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Audi E-tron Vision Gran Turismo is a PlayStation dream

This exciting electric racing car has transitioned from pixels to real life to support Audi's Formula E program.

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Chris Paukert
Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.
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The Audi E-Tron Vision Gran Turismo was designed to live in Sony and Polyphony Digital's racing sim, but now, it's a real-life wondercar.

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The all-electric concept will support Audi's factory Formula E racing series efforts in Europe this year, as well as making appearances at other events.

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Powered by a trio of electric motors, the E-Tron develops 825 total system horsepower.

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Audi racing drivers will use the E-Tron to ferry lucky passengers around at Formula E events.

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Audi says the E-Tron weighs just under 3,200 pounds.

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Acceleration is given as 0-62 mph in under 2.5 seconds.

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Audi says the car took just 11 months to build from start to finish.

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The E-Tron has been painted red, white and black to evoke Audi's groundbreaking IMSA GTO racecars of the late Eighties.

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 The E-Tron features full-time all-wheel drive.

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