• Slippery profile for high efficiency
• AC charging on both side of the car
• DC adds 62 miles of range in five minutes

What are the running costs?

What first strikes you about the E-Tron GT is its sleek shape. Audi says it has a drag coefficient of just 0.24Cd, which means it has one of the most aerodynamic bodies on sale today. What that means for you is that there will be low levels of wind noise at speed, and more importantly, it will go longer without stopping on the motorway.

As you’d expect the standard car uses less power and goes further on its juice than the RS model. Both the E-Tron and RS E-Tron GT have the same generously-sized 93kWh battery pack. All models go between 4.6 - 9.1 miles per pound, which is unimpressive compared with a Tesla Model S.

Company car drivers will benefit from low benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax bands for all electric cars. They’re all in the lowest tax brackets – including the E-Tron GT – so you’ll pay a tiny amount of tax to run one.

Range and charging

The E-Tron GT will accept the latest rapid chargers, like the Porsche Taycan. As with that car there is an AC port on both wings for convenience, and a fast DC port on the right hand side. On the fastest rapid chargers, it will top-up at the rate of up to 270kW, which could see you go from 10-80% in around 20 minutes. Assuming you can find a charger that will go that fast.

Of more relevance to must E-Tron GT owners will be that you charge from empty to full from a homecharger box in about 13.5hrs. That means a full home charge should be achievable overnight, with an 22kW option available.

Both models are capable of nearly 300 miles to a charge (although not if you make repeated use of the searing launch control mode, activated simply by selecting the Dynamic drive mode and standing on both pedals) and thanks to 270kW charging can be filled up quickly too.

Servicing and warranty

Maintaining an E-Tron GT shouldn’t throw up any unwanted surprises, as it is a luxury product offered by a premium carmaker. It’s expensive, but a number of service packages are also available from main dealers so you can pay up-front.

Warranty is three years and 60,000 miles, which you can extend to four or five years at an additional cost. Compared with up-to 10 years offered by rivals, Audi’s warranty looks unimpressive.

Reliability

It’s still too early to say how reliable the Audi e-tron GT is, sorry. That said, it’s based heavily on the Porsche Taycan and uses interior technology from across the Audi and wider Volkswagen Group range, so it won’t be long before any potential gremlins are discovered.

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