While we were enamored by the BMW iX M60 and its 610-horsepower electric motors, its $108,900 price tag is too far out of reach for most buyers. The same goes for many luxury-branded electric vehicles; the Cadillac Lyriq is $62,990, Jaguar I-Pace is $71,300, and even the "affordable" Tesla Model Y is $65,990. What this segment needs is an entry-level model with a decent badge and reasonable performance. Perhaps the 2022 Audi Q4 e-tron can be that entry?
The specs look pretty decent on paper, since the Q4 shares a platform and powertrain with the more affordable Volkswagen ID.4. CarBuzz had an early chance to drive the Q4 thanks to Audi North Orlando, and from our brief experience with the car, we could see this being a hit for Audi. Unfortunately, some issues need to be addressed before we'd call it a smashing success.
Here's what we love and hate about Audi's most affordable EV in America.
Love: The Powertrain
Customers in the United States can only order the Q4 with a single powertrain for 2022, the dual-motor 50 e-tron quattro variant producing 295 hp and 339 lb-ft of torque (the same as the dual-motor ID.4). Performance in this version is brisk, hitting 60 mph in around 5.8 seconds, which we feel is completely acceptable. With an 82 kWh battery pack, the Q4 e-tron 50 is rated to go 241 miles on a charge by the EPA.
Audi will offer a single-motor rear-wheel-drive version called the Q4 e-tron 40, but it won't be available until the 2023 model year. Remember that, as it will become important later. The e-tron 40 delivers 201 horsepower and 229 lb-ft (again, the same as the single-motor ID.4), yielding a 7.9-second 0-60 mph time. Official EPA range for this model is not available yet, but based on the ID.4, we estimate it will travel 10 miles more than the e-tron 50 quattro.
Read more - Driven: The 2022 Audi Q4 e-tron Is A Semi-Affordable Luxury EV
Author: JARED ROSENHOLTZ
The first-generation e-tron Sportback made quite the splash when it landed in the US last year.
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The company's ambitious game plan will kick off with the launch of the e-tron SUV in August 2018, followed by three more fully electric vehicles by 2020.
Audi may still be battling with the ghosts of the past (dieselgate, remember?
), but the Ingolstadt-based auto maker is poised to create a clean and bright future for the brand.
According to the firm, Audi will have 20 new electrified vehicles – a majority of which will be electric along with a small proportion of plug-in hybrids – in its portfolio in the next 7 years.
Further, Audi’s grand electrification plans will have each model series in the line-up have an electrified variant.
In 2019, it’ll be joined by e-tron Sportback, which will be followed by the arrival of the Audi e-tron GT and a compact electric vehicle in 2020.
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Audi is releasing an electric scooter that combines the handlebar function of a scooter with the rider positioning of a skateboard.
Audi says it will offer the e-tron Scooter for sale in late 2020.
Audi is exploring the urban electric micro-mobility trend with a sleek new offering.
It has developed what it calls the Audi e-tron scooter, which is intended to be a cross between a scooter and skateboard, the company announced on Monday.
While there's a handlebar intended to be held with one hand like a scooter, riders control it by shifting their weight like a skateboard.
The announcement comes almost a year after the German company unveiled its fully-electric SUV, which also uses the e-tron naming scheme.
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