Introduction
What Car? says...
Actor Rob Lowe once complained that his career had suffered due to “bias against good-looking people” – a claim that probably has you reaching for the world’s smallest violin. Still, he might have had a point, because it's easy to assume (wrongly) that style always comes at the expense of substance. With a car like the Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron, for example.
You see, this electric SUV is essentially a more style-orientated version of the Audi Q8 e-tron – swapping that model’s squared-off rear end for a coupé-like silhouette. But while that does have an impact on practicality, it also improves the aerodynamics, and with it the range between charges.
FAQs
The E-tron Sportback was renamed the Q8 Sportback e-tron when the car was facelifted in 2023 to make it easier for buyers to tell where the car fits into the brand's line-up – above the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron and the upcoming Q6 Sportback e-tron.
We recommend the mid-range 55 quattro version. It's not as quick as the top-of-the-range SQ8 version, but still does 0-62mph in 5.6sec and has a longer range. Our pick of the trims is Sport.
The 2019-2023 Audi E-tron – which the Q8 e-tron replaced – finished eighth out of 14 electric cars in the 2022 What Car? Reliability Survey. Meanwhile, Audi as a brand finished 21st out of 32, putting it behind BMW and Tesla but ahead of Jaguar and Mercedes.
Highlights of the Technology Pack include a Bang & Olufsen premium sound system, a 360-degree parking camera, ambient interior lighting, and a head-up display that projects key information on to the windscreen in the driver's line of sight.
| RRP price range | £67,800 - £118,750 |
|---|---|
| Number of trims (see all) | 12 |
| Number of engines (see all) | 9 |
| Available fuel types (which is best for you?) | petrol, diesel, electric |
| MPG range across all versions | 22.4 - 34 |
| Available doors options | 5 |
| Warranty | 3 years / 60000 miles |
| Company car tax at 20% (min/max) | £135 / £8,098 |
| Company car tax at 40% (min/max) | £271 / £16,196 |
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