Audi Opens Reservations For 310 Mile E-Tron Quattro, Arrives 2018

After enduring what seems like an endless lineup of long range, concept EVs from the VW Group over the past decade; and also some excruciating long press releases to go with them. Audi has announced they are opening customer reservations on the all-electric e-tron quattro (a vehicle for which we really, really want to capitalize some letters for).

Starting with Audi Norway this Monday morning ( April 24th, 2017 ), those who want to be first in line for the AWD, 500km+ (311 mile) SUV , can put down a 20,000 kroner (~$2,900 USD) reservation.

And for those interested, don’t think that ~500 km range is some kinda of uber-optimistic NEDC number, as the e-tron quattro comes equipped with a large 95 kWh battery, 450ish km (280 miles) of real world seems achievable.

We still have yet to see the production-intent final design of the e-tron quattro, but it is dimensionally sized between the Audi Q5 and Audi Q7. Audi notes the concept gives a “clear indication” of the final delivered product.

Audi has also release some additional performance specs on the e-tron quattro concept, saying it has a power output of 320 kw/435 hp, but also has a “boost function” that pops the output to 370 kW/503 hp , and torque to over 800 Nm for a short time. The result being 0-100 km (0-62 mph) runs of 4.6 seconds.

What we know about the Audi e-tron SUV so far: