Updated Audi Q4 e-tron gets longer range and new interior tech
A mid-life facelift to Audi’s best-selling electric car should make it more efficient in both SUV and Sportback form...
On sale Summer Price from £48,000 (est)
Every so often, it’s good to switch something up in your life, whether it be buying a new wardrobe or rearranging the layout of your living room. The same goes for cars – and the Audi Q4 e-tron has just undergone an update to keep it fresh against rivals.
Indeed, Audi’s best-selling electric car has received tweaks to its set-up and interior, bringing a longer electric range, quicker charging speeds and fresh interior tech.
The Q4 e-tron’s electric motors have been upgraded to be more efficient, allowing for a longer range in both the SUV and Sportback variants. Thanks to this, entry-level rear-wheel-drive 40 models (equipped with the 59kWh battery) can now officially manage 273 miles (SUV) and 280 miles (Sportback) on a single charge. That’s an improvement of around 20 miles.
Meanwhile, rear-wheel-drive 45 models (equipped with a larger 77kWh battery) can now officially manage 359 miles (SUV) and 367 miles (Sportback), up from 338 miles and 347 miles respectively. For reference, the Volvo EX40 has an official 356-mile range, while the Skoda Enyaq Coupé can officially manage 365 miles.
You can also have the 45 model with quattro four-wheel-drive, which gets a slightly shorter range of 346 miles in the SUV and 356 miles in the Sportback – but that’s around 20 miles more than before.
Finally, there’s the range-topping 55 Quattro, which has 335bhp and official ranges of 336 miles in the SUV and 344 miles in the Sportback – an improvement of around 15 miles. This variant also now has even faster charging speeds, at 185kW (up from 175kW), meaning a 10-80% top-up should take around 27 minutes. That’s not especially fast – there are plenty of electric cars on the market that can charge at speeds upwards of 200kW.
All of the Q4 e-tron’s batteries now also have the capability to facilitate vehicle-to-load (V2L) charging, which allows you to charge up external devices using the car.
When you opt for S-line trim and above, you get a new panoramic display, featuring a 12.8in infotainment touchscreen, a 11.9in digital instrument cluster and an optional 12in passenger display. The system gets a new voice assistant with ChatGPT integration, as well as an optional ‘augmented reality’ head-up display.
Lastly, the towing capacity for four-wheel-drive models has increased by 400kg, up to 1800kg.
UK-specific pricing hasn’t yet been revealed, but we’d expect the new Q4 e-tron to fetch a slight premium over current models, at around £48,000 for the SUV and £50,000 for the Sportback. That’ll make them slightly more expensive than the Volvo EX40 and Skoda Enyaq Coupé.
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