2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron price and specs

Audi’s flagship electric SUV gains a new name, updated look and a larger battery pack, but price rises of about $8000 to $9000.

• 2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron pricing and specifications
• Updated E-Tron receives new name
• Larger battery delivers longer driving range in European testing
• Priced from $153,900 plus on-road costs

The 2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron electric SUV – the facelift of the original E-Tron launched here three years ago – has arrived in Australia with prices up to $8825 higher than its predecessor.

The Q8 E-Tron is the mid-life upgrade for Audi’s large electric SUV, and wears a new name to avoid confusion with the company’s upcoming onslaught of electric cars – including the smaller Q6 and Q4 E-Tron SUVs.

It gains a revised design and some additional features, as part of a three-model range that is – for now – available in wagon and Sportback body styles, and ’55’ long-range form only.

High-performance SQ8 E-Tron versions are expected to follow. The base 50 variant was deleted from the outgoing E-Tron range last year.

There has been a 20 per cent increase in battery capacity – from 95kWh gross (89kWh usable) to 114kWh gross (106kWh usable) – for up to 600km of claimed driving range, according to European figures.

Prices have risen by $7825 to $8825 depending on model, with the line-up now opening from $153,900 plus on-road costs.

Powering all models are dual electric motors developing 300kW and 664Nm in ‘boost’ mode, and a 106kWh battery.

Audi claims a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 6.5 seconds in normal mode – when less power is available – or 5.6 seconds in boost mode, towards a 200km/h top speed.

The Australian Government’s Green Vehicle Guide, and Audi Australia websites claim 454km of driving range for both models – unusually down 5km for the wagon, and down 10km for the Sportback, compared to the previous model on similarly-sized wheels.

The websites list claimed energy consumption of 25.6kWh/100km, up from 23.2 to 23.8kWh/100km previously.

It is unclear how these figures were reached, and how Audi has calculated its driving range numbers. The European figures appear to be more representative of the battery capacity increase.

In European WLTP testing, the Q8 E-Tron 55 wagon claims up to 582km of driving range, while the Sportback is claimed to be capable of up to 600km.

The Q8 E-Tron 55 variants can charge at up to 170kW DC, good for a 10 to 80 per cent recharge in a claimed 31 minutes.

Compared to the outgoing E-Tron 55 wagon, the new Q8 E-Tron 55 appears to gain a head-up display, and more advanced safety systems – according to third-party website Redbook, which uses manufacturer-supplied data.

The 2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron is due in Australia imminently.

2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron Australian pricing

• Q8 E-Tron 55 Quattro wagon – $153,900 (up $7825)
• Q8 E-Tron 55 Launch Edition Quattro wagon – $165,900 (new)
• Q8 Sportback E-Tron 55 Quattro – $165,900 (up $8825)

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.

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2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron 55 wagon standard features:

• 300kW/664Nm dual-motor drivetrain and 114kWh battery
• 20-inch grey alloy wheels with 255/50 R20 tyres, collapsible temporary spare wheel
• Adaptive air suspension
• Dusk-sensing LED headlights with auto high beam
• LED tail-lights with dynamic indicators
• 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen with wireless/wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, satellite navigation, digital radio
• 8.6-inch climate-control touchscreen
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
• 10-speaker Audi-branded sound system with subwoofer
• Head-up display
• Power-adjustable front seats with heating, four-way lumbar
• Driver’s seat memory
• Synthetic leather-look seat upholstery
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Dual-zone automatic climate control
• White ambient interior lighting
• Grey headlining
• Keyless entry and start
• Hands-free power tailgate
• Heated, auto-folding and auto-dimming side mirrors in body colour with memory, plus auto-dipping on passenger side
• Aluminium exterior highlights
• Auto-dimming centre rear-view mirror
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Audi Connect Plus online services
• Six airbags
• Autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection, intersection support
• Lane-keep assist
• Lane centring assist
• Adaptive cruise control with stop and go, traffic jam assist
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Rear cross-traffic alert
• 360-degree, front, side and rear-view cameras
• Front and rear parking sensors
• Safe exit warning
• Driver attention warning
• Tyre pressure monitoring
• Proactive occupant protection system
• Six-year Chargefox subscription, Audi roadside assist, free servicing
• Home charging cable
• 7.2kW AC charging capacity

2024 Audi Q8 Sportback E-Tron 55 adds (over Q8 E-Tron 55 wagon):

• Sportback body
• 21-inch Audi Sport black and silver alloy wheels with 265/45 R21 tyres, collapsible temporary spare wheel
• S Line exterior styling package
• Sport front seats
• Valcona leather upholstery
• Four-zone auto climate control with rear touchscreen display
• 30-colour ambient interior lighting
• Power-adjustable steering column
• Roof rails deleted.

2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron 55 Launch Edition wagon adds (over Q8 E-Tron 55 wagon):

• 21-inch Audi Sport black alloy wheels with 265/45 R21 tyres, collapsible temporary spare wheel
• S Line exterior styling package
• Black exterior styling package plus (exterior trim, bumper inserts, roof rails, mirror caps and badges in black)
• S sport front seats with integrated headrests, S logo embossing
• Valcona leather upholstery with diamond-patterned stitching
• 30-colour ambient interior lighting
• Sport leather steering wheel
• Power-adjustable steering column
• Black headlining
• Stainless steel pedals and footrest

Options include:

• Metallic or pearl effect paint – $2300, all models
• 22-inch Audi Sport black metallic wheels and sport adaptive air suspension – $1600, Launch Edition wagon and Sportback only
• 22kW AC onboard charging package – $6900, all models
• Matrix LED headlights with scrolling front indicators – $3300, all models
• Virtual camera-based side mirrors – $3500, all models
• Black exterior styling pack – $1900, regular wagon and Sportback only (difference compared to ‘Black exterior styling package plus’ in Launch Edition is black badges)
• Roof rails, black or aluminium – $900, Sportback
• Rear privacy glass – $1050, all models
• Panoramic glass sunroof – $3400, all models
• 16-speaker, 705-watt Bang and Olufsen 3D sound system – $1750, all models

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