is going to be the competition. Of course the comparison between jaguar and Tesla is important but we are getting to that point where the Audi car buyer will compare this to another Audi or Volvo or beemer
Bjørn Nyland It actually only allows to open one port at a time
I opened rhe chargeport on the right side, when it suddenly closed. I think thats because someone opened it on the left side.
Would be cool to use 2 chargers at the same time if they're free, twice the speed? Why not.
Every electric car is good, if it makes someone get rid of ice car.
Great thorough review! That is an impressive car, at least in the features it has. Interior looks super cluttered though...
Awesome video Bjorn! I really appreciate your opinions. Much better than reviewers who are such big fans of Tesla that they can't see where others are better, and likewise much better than reviewers who put down everything Tesla does while gushing over others that do the same thing.
Cheers for this review, did the indicators work they tend to be disabled on Audis in the UK, I had a rare one where they worked. Hopefully the radar will stop this Audi sitting 10cm off your bumper 🤔
Audi pretty much did it right on all aspects. Only real world consumption vs i-pace and model x is not known yet and has to be competitive.
Thanks a lot for all your reviews. I am moving to Norway in a week and all your videos have been more than helpful. Will you go car shopping with me??
Amazing review!! This is unique content here with this deeeep analysis of the cars.
When more EVs are coming, your work will be even more important and nice.
Keep up the good work
This is a very nice car, just gotta remember that it'll have a lot of options fitted to it, things like the electrically adjustable steering wheel, through loading for skis, the inflating a deflating seats and other stuff may not be standard. nice review though :)
Great unbiased review as always!
As always, a great review. But, knowing you, this is just the beginning of a long series of E-Tron reviews. Can't wait till you get one for a week.
Nice Shirt!
Looks nice, but still missing main points; availability (dates and quantities), efficiency (city and highway), prices (basic and full), driving experience (including pilot assist), reliability (thats a long term result), etc.....
Dear Bjorn still watching most of your videos with pleasure - thanks for promoting e-mobility :). regarding Audi - that what I would consider "my" brand - used to drive A5 now I'm having A7. And I have to say - e-tron won't be my first e-car... despite I really like the brand... design is simply... bad - extremely conservative - this car has no single eye-catching feature - looks like Q5 after face-lifting... same with interior - its cost oriented approach - take the parts from other models and put them in new car... which of course is normal practice but also shows that the "traditional" car manufacturers are having problem with "old" mindset... the best example is front part - gigantic grill... even if you need battery cooling come on... it looks really awkward. but all this is IMHO ;) looking forward for your next reviews... all the best and thx again
Bjorn, that thing you showed as the radar in front is actually the lidar. You can see that your camera is picking up the infrared laser in that shot. The radar is in the grille I believe.
+Boris de Melo Source of info?
Bjørn Nyland If you're asking about radar, I'm not sure where it's located. But that sensor you showed was the Lidar/laser scanner. The Audi A8 and A6 have the lidar sensor in the same place and in your video you can tell it's the laser scanner from the fact that your camera picked up the IR laser shining through (the red-ish light in the centre of the sensor at 3:42 or 3:43).
Here's how it's used in the Audi A8 ruclips.net/video/nUlK6fpveXg/видео.html
But I'm not aware if it's used for the same features in e-tron. You can search Audi lidar or Audi laser scanner to learn more. Your video is the first time I've noticed it on the e-tron.
@@bjornnyland There's a close up of the sensor on this page blog.audi.de/the-developer-of-the-laser-scanner-in-the-audi-a8/?lang=en
They call it laser scanner in their marketing.
AC/DC Bjørn. Thanks for the review. Tusen takk!
I want the color changing LEDs in my S! Was looking for them to change ambient lights, couldn’t find it.
Someone made a mod kit and instructions to make a color changing dash light I believe....
www.torquenews.com/1/tesla-model-s-ambient-lights-turn-tesla-something-out-tron
Great video, would love to buy an EV but that means a second car for long distance trips.
I find that alot of my European friends use 'nice' very often. When food or a drink taste good, they often say "it's very nice".
Good option! I needed 7 seats. Model X for me.
Still don't know why Audi kept the front grill.
To keep the Audi look, they are trying to sell to the same customers after all.
Yes but it does not even look good. The Audi logo would be fine with an air intake like the Model X maybe.
To reduce efficiency, as if it was good in the first place.
Again a very nice and detailed made video. We agree with your opinion. Finally a nice car from Germany which can compete with Tesla and Jaguar in the premium segment. Now only VW has to come up with a nice car for the every day man ;)
You are the best Mr Bjorn. Great review and video. Still not convince with Audi over all but at least they are trying
Nice! Good job. Dont really see any good reasons to buy the I-pace anymore. Just seems like a lot more demanding to live with than the E-Tron. Less space, infotainment from hell, less towing capacity etc.
I am Tesla follower since the beginning of the company but e-tron looks much better for me than a model X 😉
@@maeguk1 Yep I agree but at the same time I just love the fact that finally I can have a Q5 or a Q7 desing and it's 100% electric I LOVE IT 😁
@@maeguk1 you need it for cooling. Electronic devices run better and more efficient and stable when the temperature is lower. That's the nature of silicon. If you didn't know, Teslas overheat on track.
@@maeguk1 Silicon the semiconductor, not silicone. One of the reasons quantum computers need near-absolute zero cooling is because if not cooled properly, the noise floor is higher than the signal level. Heat is bad for electronics and their efficiency. There is something called thermal runaway, look it up. While it is true that it doesn't happen in a tesla, the lower temp, the better. And I know lithium batteries need to be warm to give maximum power, but there is a certain operating range they should not leave in order to work long and safe. I guess you have zero experience in the field, but you come at me like you know something... I tinker with electronics my whole life and know much more than you. I don't know why do I even bother answering to someone that doesn't know what silicon is...
> The electric engine of an EV is the simpliest creation there is,
Lol. No. Look up videos of disassembled Tesla motors. They have hundreds to thousands of parts.
> Cooling of computers is necessary but an EV it is NOT
Of course cooling/heating is necessary, otherwise you fuck up your battery. Lithium batteries hate pretty much everything except a nice room-temperature.
@@ConstantinUngureanu; the E-tron design is very close to the new Audi Q8; same front, back and interior.
Motorised chargeport might freeze
impermeability should be a must
USA buyers will want a Type III towing accessories hitch socket.
I've seen reviews of the e-tron before, but they have said nothing compared to BN here. I've actually learned something here. The nerdiness detail really pays off. Luckily, Bjorn is funny too. He-he-he-he...troll-lol-lol. 😁
Very thorough review for the short amount of time you spent in the E-Tron 👍. It's a nice car, it better be for 80k. You really can't go wrong with whichever EV you chose. I hope the range is accurate at 250 mile. The I-pace dropped from its original estimates which is quite disappointing. Does it have over the air updates or auto pilot feature? I know the Tesla autopilot is an expensive option, but at least you have that choice to get later down the line. Do these new EV have these features built in so you can purchased it later?
It will definitely not have 250 miles of EPA range. The current estimates hover around 220 miles or so.