An electric version of the Audi Quattro classic.

Is there a car that more timelessly defines1980s German performance motoring, than the original Sport Quattro?

Despite its immense success over the last three decades, Audi has never managed to deliver a true successor to the original Quattro. And with the Ingolstadt company committing to an electrified future, that is even more unlikely.

This has created the opportunity for E-Legend to do, what Audi can’t: revive the Sport Quattro silhouette, with battery power.

The EL1 is designed to contain a multitude of styling details, tracing to the original Quattro. It even has vent slots, in the bonnet, bulky wheel arches and the square front section. This is exactly what an Ur-Quattro should look like, in 2021.

Why hasn’t Audi done this? Good question. But part of the answer is crash safety. The EL1 will be a low-volume car, with only 30 units being assembled. That allows E-Legend the luxury of not having to crash test it – hence the boxy proportions.

Powering this EL1 is a 90kWh battery pack, driving three electric motors and all four wheels. Three-way adjustable suspension will please owners who want to vary ride quality and firmness, between daily driving and track day use.

Peak system output is 600kW, but the EL1 is much heavier than an original Quattro, at 1 680kg yet surprisingly light for an electric car. Despite the mass, it should be good for 0-100kph in only 2.8 seconds.

The car’s platform is carbon fibre, which gives you an indication of just how heavy that 90kWh battery pack is, and E-Legend claims a usable range of 400km. Top speed? Quite mild, at 225kph.

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