Elegant: The EL1 focuses on tradition in terms of appearance 🎥
AS ONCE THE S1 The Elegend brand has now completed the first test drives of its EL1 super sports car. The all-electric bolide is to be hand-built in a series of just 30 units from 2024.
Elegend AG, a high-tech company based in Beilngries, Bavaria, is transferring legendary rally cars into the modern era and calling it #Retrofusion. The first vehicle, the EL1, unmistakably inspired by the Audi Sport quattro S1, is currently under development and is scheduled to go into production next year. Typical of the EL1 are the extremely short wheelbase, the tight overhangs and the sharp beading. Following the unveiling of the first EL1 two years ago, the manufacture is now developing a road-ready prototype and announcing details.
Proportions of the rally legend
Visually, the car, which is only 4.15 meters long, continues to borrow its proportions from Audi's rally legend. Technically, however, the electric supercar breaks completely new ground. The carbon monocoque's stiffness and weight can be further optimized using the complex one-shot process.
Günther Riedl, Managing Director at Roding Mobility and responsible for technology at the Elegend: "In addition to good package and high rigidity, the monocoque promises a low center of gravity and excellent handling. A newly developed aluminum subframe for the front and rear also facilitates access for service and maintenance work and opens up the possibility of developing new derivatives on the platform."
Up to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds
A lot of development work has gone into the drive components. Elegend has decided to use an existing power set-up for the inverter motor-transmission unit. Power is distributed over all four wheels as standard. Two electric motors deliver a total output of up to 600 kW (816 hp). From a standstill, the EL1 sprints to 100 km/h in around 2.8 seconds, and 200 km/h takes 7.5 seconds. The top speed is 300 km/h.
The 80 kWh battery can be fast-charged at up to 200 kW, and a 22 kW on-board charger ensures fast charging at home. Two hot laps of the Nürburgring Nordschleife can be completed at race pace on one battery charge. The manufacturer puts the price of the EL1 at a massive 890,000 euros.
Video: electric drive
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