Audi e-tron GT Review: 0-60mph, ¼ Mile, Tech, Ride, Handling | Top Gear Tested
This is the Audi e-tron GT, the sister car to the Porsche Taycan - based on the same VW Group J1 platform and containing much of the same technology - albeit wrapped in an extremely sharp suit. It’s not the first pure-electric Audi of course but it is definitely one of the most exciting, producing 469bhp - boosted to 523bhp when you engage launch control... and this isn't even the RS model.
So this, or a Porsche Taycan, then? Top Gear Magazine’s Serious Car Tester Ollie Kew is here to help.
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00:00 Introduction
00:46 What is it?
01:20 Styling
01:49 Battery Life
02:53 Weight
03:29 Practicality
04:39 Lighting
05:08 0-60MPH, 0-100MPH, 1/4 Mile
07:13 Motorway Driving
08:30 Ride
09:30 Handling
11:14 Verdict
Can't wait to see what these cars can do once they figure out how to get those battery weights down.
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Or figure out a way to store hydrogen efficiently for fuel cell electric vehicles, and a good way to produce green hydrogen.
@@Surestick88 Surestick88, this car is still slightly lacking compared to Audi ETron VGT.
@@Surestick88 and at a reasonable price
@@Surestick88 They've been trying to make hydrogen cars for 30 years, and failed. We've gone from basically a standing start in EVs 14 years ago to a superior experience.
I think it looks amazing. You can see it's an e-tron gt from a mile away when you meet one on the road.
This car is impossibly good.
Audi still on top of the game when it comes to the lighting situation.
LOL
@@lukeecle117 truth makes you laugh
Great video man! Well spoken and well made car!
Something doesn’t add up. I’ve tested the base etron gt on my dragy and the numbers were 12.17 for the 1/4 mile. Either you didn’t engage launch control properly or sth isn’t right with that car.
Trap speed was off by a couple of mph aswell so don’t think sports boost mode was engaged that give you the few extra horses for a couple of second’s that you mentioned in the video
In Forza? In the real world, the surface, tyre wear, wind direction and gradient can be a factor in a half second discrepancy.
he did say and you can see it was a wet surface. also dragy is known to be a bit optimistic with it's times.
Difference in GPS meters and circumstances. Gps meters also do not give the correct times and are always a bit optimistic. Gives the owners a good feeling though. And last, drag times are not very important are they.
@@M3PH11 M3PH, imagine if Chris Harris tested the VGT version of this car.
Great video, nicely presented. Can't wait to pick mine up next month (petrolhead converting from an S4). Keep up the great work!
Hi Richard Chester. 🙏
Hi Richard Chester!
The e-tron is something else!
Yep. Me too love this car.
German Tesla powered by Audi
No, it's a car like all other cars, it's not something else than a car.
Yeah man it's Incredible!
I already know those headlights are gonig to flash bang me everytime one of these is driving in the opposing lanes at night. Bye Bye eye balls.
Always love a top gear video.
I still really wanna see an etron gt avant
That would be easy. Take a Taycan Sport Turismo, make it a bit slower, a bit less sporty and slap some Audi badges on it. Job done.
@@ThorsteinKlingenberg yes....that's what the etron gt avant is
*Is that the one I saw in the iron man film looks so good* 👀
ASIDE from the ease of use on uneven roads compared to haptic touch screens, the SINGLE BIGGEST plus of buttons is that they can be used "by feel" and don't require you to take your eyes off the road for the 2 seconds it takes EACH TIME you have to locate where to touch!! I wonder how long it will be before this obnoxious fashion for touch controls reverts back to buttons, knobs and sliders after we come to realise how many fatal and serious accidents occur where a driver's gave was avert for precious seconds???
I totally agree, nowadays they do add haptic feedback, but yeah, you can't just feel your way across a touch screen, because you'll be selecting or swiping all kinds of stuff along the way. I am not sure if the button will ever make its great return, but i do agree, mobile phones were bad enough of a distraction when they came out, but touchscreen took it up some notches. And now i sometimes have to hold myself back from not smacking the phones out of people's hands that almost bump into me on the street. Somehow being distracted in traffic seems to be a priority, as attentive travelers will move out of the way of 'unreliable' vehicles/pedestrians, which is just absurd and arrogant. As if their "multi-tasking" is somehow our responsibility. /end rant
It’s not such a massive problem if the car has a good voice assistant system, like MBUX or BMW Personal Assistant. (although the one in newer iDrive 8 cars isn’t as good as the one in iDrive 7 cars, for now) You can just tell the car what you want to do, no need to use the touchscreen. Also, this Audi and the interiors of cars from the Asian brands are where it’s at in terms of functionality. They strike the ideal balance of buttons, knobs and touchscreens. That’s the keyword, balance, I don’t think you’d want all buttons, with no touchscreen either, interior might get confusing at that point.
@@magnustan841 - Touchcreens have their uses, I just hate it when so much of the operation is purely and only available by touch. It's so unnecessary! And in some circumstances, it can be decidedly dangerous.
Do you have to rent/lease the rear wheel steering like BMW's heated seats or do you own the built-in function outright when you purchase it?
The rear steering is part of a pack that costs you 8K, for that you get the laser lights and a few other goodies like air suspension.
@@carlbeaumont4276 hey thanks. I'll look into that. Got my interest for sure.
I just saw one for the first time today, and yes, that is a very very cool car!
Is it only the camera angle or was the acceleration test done at an incline?
Does anyone know the name of the song/beat that starts playing around 2:54?🙏🏾
reminds me of the evolution of road bikes or just bikes in general.
i wish top gear would have not let their previous host go, this dude talking is great and all that, but its too late, ill watch the clip for the efforts of the team making this segment and respect for the real people working. use the ommission of his salary to pay these genius men more
Nice "It just works" dig there... 🍎 It sounds nice and quiet from the inside, but when an RS version passed me on the A1 about a month back, the tyre thrash was very loud - penalty of having wider, more sporty rubber, perhaps? Definitely nowhere near as quiet as a BMW i8 when it's on the move. This regular GT is a better all-round car than the RS version, which seems compromised by the focus on out and out performance. It almost proves that Audi should have left that end of things with Porsche, and instead focussed on an Avant variant and better efficiency, in my opinion.
It's not just the tire width alone, the thread pattern changes the sound a lot.
One hopes that early adopters will be able to get battery upgrades for the eTron GT in future as the technology gets better on the VW Group (Audi, Porsche) side
Wasn't this uploaded yesterday
If only they could have made something this good looking and good handling when v8s were still a proper thing. Then you’d have looks, handling and emotion from an Audi comboned
BYD Seal and Leapmotor C01 both do 0-60 in 3 seconds and they are not even premium!
Europe is falling behind on EVs. Its only a matter of time these make it to Europe and it's over.
Europe still has the monopoly on build quality, but who gives a shit when these cars will be obsolete in 5 years? China is doing it right.
So does it under-steer in and out of corners just like a normal Audi?
Exactly
Eventually but not until you are way beyond road speeds, its like its on rails.
yooo cool vid!
Nice looking car.
How would this compare to an RS7? Better?
The office building across from mine is Audi Financial Services or something similar, there's usually one of these in the parking lot. It looks interesting but it doesn't say "This is a $100,000 vehicle" like a Taycan does. Taycan looks much better.
Super helpful review...CA has passed legislation for all electric cars in, what 2024? This might just be worth the investment. My question is, how often does the battery need to be replaced? I understand that electric batteries are as expensive as the cars they run
There is not enough ore available for everyone to have an electric car. Which is precisely the point.
A google search gives me multiple answers about this and most car manufacturers have a 94% battery efficiency guarantee after 10 years. That means you won't have to change out your battery, really.
I’d 1000% buy it in black ever since I saw it and/or the Porsche
How the channel this famous can’t find a guy who can launch a car properly. This car supposed to do 0-60 in 4.1 which might not be that fast but yeah ppl still want to see this channel demonstrate that figure properly as other main stream car youtubers 🙁
Don't think you had launch on properly. Mine easily does 3.6s - 3.7s. 4.1s is what I see when I don't use Launch. Although really not much in it.
Locked a kid and dad in the car when one set on fire in Herefordshire. Had to smash their way out the window. Buy a TDI
I love the questions
how is that the worst case scenario. Thats a very, very good road compared to the roads here in Brazil
How is that the worst case scenario? That's a very good road compared to the roads here in Brazil.* Higher standards, that's all. What is considered good in one country can be shit in another.
10/10 for the lab coat
Surprisingly slow to 60 for 500 hp :|
It's very heavy, so not that surprising.
@@jimbert50 its also weighing heavier than Aston Martin DB9 Coupe 2006 model. It weighing 1985kgs.
Its slow, Chinese brands BYD Seal and Leapomotor 01 both do 0-60 in 3 seconds and cost half of this.
@@ciybersal9833 Yeah, buy Chinese stuff, so they can build their next aircraft carrier. Maybe they put some fentanyl into the glove box, as a gift.
Its the weight of a range rover.
Very nice and fast
About exactly?
Ahhh it's up 😄
Always great to see how Audi blends luxury and sportiness with new tech. Only gripe with this video is the sound used when the question text comes up. Not sure if it’s on purpose but it sounds like a speaker grounding badly. Not a great sound!
I appreciate you for praising physical buttons :D I hope that future EVs will go back to the basics instead of full on screen cluttering with annoying AI assistants :/
AWESOME AMAZING FANTASTIC
Okay but what if I'm chased by a bunch of bad guys in a Corvette through a shopping mall? 😆
So does GT stand for "giant tummy"?
Yah, you need the RS. It'll go 0-60 in 2.9 and 1/4 in 10.9. That's a lot faster.
the misconception with these vehicles is that they are quick not fast the rs is.
Ah, is that Millbrook?
Seems like a very lame scam message
The Audi ETron GT is good but nothing compared to Audi ETron VGT version.
12.6 at 114? In Canada this is 150 grand and it’s slower than a model Y performance with less range 🤦🏼♂️
Yes, but this looks soooo much better, and I would argue that it’s probably screwed together a little better as well.
@@darylaarons6625 not that hard to overtake that T in build quality. I guess you'll get more years on road out of that Audi - the really sustainable aspect. Trash cars at 5y old? Nope!
@@darylaarons6625 I have both. Paid 82,999 for the model Y P. Tesla is quiet, very refined drive, much better tech, and as a family SUV for 1/2 the price of the GT, it’s leagues better. No charging network for audi in Ontario. It’s honestly a wonderful car for 100-110k. For 150k it’s a waste
@@sapientbudgie5652 in not sure I believe that you have both, sorry 😂
@@markking9435 can post videos of each.
Looks much better than the wierd looking porshe with its wierd hea lights
TBH it looks really good with that 3 tone. For anyone who thinks otherwise I'd happily perform laser eye surgery on them while driving this Audi behind them (jokes, as if I could afford one)
Ummmm the front looks like a Civic/S15 Silvia
Have a beautiful day Everyone
This is a beautiful, well engineered car that is impractical to people that like to have fun. It is a grocery getter. I like to go to the beach, but I live 210 miles away. Think I'm betting on that 230 advertised range? No thanks. I like to go to Vegas. Can't even think about it. I would NOT buy a gas car with a 230 range, so I damned sure will not buy an EV with 230. Call me when you can double that number...
I also have a survival/practical side. You have a 40 mile commute to work. You get home and your range is now 150 miles. The winds have shifted and the fire is headed your way, or the hurricane has turned and you are now in the path. Evacuate? Or, plug in and get some more charge and then evacuate? Mom is sick and you need to get to her... I can think of hundreds of scenarios where I need to drive greater than 230 in a day. Again, no thanks. This car is a second car.
Its awesome but ridiculously expensive.
It is, if they would charge $80k these would sell very strongly
Now they can be picked up for 49k and even dropping now. Same with taycan
The etron was released before the Porsche
Nope
Too heavy in corners, I tested it in the Alpes, slower than a Model 3 LR AWD. The software is comparable with an old Amiga or C64.
Love evs
Absolutely no room inside them.
Bring back Clarkston and his guys please
ill get it in 5 years when they work out the kinks with batteries and ever car is getting 400+ miles per charge
I wonder how much those tires cost. Super wide, super sleek, with a weight index like 108-110 and speed index Z, they will cost more than all those savings on the fuel. But at least they come back to buttons. That thing with a tough-panels was a obvious scam from the very beginning.
Tråkigaste top gear nånsin 😅
etron sounds in france like the word they have for turd^^ and didn t rename it there...
Well the Germans took a giant turd in France, so maybe its just their renowned humour.........
Congrats on achieving arguably the most boring review of a fantastic car mate.
Slower than a Model 3 Performance, costs more than an S Plaid. Well Gee, let me run to grab my wallet.
E-tron is the better looking one
With EVs the supporting mobile app can often be just as important as the usability of the car. Here the Audi falls completely flat. An absolutely rubbish app that makes “living” with the car harder than it should be.
I preferred hamond, may, clarkson
That’s all well and good but it don’t change the fact that e torn Is the French word for turd
What the hell😔😔
The main things are...it looks shit, and it's expensive.
no real gains on tesla in terms of ev tech it seems. Its really just that price they need to nail down, a slower car than a model 3 performance at near 20k pounds more cant really be justified with 'muh interior'. Volkswagen group is boasting how they will catch up but this ain't it, chief.
5:54 Shaking the camera doesnt mean it is going fast.
sadly it can not be driven in any french speaking Country
They've never successfully kept the Germans out.
Or just buy an rs 5 whit a good old petrol engine
If only it had a V8..
Tuning.Tuning the radio, NOT chewning. Thought you guys spawned the language if I'm to borrow a line from one the greatest flicks ever SNATCH
it just looks like an accord
Really?
@@carlbeaumont4276 yup boring ass electric car
It’s not debatable, for many the public charging infrastructure is rubbish. Too many companies, methods of payment. Not to mention finding these these mythical (non Tesla) fast chargers. As form home charging, a large number of motorists don’t have the ability to park/ charge off street. One final thing, no mass recycling of EV batteries, yet. I’m 66 and can say one thing for certain, AA batteries have increased massively since they came out. Yes the technology is better, but the price is still going up. I don’t see EV batteries being any different - as the finite resources required deplete. Elon Musk is on record as stating “Electric car are the future, but not powered by batteries”.
Top Gear went from boring and informative to actually funny and entertaining and now back to Zzzzzz
It doesn’t look even half as good as a Porsche tho…
E ELECTRI 19 CENTURY - HYDROGEN FUTURE _ PORSHE IT NOT AUDI VW B?????
Beautiful vaccum on wheels...LOL
Instead of Tesla i would rathe buy this 😊
I want simplistic, cheap, low performance, long range ev.
Get a secondhand milk float 🤣
BYD, might come to your market soon.
That's total nonsense. Audi didn't copy anything. Both companies already had the platform for both EVs planned out together for a long time. Porsche just released theirs first. They're same cars from different companies but nobody copied anybody cus the platform had been arranged since. And infact I'd say Audi even did a better job
Was hoping for a great test of an Audi instead it seemed to be a “why isn’t it a Taycan” commentary, rubbish.
1st view
No you weren't
Top gear has become too mechanical and forced for my liking I miss the OG trio, James May Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson did it much better, even the mechanical parts when James described how something worked, it was just better...
Where's the fun in New Top Gear? It's all so dry and matter of fact, BORING!!
disappointing 0-60 .. even the Tesla Model X Plaid 6 seater can do 0.-60 in 2.5s
Its not in that league but it's fast enough to make people feel nauseous. When you put your foot down at 40mph, its like getting hit by a car doing 70mph. By normal standards, its ridiculously fast. I had remapped C43 with 467bhp and the Etron makes it feel slow.
@@carlbeaumont4276 its disappointing because a 5000lbs 6 seater car does much better
F150 lighting ev got 89 miles of a claimed 150 mile range... #ICE4LIFE
not true
Towing heavy load.
What does super stable really mean? If it means really stable, then why not say that? Super this and super that, makes me want to 🤮
first!
No…5th
@@GIBBO4182 1st
Nope!
@@cesraw no…5th! Sort comments by “newest first “ scroll to the bottom…5th
@@GIBBO4182 ok
I'm wondering how electric cars are supposed to replace ICE cars when hybrids couldn't do it. That useless trend will die down in a few years.
not as good as taycan
If money was no object, I'd take a Taycan but you can spec one of these up and have so much more than a standard Taycan.
Top gear is just boring these day!!! Can you guys be a bit innovative???? You just following Jeremy Carson’s footsteps and that piss me off!! Why was he sacked???
Clarkson has attacked a crew member as far as I know.
I'm bored watching this....