Audi's exciting e-tron

Audi's first electric car offers efficiency, smoothness and refinement

The stand-out feature of the Audi e-tron (above) is the shift lever, which is actually a small thumb-operated slide clicker situated on a palm rest styled like a nautical throttle; It is pleasantly responsive, with not one instance of missed engagement.
The stand-out feature of the Audi e-tron (above) is the shift lever, which is actually a small thumb-operated slide clicker situated on a palm rest styled like a nautical throttle; It is pleasantly responsive, with not one instance of missed engagement. ST PHOTOS: KUA CHEE SIONG
The stand-out feature of the Audi e-tron is the shift lever, which is actually a small thumb-operated slide clicker situated on a palm rest styled like a nautical throttle (above). It is pleasantly responsive, with not one instance of missed engagement.
The stand-out feature of the Audi e-tron is the shift lever, which is actually a small thumb-operated slide clicker situated on a palm rest styled like a nautical throttle (above). It is pleasantly responsive, with not one instance of missed engagement. ST PHOTOS: KUA CHEE SIONG
The stand-out feature of the Audi e-tron is the shift lever, which is actually a small thumb-operated slide clicker situated on a palm rest styled like a nautical throttle. It is pleasantly responsive, with not one instance of missed engagement.
The stand-out feature of the Audi e-tron is the shift lever, which is actually a small thumb-operated slide clicker situated on a palm rest styled like a nautical throttle. It is pleasantly responsive, with not one instance of missed engagement. ST PHOTOS: KUA CHEE SIONG
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 11, 2020, with the headline Audi's exciting e-tron. Subscribe