A small group of journalists had been allowed to drive the Audi Idea C, and all of them got here away slightly impressed.
The Audi Idea C is a kind of one-off creations that comes round on occasion and shocks the world, a design examine meant to preview the future of a brand, on this case. The small, two-seat sports activities automobile will finally lend its contemporary styling to an entire lineup of Audi automobiles, however what’s notably fascinating is the truth that this isn’t just a few artwork piece meant to take a seat on a pedestal at automobile reveals – slightly, the Audi Idea C was designed to be useful, street authorized, and completely drivable.
Just lately, a small group of journalists had been allowed to truly drive the Audi Idea C, and that included the parents over at MotorTrend, who went as far as to name the sports activities automobile “a very powerful Audi in 20 years” – maybe because the 2003 Le Mans Quattro idea that led to some slightly iconic designs within the ensuing years. Whereas the model continues to be being coy by way of particulars, we do know that the Idea C makes use of an an 800-volt electrical structure and is powered by a single motor on the rear axle making “greater than 500 horsepower.”
Regardless, MT famous that Audi knowledgeable them the Idea C is “fairly mild for an EV” (allegedly round 3,700 kilos), and can “in all probability” be supplied with both one or two motors and all-wheel drive when it reaches manufacturing in 2027, or 2028 for the U.S. So far as what it’s prefer to drive, MT stated that the Audi Idea C is “correct fast,” nevertheless it’s additionally fairly succesful in corners, in contrast to a variety of EVs. “Steering is remarkably direct, impartial, and balanced, with none of the understeer that has plagued nose-heavy Audis for generations,” MT added.
As for the parents at Autogefühl, additionally they got here away impressed with how the Audi Idea C carried out, given the truth that it’s a one-off prototype and radically new in virtually each division. Our host, Thomas, even will get to launch the automobile as much as round 90 kilometers per hour (round 56 mph), a feat that appears to solely take round 5 seconds.
When it comes to dealing with, he compares it to how he imagines a Porsche EV sports activities automobile would possibly really feel, because it’s fairly agile – it might even share parts with the forthcoming 718 Boxer and Cayman EVs, in order that makes a variety of sense.
Lastly, we’ve the parents over at Autocar, who was in a position to drive the Audi Idea C on public roads in Italy, not less than, on a closed part of tarmac. “The steering is weighty however responsive,” they stated, including that it “copes moderately nicely with bumps and undulations within the street,” with “loads of noise from the electrical motor.”
“The low-riding idea and compact dimensions offers it a purposeful, dynamic really feel missing from many present efficiency EVs; with some refinement this might be an intriguing and compelling providing,” the magazine concluded.
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