Audi’s Electrical A2 Restomod Makes Extra Sense Than You Suppose

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Audi’s Electrical A2 Restomod Makes Extra Sense Than You Suppose


  • Audi made an electrical restomod of the lovable, A2 metropolis automotive to have a good time the mannequin’s 25-year anniversary.
  • It is a enjoyable nod to a wierd a part of Audi’s historical past, but it surely makes extra sense than you would possibly count on.
  • Due to its chassis configuration and electrical energy steering, the A2 is a good candidate for an EV swap.

The Audi A2 is likely one of the model’s most uncommon automobiles. A light-weight hatchback designed to maximise inside house and gas financial system, its distinctive styling is of the love-hate selection. It is a cool automotive to transform to electrical for that purpose, and that is simply what a gaggle of Audi apprentices did. In a put up on Linkedin, the corporate shared pictures of the newly-christened Audi A2 E-Tron, a restomodded electrical model of the now 25-year-old metropolis automotive.

The German automaker shared little concerning the car moreover some exterior pictures. The automotive’s lighting has been up to date in addition to its wheels and suspension. The inside additionally seems to have acquired a couple of aesthetic modifications, however the firm solely shared a picture of a contemporary Audi seat headrest, so we won’t say a lot about what’s new. 

Audi A2 E-Tron Concept

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The A2 is made virtually totally of aluminum stampings, castings and extrusions, which was a novelty when it was launched. The ground of this physique construction is of explicit curiosity. It is constructed from a number of items of straight aluminum profiles. The result’s a number of massive rectangular voids that are splendid locations to place batteries. The A2 additionally has electrical energy steering, so changing an engine-driven hydraulic rack is pointless. Certainly, Johannes Hübner, one of many brains behind the OpenInverter undertaking, beat Audi to the punch on electrifying an A2 a couple of years in the past.

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Audi did not share any technical specifics on its A2 conversion, corresponding to battery capability, vary, energy or different figures. It is simply an inner undertaking, although, and never meant on the market. 

Can be loads cooler if it had been. Audi may use a extra attention-grabbing EV within the lineup.