The range-topping Audi RS e-tron GT we have here is $4,900 more expensive than the Taycan Turbo, but in this price bracket that’s pocket change. They’re both so ballistically-rapid that – on the road – you’re unlikely to notice that the Audi is one-tenth of a second slower from 0-100 km/h and has only 637 horsepower in boost mode while the Porsche tops out at 670. They are essentially the same size, with similarly cramped rear seats and 93.4 kWh battery packs. As a result, both the Audi and the Porsche feel quite similar. Audi’s not trying to hide the fact both cars share the same EV platform. If you could peek under the Audi’s shrink-wrapped sheet metal, you’d find that it shares much of its underlying mechanical bits with Porsche’s Taycan.

That’s important because the e-tron GT really needs to look great, not only because it’s the brand’s new flagship EV, but also because the way it looks is one of the main things that separates it from its Porsche twin. Marc Lichte, the 52-year old German designer who has overseen all of Audi’s products since 2014, reckons the brand’s new all-electric e-tron GT is the most beautiful car he has ever drawn.

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