The E-tron features an electric motor on each axle, so it should offer zippy all-wheel drive performance. The front motor puts out 125kW of power, while the rear motor produces 140kW. In total, the car operates with about 265kW of power, which is the equivalent of around 350 horsepower. All told, Audi says this will be good enough to get from 0 to 60 mph in a little over 6 seconds. The driver will be able to activate a “boost mode” that temporarily increases the performance of each motor for a total power output of 300kW. In boost mode, the E-tron can hit 60 mph in 5.5 seconds.

That’s notably a few ticks slower than some of the E-tron’s direct competitors. The Jaguar I-Pace, for example, hits 60 mph about a second earlier. The base level Tesla Model X does it half a second quicker. Even the (still forthcoming) entry level version of the Model 3, Tesla’s cheapest option, has acceleration that’s on par with the E-tron.

That was the point, according to Filip Brabec, the vice president of product management for Audi America. “We focused on everyday usability of the car, and we focused on making the transition from internal combustion car to electric car as easy and seamless as possible,” Brabec tells The Verge. “We didn’t want to create a fringe quirky car. We wanted to create a very mainstream car.”