Watch Ken Block tear up Las Vegas in his wild Audi EV in 'Electrikhana'

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Ken Block evolves his 'Gymkhana' series with an electric car, the Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron, to create 'Electrikhana' set in Las Vegas.

Block's romp through Sin City has been in the works for awhile. The head Hoonigan and Audi

in late 2021 to bring Block's tire-shredding sensibilities to EVs. While previous"Gymkhana" videos featured Subaru and Ford vehicles, Block claims Audi's Quattro rally cars were his first motorsports love.In addition to being the first electric car in a"Gymkhana" video, the Hoonitron is also the first car built specifically for one of these videos.

That car makes a cameo appearance in the video, along with several other Audi race cars, including an Audi 90 IMSA GTO, Audi 200 Trans Am, and anLe Mans prototype that appear in non sequitur beauty shots at the end of the video. Nine-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen can be glimpsed in one of his race cars as a witness to Block's antics as well. And because this is Vegas, there's an Elvis impersonator, too.

 

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