LEAKED: Audi R8 e-Tron Concept Revealed

Audi R8 eTron Concept - 1200

By Thami Masemola
September 14, 2009 1:38 PM
Filed Under: Audi, Concept Car, Electric Vehicle, Frankfurt Motor Show, German, Leaks

Audi is likely to spoil the supercar party for both its archrivals at the Frankfurt Motor Show. BMW and Mercedes-Benz will unveil the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept and the SLS AMG respectively at the show but had not been counting on Audi's so-called e-Tron being there.

Adamant that no leaks or teasers will be seen before the official presentation next week, Audi executives will now be tightening security around the car more than ever after these leaked concept files found their way to our offices. Its overall profile is pure R8 but it has a different front grille, LED headlights, wheels and rear end. The interior is also very different and features a completely driver-biased centre console with two screens; one for the rear view camera and one showing a navigation map.

Interest is gaining momentum and the company's own ElectricityUntamed.com site is not helping the situation one bit.

Officially the e-Tron does not exist. However rumours and these pictures say it does, and that its powertrain is based on either the hybrid or 100% electric model. The former would fall in line with BMW's Vision EfficientDynamics Concept while the latter would put it on par with the confirmed SLS AMG eDrive which has a combined output of 392kW (533hp) and 880Nm of torque.

 

Comments

janobr
September 14, 2009 1:42 PM
looks more like an early prototype of the R8 from a few years back :P

Bristol411S3
September 14, 2009 1:56 PM
Rubbish looking adaptation. What I would expect a tin model from the fifties to look like.

Citizen_Cake
September 14, 2009 2:06 PM
Is this a not so subtle hint that its gonna be in the Tron movie?

Kepe
September 14, 2009 2:08 PM
Hmm, the article says two displays, and one of them for the rear view camera. I'd say this has three displays; two for the cameras replacing the side mirrors and the navigation display. The car seems to have a regular rear-view mirror attached to the wind screen.


Edited by user on September 14, 2009 at 2:09 PM
die.bahnfahrer
September 14, 2009 2:28 PM
Fake or Real?

Kepe is absolutely right... oh Mr Masemola... the Screen is instead of the missing mirror

nederina
September 14, 2009 2:50 PM
i wish if they could get rid of that grille and put the one in the rosemeyer instead

http://www.worldcarfans.com/204030112917/audi-rosemeyer-concept

carbonsigma
September 14, 2009 3:01 PM
It looks a bit like an R8...

Lennox....
September 14, 2009 4:21 PM
it looks really nice! but in of the pictures it shows what look like solar panels? so may be the rear hatch is a solar panel to charge it since it dosent have no exhaust pipe what so ever in the back..

Its like when they launched the Audi Nuvolri AKA R8 back in 2002 it was... but either way it a concept its proabaly not gonna come out until 2012 oir something bu over all its a pretty good looking car i like it.

andrewB
September 14, 2009 5:08 PM
could be the next update or new model front lights i kinda have to agree about the movie thing, thats where this car started was with will smith, robot something?

scratchy996
September 14, 2009 5:10 PM
again , no side blades , sucks.

Siawa
September 14, 2009 5:10 PM
I do like the headlights.

My only problem with all these concepts is the interior. I really do care about interior and all of them have this plain dashboard which is why I am really not looking forward to future cars.

dmanero
September 14, 2009 6:13 PM
Sorry Audi, But i'm going to have to give this a thumbs down, They really could have down better, and designed a concept that's diffrent, instead of using the R8 design. Look at BMW, their concept is diffrent but still has some bmw look to it.

chris25
September 14, 2009 6:19 PM
Wow, that's is got to be an ugly Audi R8 ever seen & it looks a smaller version of the A5.

catchmyshadow
September 14, 2009 6:54 PM
that looks kinda cool, clean, understated and sporty. let´s wait for the real pics.

2010S5
September 14, 2009 7:10 PM
What garbage. Petroleum R8 for me please.

HEMI426
September 14, 2009 8:42 PM
Rubbish, if they are allready so *(&(*&&^W to come up with the idea to make an electric car, than don't be twice a )(*()***$# and make a electric hatchback, not a sportscar. Who wants a electric sportscar?

hunkeers87
September 14, 2009 9:13 PM
i want electric sportscar :) and that's only start.... i love this Audi, i love all of them... this will be like a nuclear bomb explosion, something big coming up

N20_Purge
September 14, 2009 10:23 PM
Wait, I thought this was the next-gen TT. o_0

mechamynd
September 27, 2009 1:24 PM
How do they open it's hood? Is it openable? I couldn't see

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