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Vincent
Published date26 March 2021
Date26 March 2021
The Taycan looks so cool but to my eyes the e-tron GT looks even better. There's more detail around the front end and the lines are sharper.

Audi gives you a choice of two models - the e-tron GT quattro that we're testing, and the RS e-tron GT. Both use the same 93.4kWh battery as the Taycan but, unlike the Porsche, Audi doesn't offer a smaller battery.

Just as Porsche has starting producing variants of the Taycan, such as a rear-wheel-drive model and a sports estate, Audi will no doubt serve up different e-tron versions as time goes on.

The e-tron quattro and the RS both have a 235bhp electric motor driving the front wheels, while motor outputs at the rear are 429bhp and 449bhp respectively. That translates, via various computer trickery, to a total power output for the quattro of 469bhp, and 590bhp for the RS.

Inside, you're met by a very Audi-like interior which means acres of high-quality materials, a logical layout and a feeling of specialness that matches the outside of the car .

And great news - there are plenty of buttons to enable you to operate the car's primary functions without having to go into the infotainment system .

Audi's old rotary controller would have been even more welcome but on the whole the systems are easy to use and allow you to keep your eyes on the road - essential in a car this fast. You can clearly tell when you drive the e-tron that Audi has gone to some lengths to make this car feel different to the Taycan. It feels just as rapid, which isn't surprising when it shares a powertrain and weighs about the same, but the way that it drives is noticeably more Audi-like. The steering is not quite as quick or heavy and the ride on the standard steel springs (air suspension is fitted on the RS), although quite stiff, is not as controlled as the Porsche's.

The e-tron is still highly capable and easy to drive quickly, if only it wasn't so wide and took up so...

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