Audi presents the PB18 e-tron: an electric supercar that will leave you breathless

The Audi PB18 e-tron is just a prototype, but it shows how far the German manufacturer is capable of going with an electrically powered vehicle.

A few weeks from the Presentation of the long-awaited e-tron quattroAudi has surprised us today with a new all-electric prototype. The German manufacturer seems to have made it clear that it wants to play a leading role in the transition of the automotive industry towards electric-powered vehicles, and proof of this is this prototype with specifications and technology that we will not see in a street vehicle until a few years from now.

El Audi PB18 e-tron, which is the name they have given it, is a racing car with three electric motors that together offer up to 570 kW of power, an ultra-fast 800 V charging system and new-generation solid-state batteries.

Audi defines the PB18 e-tron as “A radical vision of the racing car of tomorrow«. This implies that, despite its advanced technology, It does not have an autonomous driving system nor any type of driving assistance technology.

Adaptive driving position

Particularly striking is the driving position, which can move to the center The Audi PB18 e-tron is therefore a single-seater vehicle. Audi aims to offer a racing experience that is only available in high-performance vehicles such as the Audi R18. In this way, the Audi PBXNUMX e-tron offers great ease of use on a daily basis, adjusting the driver's position when entering the circuit to compete. The German manufacturer assures that this prototype has been designed based on the many years of racing experience that they have accumulated in events such as the Le Mans racing series.

When it comes to specifications, Audi has gone all out with cutting-edge technology that will still take some time to reach road vehicles. This is the case of solid state batteries, which with a capacity of 95 kWh They offer 500 km of autonomy according to the WLTP homologation cycle. Audi also relies on an 800V ultra-fast charging system similar to the one already announced by Porsche in the Taycan, capable of charging at 350 kW. Which should allow you to charge 80 percent of the battery capacity in about 15 minutes.

The PB3 e-tron's three motors deliver up to 18 kW of power

The Audi PB18 e-tron has three motors, one located on the front axle and two on the rear axle. Regarding the latter, Audi assures that each of them is responsible for moving one of the wheels on the rear axle independently. While the motor on the front axle delivers 3 kW of power, the two motors located on the rear axle offer 150 kW of power together. In total, the Audi PB350 e-tron has a maximum power of 18 kW, but using the boost This figure can temporarily rise to 570 kW.. The vehicle's torque is set at 830 Nm, allowing acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just over 2 seconds.

Although some of the technology used in this prototype is likely to make its way into a road car one day, Audi does not currently appear to be planning to market a version of this prototype. We will have to settle, therefore, for watching the videos published by the German manufacturer.