A few days ago, in order to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the plant in Neckarsulm, Germany, Audi officially released the EP4 electric concept car, the plant previously belonged to the NSU brand of automobiles, the brand’s last model is the NSU Prinz 4, and the EP4 concept car is named by the “Electric Prinz 4” abbreviation. The EP4 concept is named after the “Electric Prinz 4” acronym.
The foreign media has learned that the EP4 concept car by Audi factory 12 apprentices based on a Prin Z transformation, the 1971 factory small two-door sedan originally equipped with a rear-mounted 598 cc air-cooled two-cylinder engine, can only output about 30 horsepower. The interns replaced the old engine with a 240-hp electric motor from a 2020 Audi e-Tron, replaced the front-mounted fuel tank with a high-voltage battery pack from an Audi Q7 TFSI e quattro plug-in hybrid, replaced the original chassis with a modified chassis, brakes, and bearings from an Audi A1, and drastically modified and widened the bodywork by adding a massive rear spoiler. A huge rear spoiler was added.
The interior is very simple, with just a single-board computer and corresponding screen for instruments and displays, two Recaro Podium bucket seats, and a roll cage. Timo Engler, Head of Audi Training Vehicle Technology/Logistics, said: “This program gives our interns the opportunity to work freely with different technologies and materials. For example, in addition to electric drives, they used 3D printing and carbon fiber for the front hood.”
The small but menacing electric car is a tribute to the history of the Neckarsum plant and a look into the development of the Audi brand.
