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True to form, Block’s new vehicle needs a name after passing on his dearest 1965 Ford Mustang “Hoonicorn” to girl Lia Block – who, incidentally, can genuinely float a vehicle like her father. Enter the Audi S1 e-tron quattro Hoonitron, honoring the brand’s Audi Sport quattro S1 that overwhelmed Pikes Peak during the 1980s.
What’s more indeed, this oddball, all-electric dashing machine is appearing in Block and Hoonigan’s “Elektrikhana” video coming one year from now. “It was tied in with making an advanced, all-electric translation of the S1 Pikes Peak,” said Marc Lichte, head of Audi Design. “The difficulties were gigantic, and we just had a month from the main attracting to the last plan.”
Furthermore, advancement for the S1 Hoonitron is at Audi Sport’s Neckarsulm base camp, a similar spot where the creation Audi RS e-tron GT acquired its wings. Audi presently can’t seem to characterize what’s fueling this superb assembly vehicle. All things considered, it referenced it has two electric engines, all-wheel drive, a carbon-fiber case, and a large group of security gear commanded by the FIA, similar to an electric off button, a roll confine, and a fire concealment framework.
Goodness, and Audi additionally said the vehicle has “power in abundance,” which is able for a mobilizing wizard used to tame fuel vehicles with in excess of 1,000 pull. “Turning into a doughnut at 93 mph (150 km/h) straightforwardly from a halt – simply utilizing my right foot – is an all-new encounter for me,” said Ken Block. “There were a great deal of new things for me to learn here.”
The Audi S1 quattro Hoonitron stays a model now, however Block put in two or three days in Germany to take the creation donkey for a short lady excursion. All we know is we can hardly wait to see it in real life at Pikes Peak for the Elektrikhana stunt driving video.
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