Slideshow: e-tron Vision Gran Turismo Steps Into Reality
Audi’s E-tron Vision Gran Turismo vehicle was originally designed solely as a video game race car. But due to its popularity, the German luxury automobile maker has taken the extra step to actually build the car and have it run in Formula E races. Click thru to learn more about what went into it, and just how well it performs.
Faster than you Think
The Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo delivers a total of 815 hp. Yup, you read that right. The car’s amazing amount of power comes courtesy of three electric motors, two of which drive the rear axle and the other at the front. It can go from 0-62 mph in a time of just under 2.5 seconds.
Quick Turnaround
It took Audi only 11 months to build the e-tron Vision Gran Turismo. The company uses the car’s virtual model from the video game as the basis for its work. Audi chief designer Marc Lichte suggests that this car previews what we can expect on future electric cars from the brand, stating: "This car incorporates numerous elements of our new design language such as the inverted single frame in the vehicle's color that will be typical for our new e-tron models."
>>Join the conversation about the e-tron Vision GT coming to life right here in the AudiWorld Forum.
Where Can you See it?
The E-tron Vision Gran Turismo will appear in all European Formula E races this year. It was used as a race taxi that transports passengers along Formula E's city circuits starting April 14 in Rome. Piloting the race car will be former DTM driver Rahel Frey from Switzerland or Le Mans winner Dindo Capello from Italy.
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