Was It A MISTAKE Getting THIS 630 Horsepower Audi RS e-Tron GT?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2024
- Rory's new Long Term test car has arrived and it's a good 'un; the Audi RS e-Tron GT. But did he get the spec wrong?
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What colour would you get? Zanzibar Brown?
Be sensible!
Galaxy Blue. It stands out without being loud, but I don't know if it's available with the RS e-tron GT. I've only seen it on the regular e-tron.
Not Black......
I really don't understand the current fascination with black paint and black wheels. You lose the detail with black.
I like it
"You want a car in a colour we offer? But it's a horrible colour" - Top sales work from Audi, there.
If he was buying the car then they would have given him the paint job he wanted.
The fact that he’s been given the car for a year and then they have to go and resell the car is the reasoning here. Great work from the sales team from where I’m standing.
Cafe405 😂😂😂😂
@@McfcMancs They're lending him this car to promote it and drive sales. Selling it when he's done is an afterthough. I don't know where you're standing but you don't know what you're talking about.
@@MuppetsSh0w Did you watch the fucking video? He asked for a brown colour and they told him he couldn’t because it would be hard to sell. That means they were thinking about it beforehand not after.
Obviously you don’t know what your talking about.
@@MuppetsSh0w Good luck promoting the car and driving sales when the car looks odd in some unpopular colour. It's not that hard to see Audi's reasoning here.
To bad Audi didnt let you really choose the colour you wanted. Zanzibarbrown would have been insane, thought about, doin it on my RS3 too, its Sandbeige now 😅
Strange that Mat can configure all his Audis in green colour with brown interior.....
They have over 8mil subscribers.. and Mat alone has an impressive social media audience. So of course they do everything to please him
@@samirav1137 sad because matt has no where near the level of intelligence and articulation rory has.. just goes to show how dumb the masses are once u really start delving into the biggest youtubers...
Its easier to sell a BRG Audi R8 with brown top cover and brown interior then a brown color cause it only appeal to a very niche crowd and one or two wrong spec could ruin the entire car specs.
@@freemantuffcakes What's your problem? Do you realise other people have the right to their own opinion. You have the right to your opinion, however nonsensical that opinion might be. You sound like you want to marry Rory. Admiration is one thing, but glorification is unhealthy. It seems like you don't have a life your own, so you live Rory's life. Pathetic!
Probably the most beautiful car ever made. I'm jealous haha my 2nd favorite car (after the 911 Turbo S).
The RS e-tron GT is absolutely stunning !
Red with a brown interior would have been the perfect choice 😉 keep up with good work 🍻
Rori I want the tactical green with brown interior. That's gonna look sick
Proper dashboard. Big thumbs up for that.
@@justinbennitt835 yeah. It has a dashboard shape atleast. I miss nice dials.
Think brands should put some more effort in their interiors.
Watched videos about the BMW m3 touring and those tablets look awfull cheap
Here's my gripe with Audi. They offer much more flexibility with equipment in other regions but here in the UK they short change us. Surely offering everywhere the same equipment will allow them to improve efficiency as well as reduce cost on the assembly line. Prime example is they offer the prestige pack in US for the q8 E-Tron, why not in the UK?
Blame Brexit and the embargo
@@Average_Bruh why/how would Brexit impact what equipment levels we can option on a car? I don't see Mercedes doing the same?
@@mrmuds8624 exactly same with BMW and Porsche they offer the same equipment on all their cars regardless of what region you buy it. The German Audi vehicles have WAY more options than the UK ones. The fact that they don’t offer all equipment in the UK market is a downside compared to its competitors, and thats why I would consider its competitors instead.
@@mrmuds8624 because you guys aren't apart of the EU. Don't forget there are some laws that are different for us than for the UK and other places. For example, we can have a higher level of autonomous driving compared to the UK. Canada misses out on entire models due to some of its law. So yeah, having separated from the EU had an effect in countless aspects.
@@Average_Bruh Which law would prevent a UK customer from optioning ventilated seats on a q8 E-Tron for example? They don't offer that in the UK but they do in other markets.
*Zanzibar brown is more of a copper IMO...pretty flashy*
I need to start working for auto trader I thought he was coming out a park or something turns out it’s just his garden 😂🎉❤
Audi: chose whatever you want, just like a real costumer
Also Audi: as long as it is also what WE want
Audi probably still haven't been able to sell Matt Watson's green exterior/ brown interior RS6, then
But his audi r8 is the same color combo and they didn't object to that.
Zanzibar brown all the way! What a shame Audi would not make you one in that color. Like they wouldn't be able to sell it afterwards. Please it would be a rare model. Only one produced in that color.
Mythos Black is the absolute base colour and it sounds like Audi wanted to spend as little as possible on this spec, I'm surprised they let you have the carbon ceramic brakes. On another note, I tried to order an RS7 recently and was told there's a 2 year waiting list to get the spec I want but I could get one in Mythos Black and a black interior right away. Why have a configurator in the first place?
Its not about the money he gets to spend to spec it, they simply didnt want to have a 100k+ car with an ugly colour that no one is gonna buy. If he went for a blue, red or something, they would have let him do it. The 4k doesnt matter when he has essentially a fully packed car anyway. Lether upgraded interior, carbon fibor dashboard, ceramic brakes etc.
@@roarbahamut9866 Why offer the colours if they won't sell?
The difference is the black on black RS7 was already built because Audi pre-builds generic options they know will easily sell. Not every car is made to order.
@@Re_RAM Bro. He didnt buy the car. They give it to him for a long term test and have to sell it afterwards. YOU can go ahead and buy it in any colour you want, but when they have to sell it afterwards, it would be unwise to choose a colour no one wants.
@@roarbahamut9866 In 2022 Audi sold 1,614,231 cars worldwide, this is just one car. SMH.
Almost perfect car minus the fail of the cup holders instead of arm rest in the back seat. Is there a way to change when you buy or only with after market?
Hi Rory! With that spec what is the total price ?
So how did Mat Watson from Carwow get 2 green cars with brown interior from Audi? He got a green RS6 with brown interior and now he got a green R8 with brown interior. So something somewhere is inaccurate.
Mat Watson clearly is more impotent.
I've a white GT with blacked-out front grille/side skirts/rear defuser/audi logo, plus blue leather seats + carbon fiber interior + tinted windows ----- most beautiful car I've ever owned.
6:00 These extras, that come standard with most other cars, not just EVs, are what are killing Audi's EV sales, and I know this first hand from other potential EV buys who ended up with Tesla, Kia etc. Myself included. I went to test drive an e-tron Q4 and loved the tactile controls etc, but the base price had lots of extras missing. So I got a Model Y LR. Love an e-tron GT if I get rich, but would expect reversing and parking cameras and tech to come as standard!
If you want to be really disgusted, look at options on the Porsche Taycan. It is literally embarrassing how many completely base level options they make you pay extra for.
For example, power folding mirrors are a few hundred extra dollars on a $250,000 top of the line version. It's mind blowing and yet Porsche fanboys defend such stupidity.
That first matte brown shown on the R8 was amazing. Who the heck wouldn’t get that over a normal black car
Boring people, that's who. For whatever reason a huge swath of Audi buyers always get the most boring colors possible. As an Audi owner myself, I just don't get it.
The absolute last color scheme I would consider is anything along the grayscale spectrum.
@@falxonPSN Completely agree, which is why as a fellow audi owner, I have a bright green RS3, love that car every single time I look at it :)
Porsche would've been like.....oh you want banana yellow exterior with gold crome interior and purple stitching? Great choice we'll get right on that.😂
Dude!.. you have a lovely garden. tell me you got a gardener?
Nice car. The only thing I would add to the car especially in that colour is ppf at least to the front.
Love my rs etron gt (year one package). Much more of chill than the Taycan (switched from Taycan to the etron gt) and much rarer car too. I picked my color on what they presented to release the car and the favorite combo from the designer: dakota grey metallic. It looks like a shark on the road
I have a Year One too. Love the carbon ceramic brakes.
Do you find the Taycan faster, giving that immediate kick when the Audi delays for less aggressive driving dynamics?
🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱💤💤💤
What camera do you use? the quality is superb
Make yourself a car that we would pick for you to pick..How very generous of them..😂😂😂👍💯😎
Rory, I think you had it right with Zanzibar Brown. That R8 was beautiful.
Who knew the meat package would look so good 👍😉💪
😂
Great car great spec, its a shame we'll never see it again until its time for it to go😅
You’ll see it in a couple of weeks.
@@AutoTraderTV Yay! 🥰 Much love from the US, great work Rory!
Terrible what Audi did!! If they don't think a car would resell in a particular colour then why offer it in the first place??🤨
Could be a regional thing? White used to be a big seller in the hotter countries, now more common partly because of Tesla having white as standard.
I 'play' on a few configurators on line and the lack of colours, especially brighter colours, is very noticeable. Any wonder the wrap industry is thriving.
Brown & green is exactly what I’d want - or brown & blue. Black and red, (or cream or useless white in loads of cars now) is so boring.
When selecting any carbon fiber options does that really help in getting a few miles of range given that the car is already heavy?
Absolutely not. I would go so far as to say carbon fiber options on any vehicle do not provide a real benefit, except for extreme cases. There are a few cases where an all carbon roof or hood can offer some weight distribution advantage.
The carbon fiber usage in the vast majority of automotive applications is just to look cool and expensive.
Zanzibar brown would have looked awesome on the etron GT
Magical video. ☺
I actually just participated at an Audi Driving Experience with the RS Etron GT, and the instructor said, you don´t need ceramic brakes with this car. Even with heavy use on the race track, when they tested the durability of the standard brakes, he said, they never heated up or anything. Every time they were measuring the temps in the pits, the RS Etrons brakes were around 50-100 degrees C and the brakes of the R8 which were on the tracks too, had temps around 350-300 degrees C.
Someone wasn’t braking very hard in the E-tron.
@@AutoTraderTV No the instructor actually also was one of the engineers who stress tested the Etron GT
@@Kitesurfing_OZ I respect what you’re saying. But the physics aren’t physicing.
And there was me thinking this video was about driving the car, not a glorified advertisement for Audi. That's 8 mins I can never get back.
Cant help but recall an auto journalist from uk had a long termer audi in green with a brown interior.....though he wasnt too happy with his decision
We have a 2023 e-tron GT in Ascari Blue. It is stunning and drives SO well. Unfortunately, ours has spent almost as much time in the dealership than on the road due to technical and safety issues. We've experienced brake booster failure twice and the dealership cannot adequately repair the safety issue, after having the car for almost 1 month now. We hope that Audi Canada sorts these things out - and that we get to enjoy our new car safely. Anyone in the UK experiencing similar brake system failure?
The i5 is 90k loaded with 600 hp. Apart from the Audis design, it's twice the price. But nice video Rory.
Best car review on TH-cam!!! (Sorry Doug)
I like your original colour!👍
What is the replacement cost for discs and pads when they wear out
Question noted…
Drive it to Tanzania, than catch a ferry (I hope they have that) and cross the channel to Zanzibar. I’m sure they have artifacts to decorate the interior, even dangling stuff will help.
Excellent choice (not sure about the red interior though, red belts and stitching are a bit more nuanced). Lucky to have a Carbon Vorsprung here. Get it PPF’d though (at least the bonnet and grille) as its very quick to pick up stone chips.
Watch out for the heat pump though. Much as the Taycan with the same architecture, they’ve had a few heat pumps fail meaning the car’s interior doesn’t get up to temperature. My previous non-RS GT (MY22) had a 93P9 recall to stop the pump from failing (voltage issues apparently), but my RS seems to have developed the fault despite being of the same vintage….
Well can't wait for you to review the Gemera.🍾
That zanzibar with a brown interior would have been awesome
what's that song tho...The car interior introduction background song...pleessee
looks sweet...e-Tron GT is gonna be my next daily
Please take take it to Scotland for some awesome footage
Seems like Audi have learned their lesson with Mat Watson, they probably end up scrapping the cars the he specs. Fantastic looking car though, cannot wait to see what you think and whether you prefer it over the Taycan?
Green on brown is literally such a common pairing, silly they turned that down
Great choice on this amazing car! 👍
From some angles it looks like a serious weapon for the road...
0:03 Rory with the acres 🌳
Is this his house?
I've always wondered how a brown car ever gets on the road, meet Rory...
I miss the perfectly weighted volume knob and buttons. Absolutely hate this new touchy media "control" circle
Wow if this is the future of car videos, I guess I won’t be a car guy any longer.
Audi sucks, that brown would have looked amazing
If the matter is for front, fair enough for e-tron gt. But behind is kind of like coupe version. Not the basic mode for a gt car. Good luck for that GT version. But I'll prefer the old version of audi.
I would say the brown one is better with black trims
How did this guy play second fiddle on Top Gear? He’s heads and shoulders above most reviewers.
think they still couldn't sell the RS6 specced by Mat Watson. So you can have all the colours you want as long as it's black
Is it more important to Audi, what a potential second buyer could think or what the actual buyer wants to do with his money?
War is over!! You have your answers folks😂. Rory chose the e-tron GT over the taycan....must be hurtful to some😂
Nice car bro !!
What was the total cost of this spec?
Car is so beautiful
Matt Watson had two green exterior with brown interior Audis
slick!
Swear Matt Watson from Carwow always gets a green car with a brown interior, he would have bought it. The zanzibar brown would have been so nice.
Audi going all in on the big TH-cam channel influence marketing I see. Carwow and Autotrader both at the same time.
Portland, JAMAICA in the Building!!! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🔥🌟🌟⭐💯💎
This is a gorgeous car and you don’t need a special colour really. Funny thing is if it were Porsche and the Taycan they probably would’ve given you any PTS colour you wanted. Trouble is the clientele aren’t the same - Porsche sports cars are often purchased in bright colours, Audi not so much.
wow looks amazing! 😍
beautiful custom Audi RS Etron
Why are the brakes so important? Wouldn’t you be using the regen most of the time?
Why you wearing a jacket bro? Its 19.5 degrees celsius outside :))
Come on uncle Rori that's how I would've spec my RS Etron Gt if I had one😂
Probably I would choose every other colour over this (boring) black😅 Love the car
I can’t find the reference to autotrader…?
lovely car rory, super jealous !! 😉
I'm confused coz Audi let Mat from Carwow spec his RS6 with a green exterior and brown interior
Plenty of people would buy green/brown combo. It’s in fashion
Zanzibar brown Eton GT already exists from last year in Europe
I still dont get the nerve of these big car manufacturers charging extortionate amounts for packs and extras when the car is already over £100k.
Also Rory.. the panoramic sunroof isnt thrown in for nothing! The car is £100k plus. Its included in the price! 🤦🏻
Clearly their Audi doesn't know Mat Watson with his green brown RS6 and R8😅
This car would've sold like hotcakes if it were available with a V8 TT matched with a DCT
Didnt carwow matt get a green audi w brown interior?
If your not paying for all these extras , then they are all worth having
That is a truism which I will reuse! 😊
Personally if they didn't let u choose the colour and they offer it, then I wouldn't buy the car tbh.
There is a flood of green cars Brown interior cars! It would 100% would of sold on the second hand market!!
Hard to imagine what Audi were thinking.. only let the TH-camr have the most sensible colour according to us.. Really? You think that’s what the viewers want to see?! Btw.. try the auto parallel park.. there’s no turning back if you do though! Cool vid.
Im saving for a Taycan rn. Will be joining the EV world in around 3 years. (I dont like having a huge loan so imma pay 80% in cash)
Since the Audi E-Tron is essentially the same car, I always enjoy seeing people talk about their real world experience instead of just listing the specsheet.
I love the steering wheel with real, non cluttered buttons, and all the switches and climate is top notch. I hope Audi never goes with huge touchscreen dashboards with no buttons. All the gloss black needs to go too, but that's easy enough to get a clear matte wrap over.
I would’ve totally bought that brown color
And also the green one with the brown interior ! You got taste !!
Normal people get to pick the colour they want for reasonable money....mean while Audi wants £4,500 to pick a colour 😏
If Audi have a say on the spec then this "longtermer" is either for free or below market rent to the presenter. So why complaining that Audi limit him on the spec choice?... Presenters should have full disclosure on the terms they are getting cars as longtermers from car producers.
Stunning 👍
“we sell this paint job on your car for £4500, but we have no confidence of selling the car to anyone else at a later date…” it’s literally your job…