{"id":12023,"date":"2022-08-10T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/10\/audis-custom-electric-s1-hoonitron-will-visit-the-states-for-monterey-car-week\/"},"modified":"2022-08-10T14:39:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:39:03","slug":"audis-custom-electric-s1-hoonitron-will-visit-the-states-for-monterey-car-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/10\/audis-custom-electric-s1-hoonitron-will-visit-the-states-for-monterey-car-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi\u2019s custom electric S1 \u2018Hoonitron\u2019 will visit the states for Monterey Car Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/9\/23298474\/audi-electric-s1-quattro-etron-hoonitron-monterey-car-week-elektrikhana<\/a>
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Audi built a special S1 E-Tron Quattro, dubbed the \u201cHoonitron,\u201d in December for American precision driver Ken Block. And now, the automaker is set to bring the EV to US soil this month<\/a> during Monterey Car Week. It\u2019ll be juxtaposed with its design inspiration: the 1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1 that rally driver Walter R\u00f6hrl set a Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record with in 1987.<\/p>\n

Audi\u2019s new performance E-Tron will make a starring appearance in Block\u2019s latest production<\/a> dubbed Elektrikhana<\/em>, a play of words between electric and gymkhana, the drifting motorsport with obstacles. Block and his crew produced a series of Gymkhana<\/em> films where the pro stunt driver maneuvers through impossible-looking courses, like the streets of LA<\/a>. Previously, Block had built a relationship with Ford Performance and would often test custom Ford vehicles like the Focus RS with a drift stick<\/a> and a 650-horsepower Fiesta that he plunged through sand in Dubai<\/a> for the Gymkhana<\/em> series.<\/p>\n

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