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We’ve had our eyes on Dutch company Voitures Extravert for a while now. Last year it debuted the beautiful electric-converted Porsche 911 “Quintessenza” in a limited production of just five cars. Then, earlier this year, the firm let on that it would be upping this year’s run of Quintessenzas to three per month, for a total of 36 per year, due to high demand. And now we’ve got some images to go with that intention.As you can see in the photos of the handsome e-Porsches, the companys experts go beyond swapping petrol power for electric-battery power, breaking the 911s all the way down to make sure every piece is up to snuff. Each car gets power steering, a bespoke suspension with adjustable dampers, and a custom gauge displaying torque in place of the old tachometer. A 58-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery powers the single electric motor, generating 222 horsepower and 664 lb.-ft. of torque, and moving the car up to 96 km/h from zero in under 6.0 seconds. The brand rates driving range right around 400 km. The 2019 Quintessenza will be available as an SE, which takes 911s from the ’70s and ’80s and styles them to look like the ’60s classics; or the TE, characterized by a wider, ’80s-style rear end. Or there’s a Targa version.Canadians wishing to get their own 2019 Quintessenza will have to import privately, as Voitures Extravert has yet to be given the go head from North American sales authorities.
Origin: Voitures Extravert expanding its run of electric Porsche 911s to 36

2019 Audi TT RSHandout / Audi Audi will cease making the iconic TT coupe and replace it with a battery-powered model as the luxury brand accelerates an electric shift that may also see the next version of its flagship A8 sedan go emission-free. Audi is also mulling an end to the US$170,000 R8 sports car as Volkswagen’s biggest profit generator focuses resources on the rollout of 20 fully-electric cars by 2025. Sales of electrified vehicles, which include hybrids, are set to account for 40 per cent of deliveries by then, Audi said Thursday at its annual shareholders meeting in Neckarsulm, Germany. “We’re shedding old baggage,” Chief Financial Officer Alexander Seitz said. Because of tighter emissions regulations, “combustion cars are getting more expensive in the medium-term, and electric cars are getting cheaper.” Audi is pushing to regain lost ground to rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW as it struggles to emerge from the diesel-emissions scandal that shattered the manufacturer nearly four years ago. The brand’s woes culminated in the arrest of former CEO Rupert Stadler last year and a 800 million-euro (US$895 million) fine. Parent VW can ill afford Audi to falter, and the group’s cash cow plans to revive profits with 15 billion euros in savings by 2022. Audi has been making the two-door TT since 1998. At the time, the model’s sloping roof and sleek design signaled a shift away from its reputation for staid sedans. Audi will replace the TT with a new electric car “in a few years,” it said. “There will be lots of things that we won’t do any more in the future, or things that we do less,” Audi Chief Executive Officer Bram Schot said. “We focus maximum resources on our key projects.” Audi unveiled the revamped flagship $84,000 A8 sedan in 2017, with a new-generation model due around
Origin: Audi kills off TT in the name of expanding EV lineup—the R8 may go next