INGOLSTADT: Audi's electric bestseller, the Q4 e-tron, gets a range of new features.
Inside, the refreshed model impresses with a reimagined digital stage, intuitive controls, and an abundance of space.
Outside, the electric crossover now boasts a sharper design and new lighting features.
The refreshed Q4 e-tron also offers increased range, greater charging capacity, and more intuitive operation.
Thanks to an even more efficient electric motor, for example, the enhanced Q4 Sportback e-tron performance now offers up to 367 miles (590km) of range.
In the Q4 SUV e-tron quattro performance and Q4 Sportback e-tron quattro performance, the maximum SUV charging capacity has increased from 175kW to 185kW (238PS to 251PS).
In some variants, the high-voltage battery charges from 10 to 80 percent in 27 minutes.
For the Q4 Sportback e-tron quattro performance, it is possible to add 115 miles (185km) of range in just 10 minutes.
Plus, the battery can be automatically or manually preconditioned for better charging performance.
Audi offers the Q4 e-tron as both SUV and Sportback, each with two battery sizes to choose from: 63kWh (gross) and 82kWh (gross).
Everyday usability is improved by the increased towing capacity of 1,800kg (+400kg) in the models with quattro drive, the electric tailgate as standard, and the 520-litre boot.
Folding down the rear seats expands the luggage compartment to 1,490 litres.
Moreover, the Q4 e-tron can power electrical devices or serve as an energy storage solution for the home – an Audi first.
“With this product upgrade, the Audi Q4 e-tron is not only more modern and striking in appearance but also impresses with an improved interior,” says Audi member of the board of management for sales and marketing Marco Schubert.
“New features and numerous improvements to the vehicle make the electric entry point into the Audi brand even more attractive – for families and our fleet customers.”
The Q4 e-tron is the first Audi model to support bidirectional charging – its high-voltage battery can both receive energy from the grid and feed it back to external devices.
For example, the Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) function allows e-bikes to be charged from a power socket in the boot or via an adapter on the charging port.
In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the Q4 e-tron can also serve as a home battery supplying stored energy to the household through Vehicle-to-Home (V2H).
This is especially beneficial for optimising self-consumption from solar panels.
In the all-new interior, there is a panoramic display with an 11.9-inch instrument cluster and a 12.8-inch MMI touch display.
An optional 12-inch passenger display with a customisable standby design completes the setup.
With new One Connected Infotainment, Audi is enhancing comfort and entertainment functions.
The intelligent Audi assistant controls vehicle functions via voice command and can answer questions about the logbook.
Thanks to ChatGPT integration, occupants can query information and interact naturally with the car.
Comfort and ambiance are further enhanced by dynamic interaction lighting, a new centre console, and two cooled inductive charging trays, each with 15 watts of power.
The Softwrap, with its large application area spanning from the doors across the entire width of the dashboard, creates a cohesive, premium sense of space.
Vertical air vents accentuate the width of the cockpit.
Up front, digital LED daytime running lights with segmented technology create digital light signatures for instant recognition, selectable through the MMI.
Second-generation digital OLED rear lights significantly improve safety and functionality.
In addition, the optional proximity lighting warns other road users when they get too close.
Whether rear-wheel drive or quattro all-wheel, all Q4 e-tron models feature a permanently excited synchronous motor (PSM) in one of two power variants on the rear axle, ensuring high efficiency.
The new “APP350” electric motor incorporates a number of efficiency-enhancing measures and thus ensures increased range and more torque in the Q4 e-tron and Q4 e-tron quattro.
The update to the electric motor also introduces newly developed power electronics.
Overall, efficiency has improved by around 10 percent versus the previous model.
The transmission is also more efficient. Newly engineered low-viscosity lubricant reduces friction losses while remaining highly resilient.
Especially in cold weather, this new lubricant alone can extend range by up to 7 miles (11km) with a fully charged battery.
On the outside, the Q4 e-tron now looks more modern and expressive: short front overhangs, large wheels, a broad stance, and muscular side panels create dynamic proportions.
The centrepiece of its high, upright front is the Singleframe, now colour-matched to the body.
As for driver assist systems, at market launch, standard features include parking system plus with distance display, cruise control (including speed limiter) with preparation for adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning with emergency assist, traffic sign recognition, attention and fatigue warning with driver monitoring, and active front assist with evasion and turn assist, front cross traffic assist, and front emergency brake assist.
