One of the main benefits the electric motor has tc offer is instant torque. This attribute is frequently cited in OEMs' marketing material for electric vehicles because it helps to get across the message that they are still fun to drive. Using its R8 sportscar as the basis gives it something of a headstart here, but Audi's e-tron has four motors, and the resulting 4,500Nm certainly brings a smile to your face when you press the accelerator. I drove a prototype model for only five minutes outside the firm's Ingolstadt plant in Germany but this was enough to tell me that people wealthy enough to buy one when the R8 e-tron goes on sale in 2012 are not likely to be disappointed.
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