This is the 2025 Audi RS e-tron GT Performance — all the menace of a supercar, minus the exhaust fumes. It’s a sedan with a split personality: luxury on the surface, rocket ship underneath, and every stoplight suddenly feels like a starting grid. Silence has never been this savage.
Five years ago, if you’d told me I’d be excited by a car that makes less noise than an electric kettle, I’d have laughed hard enough to spill my tea. Yet here we are. The RS e-tron GT Performance arrives like a velvet-wrapped thunderbolt, proving EVs can be utterly unhinged without raising their voice above a librarian’s sigh. At first glance, it’s pure Audi — elegant lines, subtle aggression, and the stance of a serious sedan. But look closer, and you’ll spot the wicked little details that betray its true intentions.
Exterior
From the outside, the RS e-tron GT doesn’t so much arrive as it lurks. Low, wide, and menacing, it looks less like a sedan and more like Darth Vader decided to start a car company. The nose is all aggression, the wheels look like they’ve been stolen straight off a spaceship, and the stance… well, the stance says, “Yes, I can pick the kids up from ballet, but I’d much rather be vaporising you at the traffic lights.”
And yet, in typical Audi fashion, it’s all done with restraint. No silly wings, no neon flashes, no adolescent body kit glued on, just elegant, tightly drawn lines that whisper menace rather than shout it. Park it in a line of Teslas and BMWs, and it makes them look like beige appliances. This isn’t just a car you drive, it’s a rolling intimidation tactic.
The changes on the outside are pretty subtle; it features new front and rear fascias, along with redesigned wheels. There are additional color options and various badging. The front grille looks a bit cleaner, and the rear diffuser has been revamped with a vertical reflector on RS models (which is a new signature for Audi Sport, it seems). Plus, you can now opt for a carbon roof and marbled carbon accents on the RS Performance.
Range and Charging
The real sorcery is hidden under the skin. Audi has wedged in a 105-kWh battery — up from 84 — stretching range to an EPA-rated 278 miles. It’s not just bigger, it’s smarter with redesigned cells, improved cooling, and energy management that keeps electrons flowing smoother than champagne at a Monaco yacht party. And when it’s time to recharge, the numbers get silly — 320-kW DC fast-charging, enough to take you from 10 to 90 percent in about 24 minutes.
Power
Time for the scary bit: the numbers. The RS e-tron GT Performance now delivers a staggering 925 horsepower. The rear motor has been reworked, shedding 22 pounds yet somehow gaining 107 horsepower in the process, while the front motor soldiers on as before. The result? A sedan that pounces with the silent menace of a cat eyeing a canary. Zero to 60 mph happens in a jaw-dropping 2.1 seconds, and the quarter mile vanishes in 9.8 seconds at 138 mph. This isn’t just fast; it’s outrageously, hilariously, and almost criminally fast.
Wheels and Tires
With great power comes great responsibility. So the RS E-Tron GT Performance gets Pirelli P Zero PZ4 Elect tires on 21-inch rims. The fronts are 265/35s and the rears are 305/30s. Rotors are 16.5 inches on the front with 6 piston calipers, and out back they are 16.1 inches with 4 piston calipers.
Driving and Handling
Driving the RS e-tron GT is like being strapped to a silent guided missile that also happens to have heated massaging seats. You press the throttle and—bang!—your internal organs relocate somewhere near the parcel shelf. There’s no drama, no revving, no build-up. Just instant, physics-defying thrust that makes a Ferrari feel like it’s dragging a caravan. And because it’s silent, you find yourself laughing like a lunatic, as though you’ve just discovered a cheat code in real life.
But it’s not all lunacy. Settle down, and it becomes a wonderfully civilized Audi. The ride, while firm, isn’t bone-crunching; the steering is precise enough to let you carve through bends with the grace of a ballerina on Red Bull; and the quattro grip means you could probably drive it up the side of a building if you were so inclined. It’s the kind of car that can demolish a drag strip in the morning, then pick the kids up from school in the afternoon—while making every other parent look like they arrived in a horse and cart.
The moment you set off, you realize this isn’t driving as you know it. You prod the accelerator and—whoosh—you’re not in a car anymore, you’re in a railgun. No turbos spool up, no gears to shuffle, no V10 screaming its lungs out. Just instant, neck-snapping thrust that makes your brain feel like it’s lagging behind your face. Audi says 0–60 in 2.4 seconds, but honestly, that’s a lie; it’s faster. It feels like you’ve just pressed “skip intro” on the laws of physics.
In the corners, it’s equally ridiculous. Thanks to quattro wizardry and enough grip to make Spider-Man jealous, it clings on like your nan clutching her handbag at a car boot sale. The steering is precise, almost telepathic, though you’re always aware this thing weighs more than a small bungalow. You feel it in the sharper bends—suddenly you’re reminded you’re piloting a battery the size of Belgium. And the brakes? Immense. Stamp on them, and the car stops with the subtlety of a brick wall.
Interior
Climb inside and you’re greeted with the sort of cabin Audi does better than just about anyone else: part luxury lounge, part spaceship command deck. It’s minimalist, yes, but also festooned with enough glowing screens and digital trickery to make the set of Blade Runner look like a cheap apartment. The seats hug you in just the right way—supportive but not like you’ve sat down on a park bench made of granite. And then there’s the push-to-pass button, ten glorious seconds of an extra 94 horsepower. Ten seconds of pure, unadulterated joy. And then, quite possibly, ten seconds closer to losing your license.
What’s impressive is Audi’s knack for stuffing in everything: laser headlamps, adaptive cruise, two displays, one for the driver and the other for entertaining stuff, and as a bonus, physical climate controls. It’s sleek, it’s restrained, and it all feels meticulously expensive. The sort of expense that makes your accountant cry, but makes you grin like a teenager who’s just discovered the internet.
Cargo Space
The 2025 Audi RS e-tron GT offers 9.2 cubic feet of rear cargo space and 1.8 cubic feet of front cargo (frunk) space, for a total of about 11 cubic feet. The back seat does fold down for more space, and there is some storage under the load floor for some gold bars.
Pricing
Base price for this RS version is $167,00. It has the Dynamica Package for $11,000, which gives you active suspension, Ceramic Brakes, and summer tires. Next up is the Forged Carbon package for $8,400. With that, you get the 21-inch wheels, Carbon roof panel, Carbon door sills, and lots of carbon bits inside. The RS design package for $1,900 gives you dinamica door panels, steering wheel, and center console, nappa leather throughout, and gray seatbelts. Finally, these red brake calipers are $500. Total price is $190,690.
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Verdict
The 2025 Audi RS e-tron GT Performance is not just a car; it’s a statement. It tells the world that electric vehicles can be exciting, luxurious, and utterly bonkers all at once. It’s fast enough to scare the living daylights out of you, sophisticated enough to impress your in-laws, and quiet enough that your neighbors will never know the terror you unleashed in their street.
2025 Audi RS e-tron GT Performance Numbers
BASE PRICE: $167,900
AS TESTED PRICE: $190,690
VEHICLE LAYOUT: Dual motor, all-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
ENGINE: 2 permanent-magnet synchronous AC motors
BATTERY: Lithium-ion, 97 kWh
COMBINED POWER: 925 hp
TRANSMISSION: direct-drive, 2-speed automatic
0-60 MPH: 2.1 sec
CURB WEIGHT: 5,200 lb
CARGO VOLUME: 9.2 cubic feet
EPA COMB/CITY/HWY: 84/85/82 MPGe
RANGE: 278 Miles
PROS: Beautifully made, seriously quick, most powerful Audi yet
CONS: No wireless charger
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