Audi has pushed its electric grand tourer into a new bracket, the car now sitting at the company`s top production line, with staggering power under the hood and an impressive run from 0 to 100 km/h.
It is all about the 2025 RS E-tron GT Performance, and an exceptional sports car I had the chance to drive quite recently. This is a 912-horsepower ride, with an exceptional 2.4-second run to 100 km/h.
What stands out is how much driver control remains available despite the power. Standard modes include efficiency, comfort, and dynamic, while RS1 and RS2 open more detailed calibration for suspension, ride height, sound profile, and drivetrain behavior. A push-to-pass function briefly adds 94 horsepower, or 70 kW, once speeds rise above 19 mph, holding that extra output for ten seconds. Launch Control uses its own throttle mapping to support the effect.
The motor arrangement changed, too. Rear axle hardware loses 22 pounds, while the front motor now reaches the same 600-amp output as the rear. Together they produce a more even response, less abrupt perhaps, but very immediate. Regenerative braking climbs to 400 kW, which is substantial enough to become part of the driving character rather than a background technical note.
The sports car’s battery capacity is also outstanding, and now sits at 105Kwh; this makes it around 12% more than before, especially with the carmaker reworking charging performance, which now comes with a DC lift capacity to 320kWh.
Audi estimates 278 miles of EPA range for this version. The milder S e-tron GT stretches that to 300 miles, using a 670-horsepower setup and arriving at 60 mph 0.7 seconds later. Not slow, obviously, just less extreme.
As for cabin features, it remains rather standard than overwhelming, with a 10.1-inch center display with plenty of core systems, along with voice recognition, wireless charging, wireless Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto.
The optional list is completed with Head-Up Display, 16-speaker Bang & Olufsen high-performance audio system, heated and ventilated front seats with massage option, and a couple more.
The price gap is significant. A standard e-tron GT opens at $126,795, while the RS E-tron GT Performance starts at $168,295. Expensive, certainly—but Audi is clearly pricing this car as something beyond a fast EV, closer to a flagship statement with unusually serious numbers.
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