Ken Block is again for one last chapter of Gymkhana, the collection that started off as a video of him behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza WRX STI training for rally racing, which he simply so occurred to add to the Web.

The most recent installment is “Electrikhana 2: The Mexico Metropolis Periods,” which sees the late rally driver and co-founder of DC Footwear again behind the wheel of his absolutely electrical Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron. It was filmed in November of 2022, simply two months earlier than Block’s loss of life in a snowmobile accident.

It was filmed in Mexico Metropolis, and as additionally recommended by the title, is the second Electrikhana video of the broader Gymkhana collection which has grown through the years to additionally embrace Climbkhana and Terrakhana installments. The primary was launched in 2022 and noticed Block tear up the streets of Las Vegas in the identical Audi electrical racer.

Block had the automobile upgraded for its second outing in entrance of the cameras. Energy from the dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain registers at 680 hp, which is decrease than a few of Block’s gas-powered rides used within the Gymkhana collection however nonetheless rather a lot to deal with because of the method that energy is delivered.

Block found whereas filming the unique Electrikhana video that the S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron would go from 15 mph to over 120 mph of wheel velocity immediately, and with only a slight jab of the throttle.

To counter this, Block had Audi engineers add a function that simulates gears, and which he can management utilizing paddle shifters, just like what Hyundai has launched in its 2024 Ioniq 5 N. It really works by way of software program management of the electrical motors, and permits for extra managed slides and donuts.

Block additionally had Audi engineers set up a system that might allow him to instantly management what the motors are doing. For instance, the system permits for opposite-driven wheels for a standing all-wheel-drive burnout, and prompt switching from all-wheel to rear-wheel-drive modes—in addition to the flexibility to shift into reverse at any velocity.