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Our first look at the new E-tron was at the IAA 2009 a few months ago. At that event the electric vehicle was displayed as a static concept to be produced in the far future. We were rather surprised that the guys at Automobile took it for a spin.

The resemblence with the R8 is easily noticeable. However, E-tron is smaller than the German supercar, but still has a large wheelbase of 102 inch. The cabin inside the vehicle isn’t particularly spacious. Reason? The battery pack takes more space than the R8’s V10 engine, transaxle and fuel tank combined. The energy capacity of the vehicle is 53kWh, of which only 80 percent is used to extend battery life.

Read the story about the first drive!