World Performance Car Of The Year 2022 Winners, Officially Paving In Malaysia

JAKARTA - The Audi electric sedan, the e-tron GT winner of the World Performance Car of the Year 2022, was officially presented in Malaysia.

The GT e-tron first debuted in February 2021 and built on the J1 platform, which is shared with Porsche Taycan.

The Audi e-tron GT has a length dimension of 4,989 mm, a width of 1,964 mm, a height of 1,414 mm, and a wheelbase of 2,900 mm. Audi embeds an alloy black rim measuring 20 inches and an LED light on the front and rear.

Moving to the inside, the GT e-tron has a panoramic glass roof, a leatherette cabin, and a three-zone climate control.

To complement the cabin feature, Audi embedded an infotainment system from the MMI Navigation with a touch screen measuring 10.1 inic that can support the Android Auto and Apple CarPlay systems. Also presented is a 12.3-inch digital cluster of instruments.

In addition to the entertainment feature, Audi presents various other technologies embedded in the GT e-tron. reported from the paultan page, Jum'at, June 16, to improve security, Audi added eight airbags as standard, adaptive crude control, Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot Monitoring, and Rear Cross Traffic Assist.

Talking about the runway, the car, which once beat BMW M3 and M4, Porsche 911 GT3, Toyota GR86 and Volkswagen Golf GTI, has a single electric motor with all wheels driving can power up to 469 dk and 630 Nm torque.

The car can go from 0 to 100 km/hour within 4.5 seconds with the highest speed of up to 245 km/h. Additional Boost modes on the car can also waste up to 523 dk and 640 Nm torque which increases the rate from 0 to 100 km/hour in just 4.1 seconds.

The Audi e-tron GT is one of the high-efficiency vehicles ever produced by Audi. The manufacturer embeds a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 83.7 kWh which is able to make the car reach up to 458 km according to the WLTP cycle.

Meanwhile, the highest variant of the Audi RS e-tron GT has a double electric motor that can produce 590 dk and a torque of 830 Nm. With Boost mode, the power can increase to 637 dk which can accelerate within 3.3 seconds from 0 to 100 km/hour.

Despite its high performance, the Audi e-tron of GT Hospital has a slightly short distance of only 447 km and has the same battery capacity as other variants.

Audi presented three variants for the neighboring country market where the Audi e-tron GT quattro was labeled at a price of 600,790 Malaysian ringgit or around Rp. 1.94 billion. Then the Dynamic Package variant 679,790 Malaysian ringgit or around Rp. 2.2 billion.

Meanwhile, the GT e-tron hospital was sold for 808,790 Malaysian ringgit or converted into Rp2.6 billion. This price includes the Audi Assurance Package (AAP) which presents a warranty for up to five years.

Photo : Audi e-tron GT (source : paultan)