Audi S1 Hoonitron EV stars in Electrikhana with Ken Block; joined by Le Mans, Pikes Peak racers and extra

Ken Block of Gymkhana video collection fame has emerged as soon as extra, this time in partnership with Audi following the Amercian rally and rallycross driver’s partnership of 11 years with Ford.

Right here, the star automotive is the Audi S1 Hoonitron that has been developed by Audi Sport at its Neckarsulm amenities, thus arriving at a variety of firsts – that is the primary totally electrical automobile within the Gymkhana collection, in addition to the primary and at the moment solely automotive within the collection to start life as an OEM-built automotive.

Audi states that the S1 Hoonitron packs two electrical drive motors for all-wheel-drive producing “energy galore”, primarily based on a carbon-fibre chassis and totally complies with FIA security requirements. Its exterior physique shell design was crafted by Audi Design, with cues that tip the hat to Audi’s personal icons such because the Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak.

“With the S1 Hoonitron, we broke fully new floor at Audi. Creating a completely electrical prototype for the distinctive necessities of our accomplice Ken Block was an enormous and thrilling problem to which the entire workforce rose with flying colours. It’s nice to see how ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ is introduced in an all-new atmosphere,” mentioned Audi head of technical growth Oliver Hoffmann.

Along with the signature theatrics of automotive management courtesy of Block behind the wheel in addition to the views of the Las Vegas panorama, the Audi S1 Hoonitron is joined by luminaries of Audi’s motorsport heritage fleet together with the production-based 1989 Audi 90 IMSA GTO, 1987 Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak and 1984 Audi quattro Group B A2.

Additionally a part of Audi’s fleet of motorsport star vehicles are its prototype endurance racers, represented by the R8 LMP and R18 e-tron quattro. Tagging together with the fleet is Le Mans legend Tom Kristensen, nine-time winner of the 24-hour race on the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.

GALLERY: Audi S1 Hoonitron