Audi Report 2020
A sports car needs to have excellent driving dynamics. The concept for a vehicle is defined by requirements. And the requirements come from our customers.” Dr. Karl Durst, Head of Requirements Management/Architecture Whole Vehicle P h o to : R o b e rt F is ch e r P h o to : R o b e rt F is ch e r Audi RS e-tron GT: combined electric power consumption in kWh/100 km: 20.2–19.3 (NEDC); combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0 The formula for progress Audi Report 2020 138 Products & Services Focus on the customer Thus the concept starts with the customer’s wishes. And in the case of the Audi e-tron GT quattro,1 they are as clear-cut as they are incompatible. Or at least, they have been until now. Plenty of customers want a vehicle that is beautiful, very sporty, fit for everyday use and sustainable. The challenge is that very sporty vehicles do not usually score highly on everyday usability. And if the focus shifts too much towards everyday usability, developers are inclined to create a purely functional vehicle that will then be less aerodynamic or sporty. But the future often makes things possible that were difficult to imagine in the past. That is where electric mobility steps into the role of enabler. Durst, who is effectively the project owner in defining the performance specifications for new vehicles, puts it like this: “With the electric platform as our basis, we can now bring together aspects of the vehicle architecture of the Audi e-tron GT1 that were previously incompatible.” A Gran Turismo is a sporty touring car with excellent dynamic handling, a confident glider. The Audi e-tron GT1 shares this character. P h o to : A U D I A G 1 Audi e-tron GT quattro: combined electric power consumption in kWh/100 km: 19.6–18.8 (NEDC); combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0 Audi Report 2020 139 Products & Services Optional, aerodynamically optimized wheels round out the efficient, high-performance vehicle concept.