In a league of its own

Audi India is beginning its electric journey in India with the much-awaited e-tron which is all about noiseless and emission-free driving. Will India warm up to this luxury EV that costs upwards of a Crore? We took the e-tron 55 quattro variant for a spin and here’s what we think about it.  Look at the e-tron from the outside and you’ll feel as if Audi has gone to great lengths to ensure that there is nothing radical about the e-tron’s outward appearance. Quite frankly, it is not very different looking from one of their larger SUVs such as the Q7, for instance. In fact, the idea, all along, has been to ensure that you feel right at home in the new e-tron and on that front, full points to Audi for a job remarkably well done. The family resemblance is unmistakable, and barring a few obvious changes such as the grey grille, the short slats that sit below the DRLs and those bright orange brake calipers (which draw inspiration from high voltage wires) that give the e-tron its distinct EV look, you’d be hard pressed to distinguish between this EV and one of Audi’s conventional ICE SUV offerings. While the