“Electrikhana” is the latest installment of the viral Gymkhana video series, and the first to use an EV.
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That’s the setting for Block’s latest Gymkhana video, the decade-long series famous for transforming tyres into smoke signals (and also for some seriously jaw-dropping driving stunts). This, the 12th installment in the series, is called Electrikhana, because it’s the first time electric power is fuelling the show.
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The star car is the Audi S1 Hoonitron, a one-off, carbon-bodied, all-electric homage to the legendary bewinged and bedazzling S1 E2 Quattro. Audi hasn’t revealed much by way of technical details, but apparently it packs four 17.3kWh batteries from a Q7 plug-in hybrid, runs on an 800V electrical system, and is powered by a Formula E electric motor on each axle, which are said to produce 3,000Nm of torque each.
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That resulted in Block chewing through a lot of Toyo tyres throughout the filming of Electrikhana, about a hundred of ‘em. That’s more than double the 40 tyres previous Gymkhana installments tended to require - and one of those was even with a 1,400hp twin-turbo V8 Mustang!
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The upshot of the Hoonitron though is that it presented Block and the Electrikhana crew new opportunities for stunts and sequences, as well as locations. For example, full-throttle 360-degree spins down the Las Vegas Strip, or donuts inside the lobby of a casino.
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And as a bonus treat to petrolheads, Audi rolled out plenty of their classic race cars for cameo appearances throughout the video, from original Group B rally cars, to flame-spitting IMSA touring cars, to a couple of the all-conquering Le Mans Prototypes.
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So if you have a few spare minutes and a deep, irrational hatred for all things black, rubber, and ring-shaped, check out the video here: