√Fastest electric cars in Australia

Electric vehicles are known for being silent, but they’re also renowned for producing instant torque. These are some of the fastest.

On this week’s episode of Drive TV, we piloted the Kia EV6 GT – the fastest and most powerful Kia ever produced. After experiencing the sheer acceleration of this vehicle, it prompted us to explore others which share such compelling performance credentials.

While there are several hybrid supercars that fit the bill, namely the Ferrari 296 GTB and Koenigsegg Gemera, this list includes only all-electric vehicles.

Here are Drive’s Top 10 picks of the fastest accelerating fully-electric cars available in Australia – from slowest to fastest in sprint time (0–100km/h).

BMW i4 – 3.9 seconds

The BMW i4 is a sleek mid-size electric sedan. The flagship i4 M50 is the first electric vehicle tuned by BMW’s hallowed M division and packs dual electric motors developing 350kW and 730Nm in normal driving, or 400kW and 795Nm during 10-second periods of overboost.

BMW iX – 3.8 seconds

The BMW iX is a luxury bold-looking electric SUV from the German brand. Sitting atop the flagship iX electric SUV range, the M60 variant is BMW’s most powerful electric production car. Powering the car are dual electric motors and a 112kWh battery pack, which send 455kW and 1100Nm to all four wheels.

Mercedes-Benz EQS – 3.8 seconds

The Mercedes-Benz EQS was Mercedes-AMG’s first electric vehicle. Powering the AMG EQS53 is a pair of electric motors and a 107.8kWh battery pack good for outputs of 484kW and 900Nm in the standard model.

Tesla Model Y Performance – 3.7 seconds

The much anticipated mid-sized electric SUV from Tesla lives up to its performance name. It packs dual electric motors, front and rear, making 137kW and 220kW respectively, or combined outputs of 357kW and 659Nm.

Kia EV6 GT – 3.5 seconds

The Kia EV6 GT is the most powerful and fastest Kia ever made. Powering the Kia EV6 GT are 160kW front and 270kW rear electric motors (for all-wheel drive), which together spit out 430kW and 740Nm – 80 per cent more than the EV6 GT-Line AWD.

Mercedes-Benz EQE – 3.5 seconds

The Mercedes-Benz EQE is the battery-powered sedan equivalent to the E-Class. The top-of-the-range specification is the Mercedes-AMG EQE53 4Matic+, which gains more powerful electric motors good for 460kW and 950Nm combined.

Audi RS E-Tron GT – 3.3 seconds

The RS E-Tron GT is the brand’s performance sedan. The range-topper upgrades its dual electric motors to 440kW/830Nm in standard driving or 475kW during overboost. This makes it the most powerful production Audi, as well as one of the fastest accelerating.

Tesla Model 3 Performance – 3.3 seconds

The Tesla Model 3 is a rear-wheel-drive four-door sedan, the brand’s most popular model, and boasts a blistering 0–100km/h sprint time close to that of the Porsche Taycan Turbo. The Performance variant gets dual motors producing 377kW (approx) and 640Nm (approx).

Porsche Taycan Turbo – 3.2 seconds

The Porsche Taycan has developed a recognisable presence on the road. Not only that, the Taycan has blistering and repeatable performance, and even as an EV this car remains true to the Porsche badge. The Taycan Turbo gets you 500kW and 850Nm for a 3.2-second sprint to 100km/h.

Porsche Taycan Turbo S – 2.8 seconds

The Porsche Taycan Turbo S takes the crown as the quickest accelerating electric vehicle available in Australia, boasting a staggering 2.8-second 0–100km/h sprint time. The Turbo S produces a whopping 560kW and 1050Nm from the car’s twin electric motors. To ensure a majority of this article isn’t flooded with Taycans, we’ve limited it to the Turbo and Turbo S, even though there are a few more variants that could be included in this list.

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