Video Summary
The 2025 Audi RS e-tron GT Performance is the most powerful Audi ever built.It has over 900 horsepower.
Updates for 2025 include more range, improved efficiency, lighter weight, and more tech.
The RS e-tron is a close relative of the Porsche Taycan.
They share a lot of the systems underneath, but have their own look.
The E-tron is more attractive up front than the Taycan.
The front end is very low-slung.
There's a good front trunk storage area.
Mission for this generation was to differentiate S and RS models more from one another.
There's no non-S version of the e-tron.
It has laser headlights, but no fog lights.
The length on the outside is mainly for the proportion and silhouette, and to give it a solid front trunk storage area.
The car's competitor set includes the Taycan, some high-end AMG models, and potentially the Polestar 5 and 6.
The passenger compartment is more compact than a Tesla Model S.
The price tag is also large, and is more expensive than last year.
The model I spent most of my time was $190,190.
Audi has a long history of dramatic lighting elements, and that continues here.
The rear tail lights are individual chevron elements that give the feel of a Ferrari.
Turn signals are progressive, but red in North America, not amber.
The rear faux exhaust tips are not in the green model without the carbon package.
This car lacks the hydraulic suspension package.
A new battery pack features new chemistry and improved cooling.
The rear electric motor and inverters have been redesigned.
Only the front motor module remains the same.
Power is significantly higher: S trim is 670 horsepower, and this RS trim is 912 horsepower in boost mode.
The regular output is 90 horsepower less.
The back has 536 horsepower and front has 356.
105 kWh gross battery, 97 usable.
The new battery pack is approximately 20 pounds lighter.
DC fast charge goes up to 320 kW.
9.6 kW AC L2 Charging is possible.
Adaptive air suspension is standard and revised.
It has Laser headlights.
The AC charging is 9.6 kW.
It provides a Range of 285 Miles (City), 270 Miles (Highway), and 278 Miles (Combined).
This model does not have a carbon package, and is less expensive than the model the reviewer drove.
You also have a bit of torque steer.
This has a color heads-up display.
The steering wheel design looks awkward, and I do not care for all-Kantara wrapping.
It gets laser head lights, with no fog lights below.
