Yesterday, Audi gave us our first teaser of its new E-Tron sedan. It solely confirmed the lengthy entrance finish, although the corporate is again with a second teaser that reveals rather more for the automotive. The newest teaser, posted to Audi’s Weibo account, the Fb-like Chinese language social media web site, exhibits the automotive in profile with dramatic shadows obscuring a lot of the bodywork. However a bit of tweaking in Photoshop reveals a bit extra of the automotive’s styling.

One of many first issues that leap out is the rear overhang, which appears to be like oddly elongated in comparison with the entrance. Nonetheless, it does assist accommodate the fastback roof. It doubtless appears to be like significantly better in individual. The teaser confirms a lot of what we anticipated – a sedan comparable in measurement and form to the Audi A5 Sportback. Nonetheless, the brand new E-Tron does look sleeker than the A5 Sportback, with a decrease greenhouse and distinctive proportions. We will even spot the charging door on the rear quarter panel.

Elections will energy the brand new fastback sedan, although the setup stays unclear. We all know {that a} single-motor mannequin will energy the rear wheels, whereas a dual-motor setup in greater efficiency trim will energy all 4. It also needs to sport 800-volt charging and supply round 300 miles of vary, although that could possibly be much less within the US with its strict testing regiment. Inside, we anticipate to see the same design to what’s within the E-Tron GT, although it will be a bit much less luxurious as this new E-Tron will doubtless slot under the GT.

Fortunately, we cannot have to attend lengthy for a full reveal. Audi will showcase the automotive subsequent week at Auto Shanghai 2021 on Monday, April 19. Nonetheless, whereas its reveal is imminent, the brand new sedan is not anticipated to go on sale till the 2023 mannequin yr, so it will be a bit earlier than you should buy one. It needs to be the primary mannequin to trip on the model’s Premium Platform Electrical structure that Audi jointly developed with Porsche.