Avengers: Endgame features an Audi E-Tron GT with Unrealistic Sounds

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The 2021 Audi E-Tron GT features prominently in the new Avengers: Endgame movie. Driven by none of the other than Tony Stark, the car has a memorable part in the highest grossing movie of all time.

For those unfamiliar, Tony Stark is the name of Marvel’s Iron Man character. Played by actor Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man is kind of a big deal in both the Marvel comic book and cinematic universes.

In Avengers: Endgame, Stark drives an Audi E-Tron GT during a pivotal scene towards the movie’s second act. Meant to show his sometimes aggressive and off-kilter personality, the scene features Iron Man driving aggressively around the Avengers’ base.

There’s only one problem: in the movie, the Audi E-Tron GT has unrealistic sounds. Electric cars like the E-Tron, Chevy Bolt, Nissan Leaf, and Tesla Roadster are almost silent. Save for the sound of tires squealing or a low engine hum, EV’s do not produce the beastly rumble heard in the movie.

An Audi spokesperson speaking with Jalopnik explained the reason for the break from realism:

“The filmmakers requested a sound for a specific scene in the new Avengers movie, a sound that actively supported the drama of the scene, including the gag when Tony Stark deliberately drove by.”

On the basis of this request from the filmmakers, Audi experts developed a digitally-generated sound for the car. This sound was then further developed together with the sound experts from the filmmakers in order to fit perfectly into the scene.

As well as teasing the series production version of the E-tron GT in the movie, Audi is also teasing the topic of sound for its upcoming electric cars. In the near future, regulations will require that electric cars make a sound in many markets around the world.

The sound that Audi developed for the E-tron GT concept in the new Avengers movie is not the actual sound of the E-tron GT series production version – which goes into production in 2020.

The 2021 Audi E-Tron GT is based around a concept the company released in 2020. The production car is anticipated to have two electric motors capable of producing up to 582 horsepower. Audi suggests the E-Tron GT will be able to complete a 0-60 time in under 3.5 seconds and will feature an electronically limited top speed of 149 miles per hour.

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One of the world’s most anticipated electric sports cars, the Audi E-Tron is said to be able to manage up to 248 miles on a single wireless charge. Though its price will not be released until closer to its release in 2020, this car is expected to cost at least $112,355.

Source: Jalopnik