Motoring: Latest Audi E-Tron isn’t your average electric car

This SUV feels effortlessly quick at all times, but it’s more of a luxury car than a sporty one

Underneath the special paint and relatively subtle badging of the Audi E-Tron S is a high-performance electric powertrain. Picture: Paddy McGrath

The Audi E-Tron S is the sportiest version of the company’s large electric SUV, offered in standard and Sportback styles and starting at not far off €120,000. As the big wheels and bulging bodywork suggest, this is not an average electric car.

Underneath the special paint and relatively subtle badging is a high-performance electric powertrain. The regular all-wheel-drive versions of the Audi E-Tron have an electric motor on each axle, but the E-Tron S gets ...