Audi, the luxury automaker, has joined the upscale e-bike market with its latest offering – an electric mountain bike that takes inspiration from its RS Q e-tron E2 electric Dakar Rally racer. This high-end bike, built by Italian bike maker Fantic, is based on the XMF 1.7 model and features a 250W Brose motor, similar to Harley-Davidson’s Serial 1 Bash/Mtn, which, when combined with Fantic’s 720Wh battery, delivers an impressive 66ft/lb of torque. The Audi e-bike has four levels of electric assistance, ranging from mild Eco to all-out Boost mode, like other Brose-powered e-bikes. The frame design of Audi’s electric mountain bike is built from aluminium and uses different components than Porsche’s eBike lineup, apart from the motor and battery.