{"id":74198,"date":"2020-09-24T12:04:04","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T09:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T12:04:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T09:04:04","slug":"whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  What\u2019s it like to own an Audi e-tron?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f1cfe8e650\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f1cfe8e650\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/#The_roomy_electric_crossover_is_the_perfect_size_for_this_family_and_makes_a_great_road-trip_car%E2%80%94heres_the_pros_and_cons\" >The roomy electric crossover is the perfect size for this family, and makes a great road-trip car\u2014here\u2019s the pros and cons<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/#The_competition\" >The competition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/#The_drive\" >The drive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/#Road_tripping\" >Road tripping<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/#Turtle_mode\" >Turtle mode<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/#Charging_at_home\" >Charging at home<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/#Good_and_bad\" >Good and bad<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whats-it-like-to-own-an-audi-e-tron\/#Ben_Stewart\" >Ben Stewart<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  What\u2019s it like to own an Audi e-tron?<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or TV series visit the <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_roomy_electric_crossover_is_the_perfect_size_for_this_family_and_makes_a_great_road-trip_car%E2%80%94heres_the_pros_and_cons\"><\/span>\n  The roomy electric crossover is the perfect size for this family, and makes a great road-trip car\u2014here\u2019s the pros and cons<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"F80DC16C-F864-11EA-B657-4E1D09D7048D\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Until the recent acquisition of an Audi e-tron, our family couldn\u2019t find an EV that fit our needs. Like most American families, we\u2019ve had a midsize crossover SUV stealing space in our garage for more than a decade. It\u2019s easy to get used to all that interior volume. In our case, the slightly taller design allows for easier loading and unloading of kids and car seats into the back seat.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_competition\"><\/span>The competition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p> The\u00a0Tesla Model X\u00a0and\u00a0Jaguar iPace\u00a0were both on our radar. However, we wanted something with more room than the Jag. And we could do without the flashiness of the Tesla<br \/>\n        TSLA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203558040\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-10.34%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n      \u00a0. The\u00a0Audi e-tron\u00a0seemed ideal. The handsome design of the e-tron echoes other Audi crossovers without looking too futuristic. It\u2019s also the perfect size, only slightly larger than the Q5 we used to own but much roomier on the inside, particularly in the back seat. Like most Audis today, the interior is modern, plush, and dressed in beautiful materials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       <strong>See: <\/strong>What it\u2019s like to drive a Tesla Model Y<\/p>\n<p>It might sound strange, but electric driving range was less critical for our family. Most of the time, the vehicle would be driven 30 to 50 miles a day. We have a secondary gas vehicle that can handle long family road <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s. So the 204-mile EPA range is plenty.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_drive\"><\/span>The drive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Our $87,025 Siam Beige Prestige e-tron arrived in July wearing 21-inch wheels and just about every option, including the towing package ($650), cold weather package ($900), and rear side thorax airbags ($400). First impressions? I was surprised at how well the car rode, considering the low profile 21-inch tires. It\u2019s smoother than our old Q5 as well as the Mercedes GLC 300 we recently leased, and the e-tron\u2019s overall structure feels robust, even when driven through a field of potholes. The interior is forward-looking and techy but easy to navigate too. The overall experience is more A8 than Q5 in terms of the quality of the furnishings and the serenity of the drive experience.<\/p>\n<p>The e-tron is reasonably quick. It handles nicely in Dynamic driving mode, with the air suspension lowered down. Even in that more aggressive vehicle setting, the e-tron\u2019s suspension is compliant. But honestly, we rarely push the handling limits of the e-tron. This car spends most of its time in Efficiency mode plodding along relatively straight and uninteresting roads \u2013 commuting, fetching kids and running errands.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Road_tripping\"><\/span>Road tripping<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>We\u2019ve taken the e-tron on a few road trips and it\u2019s been an excellent companion. However, on one weekend trip to Legoland California, we ran out of space. The e-tron\u2019s cargo hold swallowed all the luggage for our family of four but didn\u2019t quite have enough room for our stroller too. So, we had to rent one each day from Legoland. Not a huge deal, but we\u2019d welcome more cargo capacity on a future model.<\/p>\n<p>Legoland\u2019s resort has 16-amp 240V charging stations available, which we used. But to fully recharge our half-depleted pack, it required more than an overnight.<\/p>\n<p>On that trip, we all noticed how exceptionally quiet and isolated from the world this Audi is, more so than other EVs we\u2019ve tested. Our kids fall asleep quicker and easier in this Audi than any vehicle we\u2019ve ever owned. If you have young kids\u2014you know that\u2019s important.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See: <\/strong>These are the best cars for families in 2020<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>In terms of EV range, on relatively flat routes, we\u2019ve found the e-tron\u2019s EPA rating of just over 200 miles to be a little conservative. On one trip, we drove the Audi from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara for a weekend. And we didn\u2019t re-charge until we returned home. The car traveled 220.6 miles on a full charge over the mostly freeway route.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turtle_mode\"><\/span>Turtle mode<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Interestingly, the e-tron warns you of a \u201clow\u201d battery at around 60 miles remaining, then again at 30 miles. When you reach 10 miles or less, it flashes \u201cDrive System Warning! Limited Performance\u201d and shows a tiny bright yellow turtle. Cute. That mode feels like a hyper-restrictive Efficiency mode when you push down on the accelerator. At that point in the trip, we engaged the car\u2019s Range Mode, which added 9 miles to our battery by dialing back the air conditioner and ventilated seats. But unlike some relatively pedestrian EVs we\u2019ve driven, the e-tron doesn\u2019t automatically search and suggest public charging stations nearby when the battery gets critically low, which was a little surprising.<\/p>\n<p>On our way home, we took a downhill canyon route, which put some range back into the battery pack thanks to the car\u2019s regenerative braking. You can dial in more regen temporarily by t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing a paddle shifter on the steering wheel. Or you can set the regen level manually through the infotainment system. But on this trip, we let the Audi\u2019s default mode decide how much to use. By the time we reached the Pacific Coast Highway at the bottom, we had put 4 miles back into the pack. Not bad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong>A plug-in hybrid Jeep is coming. Check out the Wrangler 4xe<\/p>\n<p>On that trip, we averaged 4.3 km per kWh according to the display, which is about 2.7 miles per kWh. In the 1,100 miles we\u2019ve driven the car, we\u2019ve averaged 3.5 km per kWh or about 2.2 miles per kWh.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Charging_at_home\"><\/span>Charging at home<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>We decided to buy a ChargePoint 32A home charging station for our garage mainly out of convenience. Yes, we could have used the supplied portable charger that comes with the car. But that would require pulling it out of the e-tron\u2019s \u201cfrunk\u201d every time we needed a charge. And since we needed to wire our garage for 240V anyway, it made sense to permanently mount a Level 2 charger. The sleek design of the ChargePoint charger appealed to us more than other home chargers we cross-shopped. And it works great. A nearly depleted battery will fully charge about 13 hours. The downside? It cost over $500, not including the installation.<\/p>\n<p>The ChargePoint app is easy to set up so we can monitor charging from our phones, turning it on and off as well as schedule charging at off-peak times when rates are lowest. You can also see an estimate of how many miles have been added while charging and how much it cost for the charge. Audi\u2019s own app also monitors and allows you to plan charging as well as perform many functions like locking and unlocking your doors, setting stationary climate control, and locating the e-tron should it be stolen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also see: <\/strong>8 new luxury SUVs for under $50,000<\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen<br \/>\n        VWAGY,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/204431732\/delayed\" class=\"negative\">-1.58%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n      \u00a0 and Audi have a partnership with Electrify America 150 kW DC fast charging, which is exciting. We can\u2019t wait until the network is fully developed with charging stations to allow longer interstate road trips. The app is downloaded on our phones, but we haven\u2019t needed to use one of the stations yet. If you\u2019re thinking three apps for one car seems like two too many, well, we kind of agree.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_and_bad\"><\/span>Good and bad<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to love about the e-tron. But there are also a few things that could use some improvement. The steering wheel tilts and telescopes, but it\u2019s not quite enough. Both my wife and I want more range of adjustment, and we\u2019re two very differently sized people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See: <\/strong>Thinking about an EV? Here are the 6 best in 2020<\/p>\n<p>Though the shifter is handsome, it\u2019s a little awkward to use, and it doesn\u2019t like to be shifted quickly from Park to Drive. Your foot needs to be pressing with enough pressure on the brake pedal to allow shifting, more than most gas cars. The tiny Park button on the end of the shifter can be tough to find sometimes. In Drive, the e-tron will roll backward on the gentlest slope as soon as you lift your foot from the brake. You expect the vehicle to provide some resistance and hold you there as a gas car would, but it doesn\u2019t. Oddly, there is a hill holder function but it releases too quickly when you lift your foot from the brake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also see: <\/strong>Toyota brings back the Venza as a hybrid only, and it has a lot going for it<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the car\u2019s electronics, we like most of the systems \u2013 and we love the functionality of the touch screen. However, it would be helpful to be able to tune the safety systems to our preferences a bit more. The cross-traffic alert, which we rely upon on our tightly-packed street, does not warn you quickly and aggressively enough if traffic is crossing behind the car. On the contrary, the parking sensors are highly sensitive and very loud. Pulling into our garage every day is accompanied by a symphony of long, sustained beeps, even though we have plenty of space. That said, the 360-degree view camera we\u2019ve found to be helpful when negotiating tight, unfamiliar spots.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Those are small critiques of an otherwise incredibly comfortable, luxurious, and smart EV. We\u2019ve just begun our adventure with this car, but we\u2019re happy so far. If given the choice would we choose the e-tron again? Absolutely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editorcomment\">This story originally ran on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kbb.com\/car-news\/audi-e-tron-life-with-an-electric-crossover\/\" class=\"icon none\">KBB.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"\n              inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            \n            inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Ben Stewart\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ben_Stewart\"><\/span>Ben Stewart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to watch Movies or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story.asp?guid=%7BF80DC16C-F864-11EA-B657-4E1D09D7048D%7D&#038;siteid=rss&#038;rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# What\u2019s it like to own an Audi e-tron? &#8221; If you want to watch Movies or TV series visit the Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com The roomy electric crossover is the perfect size for this family, and makes a great road-trip car\u2014here\u2019s the pros and cons Until the recent acquisition of an Audi e-tron, our family couldn\u2019t find&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}