August 9, 2022 07:52 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/9/23298474/audi-electric-s1-quattro-etron-hoonitron-monterey-car-week-elektrikhana
Audis custom electric S1 Hoonitron will visit the states for Monterey Car Week
Audi built a special S1 E-Tron Quattro, dubbed the “Hoonitron,” in December for American precision driver Ken Block. And now, the automaker is set to bring the EV to US soil this month during Monterey Car Week. It’ll be juxtaposed with its design inspiration: the 1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1 that rally driver Walter Röhrl set a Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record with in 1987.
Audi’s new performance E-Tron will make a starring appearance in Block’s latest production dubbed Elektrikhana, a play of words between electric and gymkhana, the drifting motorsport with obstacles. Block and his crew produced a series of Gymkhana films where the pro stunt driver maneuvers through impossible-looking courses, like the streets of LA. Previously,...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/9/23298474/audi-electric-s1-quattro-etron-hoonitron-monterey-car-week-elektrikhana
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