I rather enjoyed the six months I spent with the Audi S e-tron GT, the first electric car I’d lived with for more than a few days. Nevertheless, I am so looking forward to getting back to petrol power. A potent, multi-cylinder engine, hopefully a decent soundtrack, some gears to punctuate the acceleration, a full tank in just a couple of minutes and no need ever to think about range… Life with my new Audi long-term test car is sure to be sweet.
But to be clear, this isn’t it. I’ll come back to this one. My new long-termer is going to be an S5 Avant, a compact estate with a 362bhp twin-turbo V6, four-wheel drive and head-turning looks. It’s the replacement for the old S4 Avant but with slightly revised badging. Without having tried one I can’t say what the S5 Avant is like to drive, but it’ll be fun finding out.
So what do we have here, then? Well, it’s a stopgap. I was fortunate enough to spec the S5 Avant from new, meaning the car needs to be built before it can be delivered. At least that’s the way I’d prefer it. That’s going to take a few months, so until then, I’ll be looking after this A6 Avant e-tron instead.
