2020 Audi e-tron Sportback Review - The Future

Hello busy People! Today we are going to be Familiar with worlds one and only fully-Electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by Audi which is nothing but Audi e-tron. Which was unveiled as a concept car at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. It is the company's first electric mass production car, and was first delivered in May 2019. It has an EPA range of 204 miles (328 km).

Audi e-tron sportback

While Audi has only announced updates for the European 2020 e-tron, the company said those changes will eventually make their way to our market. That means the American version will have an updated battery pack that provides more driving range than it currently does. It also means we're getting the e-tron Sportback that features a fastback roofline.

Interior:

Imagine a Q7, then make the cabin design a notch more futuristic and knock back the practicality a notch. Maybe two, actually. The boot has a very high load sill and the angled D-pillars cut into space. You’ll need an athletic dog to make it up there and it’ll have to watch headroom once it’s loaded.
There’s also a frunk. It’s shallow, but a good place for charging cables so they don’t clutter up the regular boot. Meanwhile the middle seat occupant in the back (only a five seater, remember) has little legroom. The floor might be flat, but the cenre console that runs between the front seats protrudes back far enough to clout unwary shins. Flanking seats are… fine. Not generous by class standards, merely acceptable.

Audi e-tron interior

There are five screens up front. Two in the centre console, another full width dash screen for Audi’s peerless Virtual Cockpit, and two more on the doors either side. These are the screens for the side view cameras. They’re not perfect. Think about how much you move your head to alter your angle of view when joining a motorway. You can’t do that here. You get used to the positioning of the screens (could be a gnats higher ideally), can adjust the brightness, angle of view and grateful that they cut aero drag and you don’t need to look around bulky mirrors any more, but the angle of view is narrow, and in strong sun they struggle.

Audi etron sportback interior

The driving position is great, seat comfort superb and quality irreproachable. It is an Audi, it’s what they do. You will be spending a lot of time interacting with screens. The menu system is logical, at no stage does the e-tron bombard you with electric graphs, charts and data. Quite hard to find it, actually and those that like to geek out on that sort of thing are going to be disappointed. It’s short on detail.

Exterior:

Audi describes the e-tron Sportback's exterior styling as "elegant, efficient, and expressive." We say it also looks quite muscular. The roof extends flat over the body and drops steeply to the rear, flowing into the steeply raked D-pillars. Notice that the lower edge of the third side window rises towards the rear.

Audi e-tron sportback Exterior

To let the world know the e-tron Sportback is fully electric, the vertical struts in the Singleframe front end are painted in a light platinum gray. There are also LED headlights, composed of four horizontal segments that create a unique light signature in the daytime running lights. And speaking of lights, the e-tron Sportback features Digital Matrix headlights, the first time this tech has ever been fitted to a production vehicle. These news DMD modules utilize around one million micromirrors, capable of tilting around 5,000 times per second. Unfortunately, due to US safety regulations, these lights will be limited to European-spec models for now. Ditto the optional virtual exterior side mirrors that are actually cameras.
Other notable exterior styling traits are wheel arch trims and sills finished in matt anthracite, while the diffuser and door sills are painted black. Audi also offers a black styling package that accentuates the area of the Singleframe, side windows and bumper. 20-inch wheels come standard but higher trims, such as the First Edition, have 21-inch wheels. Upon request, 22-inch wheels can be had.

Safety and Driver-Assistance Features:

The Audi e-tron earned a five-star crash-test rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and it was named a Top Safety Pick+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IHSA). The all-electric Audi also has an array of standard driver-assistance technology, and it's available with semi-autonomous drive modes such as adaptive cruise control and self-parking assist. Key safety features include:

• Standard forward-collision warning and automated emergency braking
• Standard blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert
• Standard lane-departure warning

Technology:

Amazon Alexa comes standard and the e-tron’s infotainment system supports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The e-tron also includes Audi’s fully digital Virtual Cockpit Plus instrument cluster.

Final Thoughts / Pros and Cons:

The pros of this vehicle are that it’s beautiful and cutting-edge. And that it’s a futuristic electric vehicle disguised as a practical family SUV.
The only con here is its 204 mile range.
Audi promised to launch 30 EVs by 2025. And for being first in the company’s EV lineup, the e-tron radiates Audi’s confidence in their future