AUDI E-TRON CONCEPT : ANOTHER ELECTRIC SUPERCAR; THIS TIME WITH 3,319 LB-FT AND A PHOTO GALLERY

Audi just introduced an electric car based on the R8 at the Frankfurt auto show. The Audi e-tron uses four electric motors and has a theoretical range of 248 kilometres, about 154 miles. For three quick performance-related points, read below the Gallery. And don't forget to click over to see other Frankfurt debuts here.

The Audi e-tron accelerates to 62mph in 4.8 seconds.

313 horsepower is nice. 3,319 lb-ft of torque is no typo.

470 kilograms of battery sits out front. That's over 1000 pounds of dynamics-altering weight.