Ken Block has a new Gymkhana toy, and it’s all-electric

American expert rally motive force Ken Block has a brand new toy for Hoonigan’s subsequent Gymkhana collection of videos. After drifting all around the location at the same time as hiking Pikes Peak in Climbkhana, German automaker Audi needs Block to do all of it yet again with an all-electric powered vehicle.

As expected, Block’s new vehicle desires a call after passing on his cherished 1965 Ford Mustang “Hoonicorn” to daughter Lia Block – who, via way of means of the way, can critically glide a vehicle like her dad. Enter the Audi S1 e-tron quattro Hoonitron, reminiscent of the brand’s Audi Sport quattro S1 that ruled Pikes Peak withinside the mid-1980s.

And yes, this one-off, all-electric powered racing gadget is debuting in Block and Hoonigan’s “Elektrikhana” video coming subsequent year. “It become approximately developing a modern, all-electric powered interpretation of the S1 Pikes Peak,” stated Marc Lichte, head of Audi Design. “The demanding situations have been tremendous, and we handiest had 4 weeks from the primary drawing to the very last layout.”

While developing a brand new vehicle from scratch in 4 weeks merits a medal of merit, the Audi Design group want now no longer appearance some distance for layout inspiration. Inheriting the authentic S1 quattro’s special frame panels, sharp lines, and full-size wings, Hoonitron is largely a “finest hits” revival of Audi’s all-conquering antique rally vehicle.

What’s extra, improvement for the S1 Hoonitron is at Audi Sport’s Neckarsulm headquarters, the equal location in which the manufacturing Audi RS e-tron GT earned its wings. Audi has but to outline what’s powering this first-rate rally vehicle. Still, it cited it has electric powered motors, all-wheel drive, a carbon-fiber chassis, and a number of protection device mandated via way of means of the FIA, like an electric powered kill switch, a roll cage, and a hearthplace suppression system.

Oh, and Audi additionally stated the auto has “electricity galore,” that’s apt for a rallying wizard used to tame fuel motors with extra than 1,000 horsepower. “Spinning right into a donut at ninety three mph (one hundred fifty km/h) at once from a standstill – simply the usage of my proper foot – is an all-new revel in for me,” stated Ken Block. “There have been lots of latest matters for me to examine here.”

The Audi S1 quattro Hoonitron stays a prototype at this point, however Block spent more than one days in Germany to take the manufacturing mule for a quick maiden jaunt. All we recognise is we can’t wait to peer it in motion at Pikes Peak for the Elektrikhana stunt riding video.