Gymkhana 11 goes electrical with Ken Block within the Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron

By now, automotive fans the world over are greater than acquainted with the Gymkhana exploits of Ken Block and his Hoonigan staff. Numerous automobiles have been used, from Subarus to Ford Fiestas, Mustangs, Escorts and even some tube-framed pickup vehicles. You will be aware that every one of these machines have featured a couple of issues in widespread: they’re turbocharged to inside an inch of their lives, and, importantly, all of them run on fossil fuels. Till at present, that’s.

Block’s newest Gymkhana video — the eleventh within the collection for these retaining monitor — switches (virtually) all the pieces up. Drifting, spinning, smoking and leaping all occur as anticipated, this time working round a collection of well-known landmarks in Las Vegas, Nevada. The sounds, however, are very completely different from any such video you have seen earlier than. That is as a result of there isn’t any inside combustion to be discovered.

As an alternative of a force-fed, gasoline-fueled beast, this newest Gymkhana stars Block in an electrical Audi. You have seen the S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron already, however not like this. There’s lots we do not know in regards to the machine, together with how a lot energy it makes. The video description says it runs an 800-volt system, however there isn’t any point out of the facility flowing to these 4 poor tires.

In actuality, it most likely would not a lot matter. You are right here for the smoky stunts, and people are delivered in spades. See for your self within the video up above.

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