New Audi Q4 e-tron price starts at £46k making it cheaper than before
Audi has announced that its new, heavily revised Q4 e-tron is now priced from £46,260 – £1,095 cheaper than before.
The mid-sized, Q4 e-tron has been a rare success story for Audi during its choppy start to electrification. For the last three years, the all-electric SUV has consistently ranked amongst the UK’s top-selling EVs.
Price, powertrain, and range
The £46,260 car is the entry-level ‘Sport’ trim, which kicks things off with a rear-mounted, 201bhp electric motor, and a 63kWh battery with an improved 273-mile range, up from 251. Opt for the more aerodynamic Sportback coupé-SUV bodystyle, and range increases to 280 miles.
Next in the new Audi Q4 e-tron price hierarchy is the ‘performance Sport’ trim, priced from £50,980. Packing a singular, 282bhp electric motor and an 82kWh battery, this is the Q4 e-tron with the longest range: 359 miles in SUV guise, and 367 for the Sportback.
Pricing here starts at £50,960 for the single-motor car, and £55,960 for the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive (AWD) Quattro powertrain.
Higher up the range is the £49,300 S line, which ushers in some sporty visuals inside and out, then there is the £52,210 Black Edition with its moody, blacked-out body details. The flagship model is the Vorsprung, which is priced between £58,960 and £68,660 in quattro Performance trim. Across the range, the Sportback affords a £1,900 premium over the regular SUV model.
Twin-motor quattro versions of the new Q4 e-tron get a power boost to 295bhp, but range drops to 346 miles on the SUV and 356 miles on the Sportback. The beefy quattro Performance makes 335bhp, which is no different to the outgoing car. However, the increased range – 336 miles for the SUV and 344 miles for the Sportback – is a significant jump from previously.
New Audi Q4 e-tron battery tech
It is also worth noting that the quattro Performance is the only new Q4 e-tron to benefit from the improved 185kW charging speed. The rest of the trim levels have to make do with the outgoing car’s 175kW. Either way, charging speeds remain mediocre with a 10-80% top-up time of 27 minutes.
Like its sister cars, the Volkswagens ID 4 and ID 5, the new Q4 e-tron gets bi-directional ‘Vehicle-to-Load’ (V2L) charging, which can be used to charge e-bikes and other electronic devices. This marks a first for any Audi EV.
Interior and exterior design
Inside, the Q4 e-tron has undergone a significant overhaul. The biggest visual update is Audi bringing together the 11.9-inch driver’s display and the central 12.8-inch infotainment screen into a single unit. Meanwhile, a 12-inch passenger screen on Vorsprung cars displays everything from navigation and vehicle settings to radio stations, smartphone pairing, and various apps. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are also standard.
Audi has redesigned the new Q4 e-tron’s dashboard and introduced a new centre console shape, two wireless smartphone chargers, and an updated interior door trim. Sports seats and ambient lighting are now standard.
Externally, the new Audi Q4 e-tron gets new front and rear bumpers to bring it closer to the newer A6 e-tron and Q6 e-tron in terms of style, while the blanked-off ‘grille’ gets a new insert and is now colour-coded with the rest of the body. Around the back, the faux diffuser sticks out more than previously.
The lights are also new. At the front, matrix LEDs with a new signature are optional. Yet while the overall rear central light bar remains visually the same as before, the lights within now benefit from the latest, second-generation OLED technology.
As part of the Q4 e-tron’s mid-life refresh, Audi has added three new exterior colours and five new wheel designs, including new 20 and 21-inch rims on both bodystyles.
