Electrical automobiles (EVs) are identified for providing glorious acceleration efficiency, and South Africans have a number of high-performance EVs from which to decide on.
Essentially the most spectacular high-performance electrical automobile in South Africa is the Porsche Taycan Turbo S, with a Zero to 100km/h time of two.eight seconds.
Its electrical motors produce 560kW of energy and 1,050Nm of torque, and its battery can carry the automobile 390–416km on a single cost.
It’s also the costliest automobile on our chart at R4,061,000.
The Audi RS e-tron GT takes second place when it comes to acceleration, reaching 100km/h from Zero in 3.Three seconds. Whereas it doesn’t speed up as quick because the Porsche, Audi’s specs present that it ought to have the ability to journey additional on a single cost.
Its theoretical vary is 433-472km, and people fortunate sufficient to purchase one can count on to fork out R3,300,000.
The remainder of the automobiles listed will not be high-performance automobiles per se, however every has a Zero to 100km/h acceleration time of underneath 5 seconds.
The BMW iX xDrive50 launched in South Africa in early 2022, and it’s the largest automobile listed within the article. It has a price ticket of R2,175,000.
With a Zero to 100km/h time of 4.6 seconds, it’s the quickest sports activities utility automobile (SUV)-style electrical automotive you should purchase in South Africa.
The Jaguar i-Tempo and Volvo XC40 Recharge supply comparable efficiency. Each produce round 300kW of energy and have comparable torque figures.
The Jaguar i-Tempo will beat the Volvo XC40 in a race to 100km/h by 0.1 seconds. Nonetheless, the Volvo prices R1,200,000, whereas the Jaguar prices R2,000,000, making it’s an costly 0.1-second benefit.
In the event you have been to rank automobiles based mostly on their South African gross sales numbers quite than the efficiency of their motors, the Mini Cooper SE would prime the checklist.
In keeping with a BusinessDay report, Mini bought 68 Cooper SE items in 2021. It made up 31% of complete EV gross sales in South Africa final yr.
5 of the highest-performing EVs you can purchase in South Africa are listed under.
The place there have been a number of configurations, such because the Audi e-tron, we solely included the highest-specced fashions from every model.
Porsche Taycan Turbo S
- Engine energy/torque: 560kW/1,050Nm
- 0-100km/h: 2.eight seconds
- Vary: 390-416 km
- Worth: R4,061,000
Audi RS e-tron GT
- Engine energy/torque: 440kW/830Nm
- 0-100km/h: 3.Three seconds
- Vary: 433-472km
- Worth: R3,300,000
BMW iX xDrive50
- Engine energy/torque: 385kW/765Nm
- 0-100km/h: 4.6 seconds
- Vary: 549-630km
- Worth: R2,175,000
Jaguar i-Tempo
- Engine energy/torque: 294kW/696Nm
- 0-100km/h: 4.eight seconds
- Vary: 446km
- Worth: From 2,000,000
Volvo XC40 Recharge
- Engine energy/torque: 300kW/660Nm
- 0-100km/h: 4.9 seconds
- Vary: 418km
- Worth: From R1,200,000
Honourable point out (finest gross sales): Mini Cooper SE
- Engine energy/torque: 13k5W/270Nm
- 0-100km/h: 7.Three seconds
- Vary: 215km
- Worth: R681,000