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

The newest 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 totally electrical Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron. It was filmed in November of 2022, simply two months earlier than Block’s dying in a snowmobile accident.

It was filmed in Mexico Metropolis, and as additionally steered by the identify, is the second Electrikhana video of the broader Gymkhana sequence which has grown through the years to additionally embody 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 automotive 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 sequence however nonetheless lots to deal with because of the means 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 pace right away, 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 through 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 will allow him to straight management what the motors are doing. For instance, the system permits for opposite-driven wheels for a standing all-wheel-drive burnout, and on the spot switching from all-wheel to rear-wheel-drive modes—in addition to the power to shift into reverse at any pace.