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Greetings. Taking advantage of e-tron GT incentives and joining the EV journey

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gk1
After my recent encounter with a rock and the overheating of my 2015 S6 I decided it was time to part ways.

Rock hit my heat exchanger

It's always something...right? Rock punctured my heat exchanger on the highway. Busted right through the plastic protector. Left about a thumb sized damage area and of course total coolant loss and overheat. Shop replaced the HX filled it up and found a coolant shut-off and crossover...
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I took advantage of the incentives on a 2023 e-tron GT and decide to dip a toe into the EV pool.
The specs are "near" perfect: ;)
2023 Audi e-tron GT
Premium Plus
Daytona Gray
Performance package
Full Leather (Black)
Executive package
I say "near" perfect since a Prestige with the same options would be perfect since my old car had HUD and 360 camera and I would have like the insulated glass, but life is full of compromises and there are worse things. The driving experience will be just as good without those options. :)

Anyway, I hope to be a helpful contributor but it might take me some time to learn the nuances of the vehicle.
I definitely have range anxiety, but I am currently in a position where it is not a critical deterrent.

If I had any first questions for anyone reading they would be:
-real world 80% range?
-my estimate is 180 miles but I would not want to get too low either, so really like 140ish maybe?

-tire wear
-since this is such a heavy car and electric acceleration might be intoxicating what is anyone seeing on treadlife. The dealer thinks they will last 3 years (yeh right) I read that someone only got 15k miles out of a set of tires! I'm use to 20-25k miles on performance tires for my S6 but 15k is very weak.

-sunroof heat
-any issue there?
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Lanman
Welcome to the club! I joined back in Dec 2022 and I have a 2022 RS e-tron GT.

Regarding range... now that the weather has started warming up I'm averaging around 224-227 miles at 80% SOC but during the winter I was averaging around 110-120 miles of range at 80% SOC. Also, I'm currently averaging around 2.5-3.0 M/Kw with most of my trips being 10 miles or less round trip and according to the MyAudi app I'm currently sitting at a 52% SOC with 145 miles left.

As far as the tires go, I really can't speak to that since I still only have just over 2,000 miles on my car. I've seen everything from 7,500 - 20K miles though depending on how you drive.

I also don't have a sunroof so I can't speak to that one either.
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gimpgutter
Hey gk1. Welcome to the dark side! I've seen many posts from you on the S6 forum. I got sick of the maintenance issues (and costs) and got myself a 2023 etron GT a few weeks ago. Absolutely zero regrets moving on from the S6.

Your spec is pretty similar to mine, except my car is black.
  1. Range: I typically get about 220 miles at 80% charge now. I get about 3 miles / kWh efficiency during highway cruising. Range continually increased during my first month with the car.
  2. Tire wear: can't comment on that, but I am concerned. I managed to bargain a set of winters and summers out of the dealer, so I should be below 15K miles on each by the end of my lease. I've heard many Teslas getting around 15-20K miles on a set.
  3. Sunroof heat: Also concerned there. So far in mid 70s and sunny, it was perfectly comfortable. Not sure how it will hold up on a 100 degree day, but the AC seems pretty strong in this car.
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gk1
Hey.
Thanks for the response.

220 at 80% sounds pretty good to me, I was planning on more like 180 miles. That extra 40 is one more round trip to work.

Tire wear - ugh- well I guess I can't get around that, I'll have winters too, but still. I was hoping for A/S but the Perf pack switches to summers.

Glad to hear about the sunroof heat. It may sound stupid, but worst case I'll see if I can get a collapsible cover of some sort or have it tinted darker.
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