One week review of the e Tron GT

Pros:

Speed and acceleration are mind boggling. So effortless that its almost like you’re just willing it rather than using the accelerator. I also love the perfectly linear acceleration curve. Something very satisfying about it.

Ride quality is great. Air suspension does it’s job very well. Really shines in comfort mode. Cabin noise is minimal.

I don’t understand the reviews about the disconnected steering. Steering gives precise feedback and its hard for me to grasp how it could be better. Maybe it’s just noticeable if you’re a professional driver.

Seat comfort is top notch. Worth the full leather package to get ventilated and massaging seats. Also, I love that the seat warmers don’t roast you to death after 10 minutes. My wife has a new BMW and it feels like you are sitting on a sauna bench. The steering wheel warming is also subtle.

I’m so glad this thing has a lot of physical buttons for basic features. Frankly it’s still a bit confusing so I couldn’t imagine if it was completely digital. Infotainment is actually pretty intuitive and snappy overall but couldn’t imagine doing literally everything on it.

HUD is fantastic. HUD Navigation in particular is tremendous and worth the upgrade to Prestige on its own.

Cons:

Visibility is quite bad. I commute in rush hour so it’s not insignificant for me. I will say the driver assistance features are definitely pulling their weight; particularly the blind spot monitoring and automatic braking. Both have already paid massive dividends for me.

I have no idea what to make of the range so far. Projections vary wildly at the moment and I’ve not had the opportunity to test a full drawdown to see the actual result. Range anxiety is not an issue for me at all, but I can understand why people that have it returned the car during the guarantee period. It gives no assurances during daily driving to an anxious driver. I’m taking it to Vegas next month (400 miles) so that will be the true test.

CarPlay is mediocre at best. May be more an indictment of Apple than Audi though.

Overall this an amazing car and I have absolutely zero anxiety or regret. In my opinion, the EV experience is better in almost every way; and combining with the Audi experience just makes it that much better.