Audi e-tron GT wins at the 2022 World Car Awards 14.04.2022: Audi e-tron GT quattro: Combined electric power consumption in kWh/100 km: 19.6–18.8; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0 Flagship electric car wins fifth World Performance Car Award for Audi With eleven titles since 2005, Audi is the mo

Audi e-tron GT quattro: Combined electric power consumption in kWh/100 km: 19.6–18.8; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0


   
Flagship electric car wins fifth World Performance Car Award for Audi
    
   
With eleven titles since 2005, Audi is the most successful manufacturer in the history of the award
    
   
Performance jury won over by the many talents of the e-tron GT quattro1




The Audi e-tron GT quattro1 is a big winner at this year’s World Car Awards, which have been presented for the 18th time in New York. Nominated in the categories World Electric Vehicle of the Year, World Performance Car, and World Car Design of the Year, the e-tron GT quattro1 took home the title of World Performance Car at the world’s biggest and most prestigious new car awards ceremony, dubbed the “Oscars of the automotive world.”



More than 100 auto journalists from around the world thoroughly tested the cars that qualified and then voted on them for the 2022 honors.



 “We’re happy that the fully electric Audi e-tron GT quattro1 was a finalist in three categories only a year after its world premiere,” said Oliver Hoffmann, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development, after the awards program. "The fact that the Audi e-tron GT quattro1 takes the title of "World Performance Car" and thus this award goes to Audi for the fifth time makes us particularly proud, of course.


The Audi e-tron GT quattro1 proves that electric mobility can be sustainable, dynamic, and fascinating all at once. That’s why it is an important part of our commitment to electric mobility.”



 As of 2026, Audi will only be launching new models with electric drive systems onto the global market. Starting in 2025, all production at Audi locations will be carbon neutral. That is already happening now in Brussels, Győr, and the Böllinger Höfe, where the Audi e-tron GT quattro1 is produced.




Sophisticated thermal management system for reproducible performance


The performance that earned the Audi e-tron GT quattro1 its World Performance Car award is ensured, to a great extent, by a sophisticated thermal management system. In the Audi e-tron GT quattro1, that system consists of four thermal circuits. That means that the battery and the components of the drive system each stay at their ideal temperature, resulting in performance characteristics that can be reproduced at any time.



Thanks to intelligent thermal management, anyone who uses the e-tron route planner in the e-tron GT quattro1 will put the battery in an ideal temperature range for charging, depending on the exterior temperature, even while the car is driving – which is useful for fast charging with up to 270 kW.



Audi continues to expand its winning streak


This year's victory brings the brand with the four rings to eleven first places at the World Car Awards. That makes Audi the most successful manufacturer in the history of that award.




Audi’s victories at the World Car Awards


2005    Audi A6    World Car of the Year
2007    Audi RS 4    World Performance Car
    Audi TT    World Car Design of the Year
2008    Audi R8    World Performance Car
    Audi R8    World Car Design of the Year
2010    Audi R8 V10    World Performance Car
2014    Audi A3    World Car of the Year
2016    Audi R8    World Performance Car
2018    Audi A8    World Luxury Car
2019    Audi A7 Sportback    World Luxury Car
2022    Audi e-tron GT quattro    World Performance Car




1. Audi e-tron GT quattro: Combined electric power consumption in kWh/100 km: 19.6–18.8; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 0


    
Christian Hartmann - photos Audi