The truth about Audi e-Tron’s 3319 lb-ft of torque

There was a time when people can’t seem to contain themselves when talking about Audi’s e-Tron Concept. But now that its claim to have 3319 lb-ft of torque has been explored, the enthusiasm for the concept, which is currently on display at the 2009 L.A. Motor Show, has waned quite a bit.

At the recently held Frankfurt Auto Show, the electric sports car was applauded for its 3319 lb-ft of torque, which is roughly ten times what most other cars have. Now that the e-Tron makes its North American debut in L.A., the excitement has been lessened somewhat due to the discovery that the E-tron’s real torque output is much closer to 300 lb-ft than 3000 lb-ft.
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commander104 - 12/4/2009 9:48:37 PM

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quick, somebody call the physics professor to settle the argument between the MEs and the EEs (mechanical and electrical engineers)

Joe_Limon - 12/4/2009 10:09:40 PM

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I like to measure my cars torque at the wheels >.> my stock grand prix gets 2210ft-lbs of torque.

WorldofLuxury - 12/5/2009 5:44:48 PM

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That's what I read on AutoBlog. Weird how that works when you consider bhp vs. whp