Chennai, Apr 18 (IANS): Telugu star Mahesh Babu has now bought himself an Audi e-tron, an electric car that had won handsomely at the 2022 World Car Awards.

Balbir Singh Dhillon, the head of Audi India, on Instagram said, "Dynamic, inside & out. The future is electric and we welcome @urstrulymahesh to the #audiexperience."

Mahesh Babu too confirmed the news by posting a picture of himself next to his new Audi e-tron on Instagram. He said, "Bringing a clean, green and sustainable future home. Excited for the Audi experience."

Interestingly, the Audi e-tron GT, a variant of the e-tron which had been nominated in three categories, had ended up winning the award for the 'World Performance Car' a few days ago at the 2022 World Car Awards, the biggest and most prestigious new car award ceremony dubbed as the 'Oscars of the automobile world'.

The e-tron is priced from Rs 1.01 crore to Rs 1.19 crore and has three variants. It has an automatic transmission and can seat five people. It has a large 605-litre boot and its key equipment includes an adaptive air suspension, LED headlights, 360 degree cameras, keyless entry and charging points on both sides.