Revell: Audi RS e-tron GT

[Luc Janssens]

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[Plowboy]

How cool is that! I gotta have one! Was this previously announced? I knew nothing about it! 

[espo]

I like the body design. I would build it as an ICE powered vehicle. 

[stitchdup]

woohoo. they got the seats right, I'm going to need a case of them for my vws

[gasman]

This is the first model of a 100% electric car, would’ve rather had a Porsche Taycan, but this will do.  

[Rob Hall]

  Looking forward to this, looks better than the Taycan IMO.. I am surprised that we haven't had EV kits before now...a Tesla Model S or X would have been nice..maybe licensing issues.

[niteowl7710]

Given that this is the same platform as the Taycan...so much so it's a Taycan with an Audi styling, I wonder if they'll consider the Porsche if this sells well enough. Will modelers actually buy an EV? I mean besides threatening to cut up a curbside model just to put some sort of GAAAAAASSS MOOOOTAAAR into it.

[dbostream]

Is this the only completely new tool from Revell Germany this year?

[niteowl7710]

30 minutes ago, dbostream said:

Is this the only completely new tool from Revell Germany this year?

Yes, although I'm pretty sure they're considering the 442 to be a "new" kit as well, as RevellAG never sold a Euro-boxed version of any of the Convertible kits.

[monza77]

Still no C8 Corvette

[Richard Bartrop]

3 hours ago, gasman said:

This is the first model of a 100% electric car, would’ve rather had a Porsche Taycan, but this will do.  

It took a bit of searching, but it's not the first.

[martinfan5]

This is for me is my most looked forward to kit of 2022.

[keyser]

Needs a 4.0 F6 NA in it. In back. 
Wish they’d do a 992 GT3RS or 718 GT4RS. 
#notgonnahappen

Edited September 5, 2022 by keyser

[kelson]

I like it alot!,will be buying a couple for sure.

[Bennyg]

I’m getting a couple. The build process and parts layout look to be on point too. It also looks like they’ve sorted the sink marks in previous new releases. 

Ben

[oldcarfan]

Maybe I should get one and bring it full circle by putting the body on a battery powered R/C chassis!

[stitchdup]

[Brian Austin]

FWIW, there appear to be 1/24 scale diecast Teslas, even the tractor trailer truck.  (That one is very expensive, however.)  There also appear to be Hummer EVs in that scale range as well.

Matchbox also did a Walker delivery truck in their smallish-scale Models Of Yesteryear line a while back.  There is also a range of modern EVs in the current Matchbox 1/64-ish line.

 

Getting back to the Audi, the impending model release was announced here some time ago, though I am not familiar with the car itself.

[niteowl7710]

10 hours ago, Brian Austin said:

FWIW, there appear to be 1/24 scale diecast Teslas, even the tractor trailer truck.  (That one is very expensive, however.)  There also appear to be Hummer EVs in that scale range as well.

Matchbox also did a Walker delivery truck in their smallish-scale Models Of Yesteryear line a while back.  There is also a range of modern EVs in the current Matchbox 1/64-ish line.

 

Getting back to the Audi, the impending model release was announced here some time ago, though I am not familiar with the car itself.

RS e-Tron GT has two electric motors giving it AWD, has (equivalent) 590HP, with the ability to boost it in spurts to 637HP. 0-60 in 3.3 Seconds, Top Speed of the German Magic 155.  Edmunds found it to have a 273 mile range, which exceeds the EPA Guidelines by about 40 miles. It's a sedan on a coupe profile - which is sort of what every Executive Class car looks like these days, being an Executive Class (Size) it's the same overall size as an E-Class or 5 Series. Or if you wanted to stay in the Audi family and get a gas car, you'd buy an Audi A7 RS which is a hybrid with a Twin Turbo V-8, but it's a couple of ticks slower to 60 and doesn't have the ability to boost out the extra 40 HP.  If anything the e-Tron has just a little extra bit of aggressive styling lines than a regular A7 RS, which I suppose has something to do with the RS A7 being a fast Executive car that has to sell to stodgy Germans in it's normal, less sporty iterations. 

[keyser]

There is a nice diecast Taycan, 1/24 from Welly/NEX. Have seen dc Teslas but didn’t care enough to chase. 
Audi looks better, both really cramped inside though

[Ace-Garageguy]

When you buy the kit, do you get access to a downloadable recording of the fake noises it makes? Maybe a ringtone?

[dbostream]

20 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

Yes, although I'm pretty sure they're considering the 442 to be a "new" kit as well, as RevellAG never sold a Euro-boxed version of any of the Convertible kits.

Big disappointment compared to recent years then. Good thing Revell USA make up for it with plenty of reissues I am interested in.

[keyser]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

When you buy the kit, do you get access to a downloadable recording of the fake noises it makes? Maybe a ringtone?

 

Edited September 6, 2022 by keyser

[iamsuperdan]

I will be picking one up for sure. And the aftermarket is going to love this kit. Lowering, wheel upgrades. Cannot wait to see what people do with this one. 

And I am fully expecting to see some creative types slapping big engines into this for funsies.

 

 

[Brian Austin]

11 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

RS e-Tron GT has two electric motors giving it AWD...

Good info, thanks.