Coming from a Tesla Model S Plaid to an Audi Etron GT ... and I couldn't be happier. It is a smaller car but as long as I can fit my road bike into the car (by folding the rear seats) then I am happy. Yes it has lower range - but I find on my trips from Norway to France that I actually travel faster due to the vast amount of time saved charging (I charge exclusively at the Ionity high speed charging network where 300-350 kW charging is always available - across Europe) - I normally only stop for 13-16 minutes for charging - almost a third of the time spent on my Plaid. The driving comfort at high speed is phenomenal compared to the relatively rustic Tesla experience. And most important - a cruise control that actually works, rather than the Tesla adaptive cruise control which would phantom brake a couple of times every day - that's a scary proposal on german autobahns at 180-200 km per hour. Finally - an interior that looks and feels luxurious compared to the cheap plastic in the Tesla, and an overal design and quality that goes far beyond anything Tesla makes.
@@maxflight777Not sure what’s up with the one you rented, but adaptive cruise control absolutely works at 180-200 km/h. The car itself should go 250 km/h but I’ve never tried that
You have no idea about quality. The Tesla has no chance in quality, no way in exterior or interior compare to the e-tron GT. The Tesla is a shit box when you compare it. Yes the tesla is faster, but where in the USA you can use all the power on the Highway? The cops will hit you and bring you in the jail. Also with less power from the Audi you are definitly too fast to stay legal. And hey, with an Audi you have a „exclusive“ damn good looking car. the tesla you can see in every corner, in every wall mart 50 times a day… I forgot the comfort and quietly in the Audi.
Audi is too old in marketing strategy in the faster changing car market. I bought a A6L 45TFSI with huge discount few weeks ago. It is beatiful ICE car, quite good in performace and fuel economical. But its software is just far behind the trend. It is also not pleasent every additional fuction, they will charge you a fortune compare to the new chinese EV always having all high techs in one. I believe if they insist in their old way, they will be fade out
Yeah and that is the other element that has to be taken into account here. The VAG group, to which AUDI still belong at the end of the day, are not that strong a brand as they used to be. Back when it was all about diesel and gasoline, it was a different story. Yet, this vaunted waterproof "German Engineering" applause on social media has quieted down somewhat in recent years as both the Enyaq, ID3 and ID4 and also the Audis have had no shortage of SW related issues, some of them very, very serious for the safety of the driver. Their launch of EVs was, admitted, still relatively early for a legacy automaker. They were also very half-baked. And while I cannot speak for other countries, Denmark, where I live... it used to be a VW-land. Or Peugeot. Audi and BMW for the affluent. But Tesla has completely kicked in the door. Tesla Y is the most popular car in Denmark 2023 with 13k registered so far, and Peugeot 208 (some of them gas, some of them EVs) at number 2 with 4700. Ford Kuga is 3rd 3300 and Tesla 3 4th at 2300. VW and AUDI sell alot of cars, but it is still mostly gasoline cars... in the EV-realm, Tesla dominates. And that is my drive home. Denmark used to be all about German cars. With some french and Japanese cars thrown in. Now it's not so much anymore. The Chinese brand MG is also doing well at not 600 MG4s registered year-to-date. source: www.bilimp.dk/nyregistreringer/
Let’s not things twisted. I love my 2018 Tesla 3. It drove far better than all the cars in its class. Except 1. The base bottom of the line Audi a4 was a far more enjoyable car to drive in normal day to day driving. Audis also track strait in a line at highway speeds with fantastic steering feel. Like they are on a mission from god. The interiors are absolutely beautiful. Worth 50% more? No.
I don’t like the layout of the tesla. Putting a standard instruments cluster and button based controls on the steering wheel and i think alot more people would buy them. But they’re top of the list already for EV sales so i’m probably a minority
@@iangannon8543 I don’t think you are a minority. Having a fast car that drives fantastic wile being the safest production car money can buy at an affordable price is far more important to most people. The dashboard is way down on the list.
My ‘20 model S LR+ had a 372 mile range when I first got it, after about 5 months and some OTA updates the range increased to 393, then to the current 402. I was blown away that it increased even if only a small amount. The complex battery management software was upgraded.
I recently purchased my second non Tesla EV; a 2023 f150. After 21,000 miles, two "back to the dealer" recalls for software updates and NO over the air updates (I call it my Stupid EV), NO working rational charging system and a UI that is so poor, I know exactly why non Tesla EVs are having a problem. My wife and I recently drove our 2021 S from Athens Ga to Sante Fe, about 1400 miles in just under 25 hours, straight through with 6 charging stops using autopilot. By comparison the first and last road trip we took with the Ford took 15 hours for 512 miles... 8 charging stops. The tesla will do the same trip in 9 hours 2-3 stops, so similar to the same trip driving ICE. I love the f150 for what it is but I would never use it to travel. The idea of buying an audi with a 250 mile range and no updates and no reliable charging network for a lot more than my S because of the leather and stitching of its oldworld interior is a non starter for me. For an EV to have real value it has to function at least as well as ICE for its day to day usefulness and outside of a limited use vehicle like the truck, you have to be able to use it like a car and that includes driving 500 miles easily. So at the end of the day I wouldn't buy one for half the price no mater how pretty they are!
@@phillipbanes5484 You can drive SEVEN-EIGHT HOURS NON-STOP (500mi at 60mph avg- over 6hrs at 75mph), without a food or potty break??!? Dude, that isn't safe nor fun. Do you have diapers? ModelY trip from San Jose to Medford, OR, 493mi, 7hrs driving, +1hr charging total in 3 charge stops.. longest one is 34mins, but at lunch, so assuming you eat during that time, NO lost time! (others are 7-15mins, just enough for potty breaks after 1-1.5hrs.) Only 15% slower to drive EV, assuming no potty/food break multitasking... but only $32.
@@phillipbanes5484 I know zero gas fueling stops.. but ANY stop w/ ICE car, is time that should compare to a charge stop, since you can multitask while charging. 10-15mins go a LOT faster than you think, and bathroom/snack break take all of those minutes, more than you think. In that time, you got 100-150miles added charge, enough for next charger. I've done 8k miles on EV roadtrips, and I can count on one hand how many times I've had to wait for the car to finish charging... most times, car was ready *before* I was. 15% slower is not "badly", especially when most of that is needed for other breaks anyway.. unless you are trying to win some Cannonball non-stop race. If so, go for it... I feel bad for your bladder :) Most folks are on vacation roadtrips, stopping w/ family, not racing a deadline, so... enjoy the ride.
@cgamiga Spin it anyway you like......but it still takes longer in an EV, and what do you do if the chargers are not free? And pls none of the " I have an Tesla , and use their chargers crap. In the real world EV'S are years, if at all, far more problematic than ICE. The sales figures reflect that. Multitasking ? Really?
It's not the EV that's stupid, people don't do their homework on a vehicle first, just jump in and buy, then if it falls short, well you've just lost money generally because of depreciation
@@robertfonovic3551 yes , it does take longer in EV, this is true. But I am trying to point out from my real-world experience, after 5years of roadtripping in EV, and 30years of driving gas cars before that, the charge stops are NOT a very big deal..and if anything, help you feel more refreshed/less fatigued at the end (that, and/or AutoPilot helps that much.) Have *you* tried an EV, especially Tesla? (Yes, non-tesla charging IS problematic and much more stress inducing... and I have VERY rarely encountered a full Tesla charger. You can see on the map if it is near full, I just go to a different more empty one... the nav will auto-reroute you, too.) If you are trying to cannonball run fastest possible, with NO to little stops? Yes, gas is faster than EV. You still have to pee, I hope, that counters some stops as you can do that while charging EV... yes, you can multitask, eg do things you have to do while stopped. But, VERY few people do this kind of "must drive 8hrs w/ NO stops at all" kind of lifestyle... it is a false premise. Most people do not roadtrip that much either. If you DO do that a lot, or eg tow heavy loads long trips? then, don't get an EV, no biggie. Tesla is selling almost 2m cars a year, 50% YoY growth, other EV makers growing similarly, cheaper good Chinese EVs coming too (watch out, US/Germany..)... the sales are limited more by production, and poor EV offerings and bad non-Tesla chargin
Jim Farley explained that Ford EVs have a problem with over the air updates because all of their onboard systems come from different vendors and each system runs a different firmware. I think the German automakers have the same problem and this increase their software development costs and their in car feature costs. I don't think that any of the German automakers has a plan to address the problem and it will doom them in the future.
The development of the CAN bus was a boon car manufactures in that they could develop an soft integration of multiple components from multiple sources. You have to remember that most car manufactures are really fabricators of pieces from other companies. This process has come back to bite the legacy manufactures since they cannot integrate their electronics in any way - so a software update is very difficult (why it takes 1-2 hours at a dealer) while plugged into a separate computer to manage the update process. The big difference for Tesla is the self-update - the ability of the integrated system to update and reboot itself to a new state. The CAN bus model cannot do this, it requires an external CPU to manage the upgrade process.
VW group EVs in a word... INEFFICIENT. Also, VW group has their head in the sand about charging. Why would I buy an Audi, Porsche, or even VW in North America for less performance, less range and less options for charging? As much as I like their cars, I won't buy one.
These days when I see a high end Porsche Audi or vw I’m never impressed as I ride in my tesla model y. Model y is so futuristic and software performance and feature is so ahead of the competitors I always feel like other brands especially ice vehicles are pigs with makeup on.
10000% agree! Elon has single-handedly not only beat all these car companies but is forcing them to lower their prices and is forcing them to make a better product or die.
The solution for the German brands is to let the Chinese design and manufacture the chassis. The brands can then focus on the designing the shell, and marketing the car to those who are still willing to pay much more for "Vorsprung durch Technik"
Let’s be honest, people have to pay tens of thousands in brand premium to get any German car - especially Audi, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes. It’s basically just paying hard-earned money in exchange for fluff.
All these car companies got lazy and could’ve been making the vehicle ownership experience much better. I own a Tesla Model Y and I can say it’s the best car I ever owned. And it’s American made 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I disagree. Nothing drives like a BMW so if you’re a true driver you won’t call it fluff. Teslas are cheaply made with many quality issues. Audi, a VW in a fancy dress, has always been overpriced. I just don’t get it why.
If they are able to discount those Audi's that much then i have to conclude that they were too expensive from the get-go. German vorsprung durch technik arrogance. Well? It's no longer vorsprung but rather lagging behind. And car buyers have caught on.
In ICE world Audi is a premium car like Mercedes, BMW and Lexus. In EV world Audi is far behind many other automakers who have better technology. No one wants premium price, premium design, premium brand and ... lower end of mass market technology inside. It is like Alfa Romeo/ Jaguar in ICE: beatiful car, premium design, premium price and not reliable comparing to other competitors. Both brands are now part of big companies and they are trying to improve quality.
You seem to be confused about the max driving range of the e-Tron. I am not confused about it at all. Audi is still designing cars for gas car buyers. Big, bulky cars, with lots of wings and scoops and air vents and bold ridges and creases in the body panels and big wheels and big sports car tires. Their designs are super inefficient when it comes to KWh per mile driven. Tesla came at this from a whole different perspective. Tesla was like “what is the most efficient design that can still hit our performance goals?” Audi builds cars to look great. Tesla builds cars to perform great. It also explains why so many people hate the looks of Tesla cars. Every one of them is designed to be super efficient. Tesla gets this. The rest of the EV makers have not yet figured that out. That is why Tesla sell so many more EV’s than any other car maker.
If Sam had his way, every BEV would look like a Tesla, have the efficiency of a Tesla and be as powerful as a Tesla. What a crappy world that would be. The Audi would make a nice commuter into a city that had banned ICE cars. A car that would stand out amongst the ocean of 400 mile range white Tesla's doing 40 miles to work.
@@Radaos Heavy doesn’t make an EV inefficient. Because of physics, heavier just means more electricity used to get up to speed and more kinetic energy when at speed. When you use regenerative braking, you get 90% of that energy back. What you don’t get back is rolling resistance and air drag. So the e-Tron’s inefficiency is soley because of rolling resistance and drag. The model S plaid uses 21” wheels, where the e-Tron uses 20” wheels and they use the same width in front and the e-Tron is 20 mm wider in the back. So the rolling resistance is going to be nearly equal. The model S plaid gets 101 mpge city and 99 mpge highway. The e-Tron gets 81 mpge city and 83 mpge highway. What that tells me on the city side is that Audi’s regenerative braking is not as efficient. And on the highway side, the air drag is not as efficient. Regardless of what Audi claims their drag coefficient is, it is not as good as Tesla’s. The EPA mpg test numbers prove it: the e-Tron GT uses 22% more electricity per mile than a Tesla model S plaid.
The non RS 2024 version has 522 hp in boost mode. Tesla model 3 will get dusted and it looks like shit and every soccer mom has one. The build quality is dog shit as well.
$125k for a car after discount and we are discussing why its not selling. Sell a model people can afford. How many suckers are there to buy a 100k car.
Audi EV shoppers really aren’t looking at Tesla EVs, at least not as many as you’re making it out to be… Key words…Build Quality… If a customer is looking at Audi, BMW, Mercedes or Porsche EV automobiles, they are very well aware that they will be paying a higher price… Just because this gentleman isn’t willing to pay more doesn’t mean others won’t…. Please stop these unbalanced camparisons…
You’re somewhat missing the point comparing all Audi with others on paper. Nothing turns heads like an etron GT. Even a Lucid is just bland looking. Audi has a brand cachet people are willing to pay for, even if those product refresh cycles can feel painfully slow. The etron GT is simply a unique product. There is nothing else out there in that category other than the Taycan. And of course it’ll receive a decent refresh in the no too distant future. I just bought a Q8 etron fully loaded and it’s miles more refined and well put together than a Tesla and some of the others. I’m willing to look past some of its deficiencies.
I have a 2022 Audi GT that I bought 2 years ago…. The car quality and the drive is the best I have ever driven…. It is an amazing car….. I also love that you don’t see that many on the road….. but the range is horrible… fortunately I don’t drive that much but you are recharging every 120-130 miles…. I agree with you that it doesn’t make sense that you have a large battery with such bad range…. I wish they would optimized the software to increase the range…. I do love the car and will keep it for a long time but they really need to fix the range…. If this car had a 400+ range it would be perfect.
Seems like major German car brands who are running after EV trend haven't really tried the EV strategies that extensively from the beginning. Even if they make it that perfect, does it guarantee that they would better in IoT technology? Imagine Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid, and even BYD -- they're not just EVs, but also implemented with top notch IoT. You could also imagine German cars as old iconic Nokia and Blackberry phones whereas American EVs _(except Ford and GM)_ are iPhones and Android Phones. Look what happened to those Nokia and Blackberry phones. It's the era of IoT besides EVs.
Audi doesn’t care about tiny, irrelevant markets like Australia Sam. Australian sum sales numbers don’t even constitute sales in a second tier Chinese megacity. They are overall still up globally in sales, year on year.
Hi Sam, I'm forced to ask one crucial question. Will countries, states, cities, etc be able to keep up in meeting the demand for electricity to power the ever-growing number of EVs? Currently in California, there are already all sorts of restrictions on when and where one can charge your car! Where is this going? What planning is being done to provide more power into the future? They are now even planning to convert trains to battery electrical power, which will use up huge amounts of power. The trucking fleets might follow. Realistically, can large scale power generation keep pace? I'd value your opinion!
It was a single incident in the beginning of september last year, it is long past, there was a world wide energy crisis, here in Europe the price for one kWh was more than a dollar. The solution to that kind of problem is to increase electricity price during peak hour
No one seems to be answering this question. I get told "the grid can handle it". But we burn so much diesel and gasoline for out own transport where is all that energy going to come from? If you WFH and live somewhere like Cali, having your own solar would be free motoring. Other places in the world not so lucky. ICE is only 33%? efficient, so it's only a third of the diesel and gasoline that needs replacing with electric. John Cadogan did a video strictly based on Australian numbers. It is going to be a while before Australia get's enough electricity to move to EV's if John is correct.
@@geoffhaylock6848 similar in UK. In UK the complicating factor is that quite a large % of houses have no off-street parking, so owners have no way of charging at home, so they will have to use public chargers, which will soon be inundated, and in the near future very inconvenient with long queues.
@@dennisleighton2812 Agree, we seem to be at a sweet spot for BEV owners. But the issue is not something that cannot be solved. This issue is likely to be in cities where driving long distances is not the daily task of the car. So not likely you need to charge more than once or twice a week. Maybe all that money spent on HS2 would have been better put towards the charging infrastructure?
@@geoffhaylock6848 UK is relatively small, so range isn't as big a deal as it is in US. The difficulty here in UK is more the convenient access to a charger. It's already starting to happen. As more and more people buy EVs (and its accelerating!) this will get worse. In US petrol service stations are being bought out and replaced by EV parks! Hundreds of them! Currently in US there are already more EV charging points than fuel pumps! That's a fact! UK is FAR from that level. Europe is not any better. It needs a mind set change, and the more conservative Europeans are lagging behind somewhat.
There will always be a few people willing to pay twice as much for half the car, but not all that many car buyers actually have that much disposable money to waste on a name or perceived status of European luxury vehicles.
I agree, Audi's EV's are good-looking but their price is ridiculous and their range is paltry. They're marketing to the premium market when most people couldn't care less about premium cars, we just want great cars for fair prices. My Model Y has every premium option the most expensive cars have, for a base price, and still better EV specs than nearly every car avail.
Let's be real look's good but VW group is failing with AUDI EV's honestly I would not even consider this a serious player the tech infrastructure is a failure mainly the battery pack management.... Terrible in my opinion... Better luck when the company is sold for pennies on the dollar...Sorry no shade but they are really behind and may never catch up.....
Range and power isn't everything. This is a premium product, with premium quality and service (at least in theory). Of course, it's not a Rolls Royce, but no ugly screen on a stick in the middle of the cockpit, comfortable seats, opening glove compartment with a single gesture instead of searching for it in the menu. Many people will prefer it over a "whoa bro this car is fast!" and don't care about the range, since 200 miles is far enough for them. If I could easily afford E-Tron, I would choose it over the Tesla. For longer trips I would use an airplane. And yes - if similar battery pack gives only 60% of range, this means that it costs much more to drive this Audi. Still doesn't matter for people who can afford it.
Since the Model Y costs around the same as many eTron/ID4 variants we can clearly see that it does matter for people who can afford it. If the glove box issue is so real to you I got some good news: You can configure a Tesla to open the glove box with a single button press since a few months now. It's even a pHySiCaL button, isn't that awesome? 😁
@@Tschacki_Quacki I don't claim, that range/power/cost per km doesn't matter. I'm just saying, that for people who are willing to spend over 100k USD on a car it might not be the highest priority. Some people will get the phone with better cameras and features over one with longer battery life. Some people will pay 10 times more for a classic oak desk over an OSB even if it offers less space 😉 The "glove compartment issue" is just an example - Tesla idea to reduce cost by reducing physical controls is very annoying. Just like new thing about removing turn signal handle, or urge to navigate through menus to change air conditioning settings. Apart from that, Tesla's cockpit just looks bad with that single screen on a stick and many people will choose other brands just because of this. Yes, tesla wins globally - but they won't enter premium market because they are NOT premium 😉
I've had lots of Audi's, but they are just too expensive and not keeping up with Tesla on technology, and for a brand who is know for its technology is a pretty big gap. I'd have a eTron GT, but just too much $ for me, even with the price cuts. I'll have to "settle" for my first gen manual trans R8 while I wait for the eTron price to crater on the used market which given the competition they pretty much have to. a model 3 performance or even the Y makes a lot more sense for a lot more people.
Please don’t compare an etron gt with a tesla no matter the range. I drive an etron gt rs and would never go to tesla. Tesla doesn’t build cars but batteries.
When doing comparisons in battery size and range please don’t forget also to compare the energy consumption kw/km. Why do the Audis have that high consumption compared with teslas?
These prices are before on roads. Telsa order fee / delivery about $1400. Audi charge $6000-$7000 Kidding themselves with poor technology and terrible inefficiency. Telsa 3 RWD around 13kw and 3P 16.5kw per 100kms yet VAG is about 18-20kw. Amazing how Telsa have gotten super awesome efficiency when other EVs can’t match. Even an IONIQ is about 18.5kw.
First of all: I don't buy from crooks and con men. Secondly, the car is WAY overpriced for what it delivers. Lucid and Lotus are really exclusive and can therefore ask for a higher price, but Audi? Audi is a bread and butter brand here in Germany, and nowhere near as exclusive as the aforementioned brands. Thirdly, Audi dealers and drivers in Germany have a very justified reputation of being arrogant and very unfriendly. In fact, I tried to buy an Audi three times, at three different dealers. In all cases, we stood around in the showroom for half an hour. Nobody approached us, nobody offered us a coffee or a water, but all the sales people were smoking and chatting merrily in a glass walled office nearby. I don't spend in excess of 70,000 € in an establishment where I get treated like this.
@@robertfonovic3551 I did, and I even had my fly closed! Also, I had my yearly shave and haircut before, unlike most Republicans and evangelical christians...
As long as it's not sluggish i don't care about performance. Currently in a 130bhp peugeot and it cruises nicely on the motorway at 70ish doing 55mpg. VWs problems started when the designed completely different cars to be EVs. Mercedes problems started when they said they'd never discount a car again. BMW as always went conservative and have build their new models to be EVs which can be adapted into ICE. Significantly cheaper R&D.
All of the German manufactures have a problem competing on range, power and technology. Ford and GM have a similar problem with their EVs. All of these legacy automakers will likely become relegated to a niche market segment if they cannot overcome their technical short comings. There care still people who will buy the German brands as a "vanity purchase" but that market is shrinking.
They have economies of scale, if you think a niche market company like Tesla or any of the Chinese companies is going to overtake GM, Ford and Volkswagen then you are deluded.
@@Puzzoozooindeed. Tesla seemed to be underway but the company has waited to long. The “traditional” carmakers overtook them and Tesla still sticks to the same models. They cut prices but that’s the last resort I think. And, there is also a pletora of Chinese carmakers also doing their best. And they are not only competing with Volkswagen, but also with Tesla. This would be a great time for Tesla to launch something a bit more “premium”. The Audi Etron Gt in this clip is irrelevant to the discussion. It has only one competitor and that is the Porsche Taycan. Believe me, buyers of this type of car don’t care too much about range or even price. Now that the BMW i5 and Volkswagen id7 are there and the Audi A6 is coming maybe Tesla should upgrade the model S a bit, because now, despite of it’s range, it will fall a bit short.
In Europe most of these EV's are leased by businesses, and not bought by regular customers. These "fleet sales" very much depend on the sales price and governement grants. If they are above a certain price point there is no grant. And let's be honest: how many regular customers can afford a 100K+ car?
@@soupcouncil yep. no way i would buy tesla stock. i dont think tesla will be around in 10 years time. better to buy nvidia or amd stock. i just bought 30k in tech funds
Here are the pro and con when buying an Audi EV Pro: Good looking vehicles, high built quality Con: Shitty software, short range, no super charge network, no auto pilot, over price, slower than Tesla on acceleration
350 Kwh charging rate. It is never linear. Typically the manufacturer will throttle the charging rate the higher the State of Charge (SOC). At 20% SOC? You may get close to the speed the auto maker promises. But at 70% SOC? Rate drops. 80%? Drops again. 90% Drops even more. Maybe they should quote "Our cars charge at 250 Kwh at 50% SOC" * and at 50 kwh at 85% SOC. Just tell people.
Not just Audi - I have a Taycan 4S in the UK (on a business lease) and values of these cars is in absolute free fall! 50% value after the first year and the government delaying the sale of ICE cars until 2035 is only going to make this worse. I read the other day Porsche have 550 brand new Taycan cars available in the UK, ready to buy….today. Compare that to an 18 month waiting list when I bought my car and those figures say it all. That said, I’ve leased mine and the value today, tomorrow or next year is totally irrelevant, it’s a brilliant car!
Until Tesla decided to drop their prices. All manufacturers were selling electric cars at a premium and waiting lists added to the value of the sale. That’s all gone now. In the UK, you can buy electric cars brand-new for under £20,000, which is great news for the driving public..
Audi and many German brands did not get it. Tesla were expensive but most byers were *not* rich, for example I went from a Dacia Duster to a model 3 in 2018, and I have many example around me. Now Teslas are cheaper and even more people can buy some. Audi and others are building electric *premium* cars, but most people just want electric cars, the cheapest EV able to move 5 people on long distances is fine. Furthermore, people are more and more aware of how EVs works, they know that a big battery to compensate a low efficiency is a lose lose scenario (price, weight, handling, charging time, etc.). BTW, Tesla models S and X does not sell well in Europe, for the same reason, but Tesla doesn't mind, the models 3 and Y rules.
Seriously? You ask the average soccer mum what engine is in her car and you might get the answer "Gas or diesel". Start asking questions like how many valves per cylinder or variable valve timing and their eyes will just glaze over. I don't see these people reading up on the latest developments in battery tech and BEV designs. "I'll have the pretty blue one please" seems more likely.
Did Audi ever fix their EV software so it no longer reminds the driver the EV needs an oil change? Some guy posted a photo of that msg about 3 yrs ago, hilarious. Wonder where that software came from, lol.
All fantastic cars ,but when you are sat charging your Tesla at Exeter services.I was 1 of 2 Tesla's at approximately 20 250 watt chargers. As I sat there watching Audi,BMW, mercedes,VW,Kia,ect arguing over 8 chargers 😂😂😂
I have said in the past a porschettaycan with the tesla running gear would be an awesome car. Audi" crap tron " with the tesla tech under the bonnet would also be a great car.
I remember when Audi was a so called “gas station car” literally sold at gas stations back in Europe. They were butt ugly and low quality. Then several decades later it became a higher quality level vehicle but I stopped buying them during the diesel gate. I kept asking about the Etron many years ago but it was only a display car here in the US. Now it missed the ev train
Audi is in another world, far from needs of a mass market. Since they introduced the single frame front 20 years ago, they look scary and aggressive to me!
It is very difficult to match Teslas 400 mile range in the real world. You need to be doing stop and go driving at under 60 mph to get close. The Audi can easily exceed its 250 mile range in normal highway driving. Still drive the Tesla S the same speed as the Audi it can still easily top 340 miles of range.
I wish you discussed the more economic Audis. The Q4 ETron and Etron (used) can be purchased with 10-15k discounts, so you can get them in the 50ks~ which isn't bad. Personally I'd rather get my EV9 on reservation for a similar price as it is bigger with better range and will have most of the features Audis "luxury" cars will have.
@@robertfonovic3551 no you’re wrong . Audi n bmw try to wow you with crystal and metal knobs that nobody cares for 🤣. Updates come with every new EV so you not making sense .
People hate Elon for free speech on X but Audi’s CEO got a suspended jail sentence for defrauding customers. I think the Tesla brand is a lot better than Audi’s
You for got to mention that Lucid has a bigger battery, approx 112kw battery, hence the bigger range.but the key is the reliability Audi is way more reliable than lucid. I manage a fleet of 30 Lucids and I am not impressed with their reliability and dealer network
I test drove the Audi e-tron GT. For a large vehicle, it has a tiny (albeit premium) interior. If you want to take passengers, and a reasonable amount of luggage, the Tesla S is a far better prospect. The Taycan is similar; at best, the cross Turismo can manage 446l of luggage. By comparison, the Tesla S takes 709 litres in the boot, 89 in the frunk, and the rear seats will take three full size adults with room.
Absolutely true. In fact, the Audi e-tron GT is the same width as a Tesla Model S and a little bit longer, yet has a much much smaller interior (I've had three Tesla Model S and I am currently driving an e-tron GT). However there is no doubt that the quality of the interior is way nicer in the e-tron GT. It truly is a premium interior. And it handles far better. If I wanted cargo space I would buy something else.
E-tron and the Taycan are different types of vehicles than the Tesla. The Tesla while fast in a straight line is not built from the ground up to be a 4 door sports car. The E-tron and Taycan are. Especially the Taycan. This is why those cars are slightly smaller on the inside. The equivalent of the Tesla as far as being a room and comfort would be the Porsche Panamera which is way more premium than the Tesla, but the Tesla is faster.
Range of EV's are determined by battery chemistry, wheel size, weight of the vehicle and the efficiency. Audi / Porsche used the same battery chemistry as in the ID3 and ID4 which is now out of date. The NEW Porsche Taycan has totally different battery packs but not sure what they are, LFP ? Porsche Taycan's with 79 kwh batteries struggle to get 200 mile range and 93kwh hardly ever get 250 miles. To offset the lack of range VW group (Porsche & Audi) added 300 kw charging capability but most chargers can't deliver that and it degrades the battery faster. The only EV's that make sense are city run around's with 50 kwh batteries for less than 100 miles a day. Large heavy EV's don't make sense with only the Mercedes EQE and EQS competing with Tesla. Tesla range and efficiency claimed by the car has been proven to be inaccurate but they are more efficient. Like all cars you pay more for the badge.
Audi ownership is a clique area, where brand-loyalty is very strong. Please don't discourage potential buyers, as civilised drivers rely on the trademark 4 rings to spot the ill-mannered arrogant road-hogs and take suitably defensive driving measures. (Heaven preserve us from Audi drivers that camouflage themselves in any other make of car)
What data is this based on? Everything I can find on the internet suggests an exceptional sales year for Audi in 2023, with huge growth in EV sales and in particular the Q4 etron growing over 100%. They’re selling more cars than ever, and more EV’s than ever. Had to classify it as a ‘problem’ by any measure.
e-tron gt is 5,018 lb and model s is 4,776 lb, that's one reason for the range diff! Also, not that vw group has never been caught cheating, cough cough diesel mgs cough, but how real are those tesla published numbers? Plus, someone described the drive as "it's like sitting in a giant ipad whilst auidi is a real car". Ok, i'm biased here...
i can't understand why every carmaker makes cars that almost nobody can afford. with 300 and more HP when most people can't drive fast in their countries. It doesn't matter if you stop in 4 or 5 or 6 sec. for the next traffic light but it matters if you have tens of thousands in your pocket. Porsche 911 in the late 90ies had 286HP. Do you think anybody needs more ??? A lot of people need a car under 30k or better under 25k with space for family and stuff.
In a year or two range won't matter and can not be a selling factor. Batteries will be cheaper and more improved. Good car quality will be mainstream. What is left then? Brands.
Sounds like they are simply appealing to brand snobs? People who are dumb enough to pay a premium price to be seen in the 'right' brand... and Tesla haters haha
Audi looks are probably the best in the world, but as you say the specs are no where near what they need to be. Even the e-tron SUV's cannot compete with Model Y on any parameter I can think of, other than looks.
Why would you not buy a product that does what you want it to do and looks super cool? I don't see people buying Audi's because they have best in the world MPG? If I needed a car to drive 100 miles a day that I could charge at home over night, then I'm going to buy the one that does that and I like the look and the feel of. Audi make some nice looking cars.
Clearly Audi does not understand how competition works and just how much Tesla has changed the market. They want you to pay so much more for much less value of a product. Also in the EV market you HAVE to have programming and ideally over the air updates. How is Audi ever going to compete with that? How is ANYONE going to compete with that? They just do not understand how much Tesla has changed the market and its unlikely they ever will. Also Tesla is driving the market literally and are so far ahead technologically speaking that it is unlikely they will ever catch up, never mind compete. The auto market is dead and there will be a lot of casualties in the next year or so.
Problem of these legacy premium EVs is the cost of their maintenance cost. With Tesla’s lead in massively reducing the service cost of EVs, the business model these companies use to sustain their dealership network just won’t work any longer. Just BS to pay so much for maintenance of these European cars.
People don't want to pay for nice looks but mediocre technology. The German manufacturers must stop with their "premium" mantra if they want to stay alive. German EV's are way too expensive.
i listened all the way through...but really...what was the point of this video? What did anyone learn from it apart from there being 24K views so far? This channel touches on lots of interesting stuff...but personally I'm not keen on wasting time on videos simply make to get some more clicks.
There are two issues. The custom of paying a premium for a more tight German car no longer applies to EVs. All EVs are pretty good and come with extras. This is a new era of car manufacture , sale and branding . Loyalty is out the window especially for late comers . Secondly , the fatal flaw for all current EVs is still range . Let’s not pretend it isn’t . The first wave of EVs must be sold at half price because they need to make way for the 1000 km range vehicles we all know are coming .
Those 1000km vehicles won't come for a looong time and if some release, they will have giga premium pricing. The biggest issue with EVs is not range, it's charging infrastructure. It makes no sense for most people to buy and carry a big battery around that you only need so few times. I have a Long Range Model 3 and my next car will definitely not have as much range because I realized that I almost never need it and the charging infrastructure is fine anyways. A few hours of charging over the lifetime of a car, do not justify thousands of dollars extra.
Range is not a problem and soon the price is neither, remember you can fill it up at home or at your work place. On road trips most EVs charge pretty fast, just plug it in and take a break every 2-3 hours, especially if it's a Tesla
@@casperhansen826 As more people move to BEV's, more of the long range trips, currently done by ICE, will be BEV's. Do you see the infrastructure for charging keeping pace? Are we in bit of a sweet spot at this particular time?
I see better than 250 miles of range with a 50 kWh battery capacity. And the car is about 20% of the price of that Audi. The Audi must be too heavy with poor aerodynamics and an inefficient motor and drive train. 🤷♂
This is not the time to buy an ev anymore. Its all old tech once you get it delivered. If you want an ev just get a cheap one, like a base model 3 cant go wrong with that.
I think the german cars are sufferring software isssues and consume more electricity, therefore less milage!! They simply do not have the electrical engineering technology that telsa and BYD have.. crazy poor range
Okay, then don't calculate how many thousand dollars you could save every year by swapping it to an electric car that is much quicker with instant torque and makes your Audi look and feel old - don't say I didn't warn you!
@@geoffhaylock6848That is true. Especially seems that 'Tesla people' will judge cars purely based numbers. Quality, how it looks, how it feels, how it behaves etc. seems to be forgotten. I would understand that if I would would be still a kid and having car playing cards where 'best' number wins.
Audi will not be able to keep up with competition soon , and that will be the end ... They will soon start to close down some of the production ... Lets see next few months and everything will tell us...
Audi should have been ashamed of that badge swapped ID.4 they made - drum brakes on a modern Audi. I had my hopes on an EV TT until it was revealed Audi was going to make it a four door CUV
Drum breaks are naturally not great for performance vehicles, but not that bad for EVs. Tesla breaks get bad much more often than normal cars because of use of regen (but basically same issue for all EVs ... also Tesla seem to have more issues than others ... maybe one of the reasons why they are cheap...)
I walk past the main dealer in my city each day and they only put an EV in their showroom for the first time this month. 4 years ago they put Jaguar iPace in there, no idea why. Novelty value I guess. It's clear they are anti EV. Phillip.
For a lot of buyers, the badge is all that matters. Cars offering better performance, handling, equipment, range, comfort, reliability, and even style, will often be overlooked if the buyer has their heart set on the 4 rings.
And despite what Sam says, none of these cars are 'bad', they all go pretty good. Sam will say in one video "250 miles is plenty, most people will only need to charge once a week". Then in another video, "yeah, 250 miles is not good enough". The big V8 German cars have never been able to compete on MPG compared to smaller engine cars costing half the price. They are different sectors of the huge car market.
As the high end, Audi is a reskinned Porsche Taycan and they have a different engineering approach to do with driving style over range, these Audis will have similar range. Given that the CD coefficient is similar to a model S and weight is probably similar. I can only imagine that the design of the car dictates the range overall.
I'll get an EV when I can get +400km (250 miles) range for about $30K. Here in Sweden the BYD Atto 3 is like $50K. And the basic Tesla M3 is about the same. I was interested in the tiny Renault Zoe until I saw the zero star euro ncap safety test result. 😬 Peugeot e-208 and e-2008 has extremely bad cold weather range.
