Say hello to Ken Block's new daily driver, an Audi e-Tron GT RS, but this one is no normal e-Tron GT, It has been given the full Ken Block treatment, Hoonogan style. Let's take a closer look, shall we?

Ken Block began collaborating with Audi last year and this white Audi e-Tron GT is the first in a line of several electric cars that will be at his disposal. He will reveal each of them over a six-part series by Hoonigan.

Overview

We are joined by Ken Block and Niel Cole in a studio. They're going to give us a quick rundown on the car. But before that, Ken touches upon how cars like the legendary Audi Quattro that won several WRC championships back and Pikes Peak back in the day actually inspired him. Today he finds it surreal that he'll not only be involved with the German marque with Electrikhana but will actually be involved in the development of their road cars.

A lot has already come of this new partnership as Audi has already designed and built the S1 e-Tron Quattro Hoonitron for Ken.} The car was unveiled a few months ago and draws heavily from the 1980s S1, only this time around, it's all-electric.

Design

Only now let's look at what Ken's gone and done to the car. If it isn't already obvious, this one has been wrapped. While Ken would mostly start out with all-black wraps, he's found a liking for white off late. The very first car that he recently wrapped white was his Sport Quattro, and now we've got this e-Tron GT. At the end of the day, the classic german styling is all there, but it's been given a heavy dose of oomph that adds to the drama. Who said EVs were boring?

The wheels come from RotiForm and rubber by Toyo tires, both sponsors of course. Ken in fact put an Instagram poll and the ones you see here, the NGO got the most votes. The second most popular design, the aero discs now sit on the front axle.

Performance

Niel briefly touched upon the technology behind the e-Tron GT and how the production car borrows a lot of it from the R18 e-Tron Quattro racing car that Audi used to win at Le Mans 24 hours.} The road car adopts a lot of tech from the race car be it the powertrain components like the motors, battery, cooling modules, etc.

Considering EVs are heavy thanks to the battery pack, Audi has gone to great lengths to keep it in check, by the use of a myriad of materials with everything from carbon fiber to aluminum.

He went on to add that the e-Tron being an EV, altitude has zero effect on the car's performance and so Ken would have no problem taking on Pikes Peak. The RS e-Tron is packing 637 horses with 612 pound-feet of torque, making it the fastest e-Tron ever. The air suspension would also come in handy when Ken decides to take it up into the mountains of Utah.

I for one can't wait to see Ken take it out on track first. Watch this space.

You can check out Ken's new Daily driver in the video below