The Audi e-tron prototype promises to be a true revolution with its impressive aerodynamics

Audi has spent years showing its desire to offer the world a range of 100% electric vehicles, with the aim of combining efficiency and sportiness in a single car. Several concept cars have been seen on display at various motor shows around the world, but it was at this latest edition of the Geneva Motor Show that we came closest to reality. This is something Audi has wanted to emphasise with the aerodynamics of the future e-tron, a vital aspect of every vehicle in the world.

The e-tron prototype was unveiled last March when the 2018 Geneva Motor Show kicked off, and it was one of the most anticipated presentations among attendees. There, the four-ring brand took the opportunity to give us a glimpse of its future, in which electric vehicles will gradually take over its model range and, although the e-tron is a prototype, it will be the one to launch it in the not-too-distant future.

Meanwhile, Audi continues working hard to offer its customers a flawless product, where electric technology blends with the efficiency and effectiveness of a traditional vehicle. To this end, the German firm has not only been working on range, but also on another of the most important aspects of any car, aerodynamics.

In this way, the four-ring brand will ensure it offers a vehicle with excellent cornering and road dynamism, but also a model that can keep its range intact thanks to its aerodynamics. To achieve this, the engineers subjected the e-tron to more than 1,000 hours of testing, where it came face to face with the Wind Tunnel in Ingolstadt, which is capable of generating gusts of wind of more than 300 km/h thanks to a power of 2.6 megawatts.

The final result has been an aerodynamic drag coefficient of 0.28, a figure that will allow the Audi e-tron to deliver its 400 kilometres of range without major complications sus 400 kilómetros de autonomía. However, the process to achieve this goal has not been simple, since the German engineers had to apply numerous modifications. A clear example is the use of virtual mirrors, which will be a first on the production Audi e-tron.

Thanks to them, aerodynamic drag and wind noise have been considerably improved, something achieved through its dimensions, which allow an overall width that is 15 centimetres narrower. Another crucial element has been the adaptive suspension, since it allows the height of the future electric SUV to be adjusted by up to 26 mm, offering even more efficient aerodynamic resistance.

In this way, the German firm has ensured that the range and driving dynamics of an electric vehicle have important advantages over a traditional combustion car and, although we are looking at an SUV, its movement on the asphalt will be admirable. This is something we will see very soon alongside its sibling, the Audi Q8.