audi q8 e-tron 2024

Audi's first electric vehicle, the 2019 e-tron mid-size electric crossover, was given the trendy e-tron moniker and served as the company's electric mobility mascot. Since that time, the e-tron GT sedan and Q4 e-tron small SUV have been introduced, and "e-tron" is now Audi's EV brand rather than simply a single vehicle. Well, following the revelation of a few teasers over the past several months, the much updated 2024 e-tron SUV has finally been revealed. It now goes by the moniker Q8 e-tron to reflect its correct place in Audi's e-tron series. The e-tron was a classy and opulent electric crossover that drove with assurance and surefootedness while successfully concealing its weight. It had nothing wrong with it.

The major weakness in its defence was its limited range, but with the new Q8 e-tron, that measure is now on par with the class average.

The new Audi Q8 e-tron electric crossover is a 2024 model, while Audi already introduced it on November 9, 2022. It will be on sale in the States at the end of April 2023. It will formally enter the market at the end of February 2023. Order books are available in the US starting in mid-November 2022. The cost of the 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron has not yet been disclosed by Audi. We predict that the base trim will cost somewhere between $74,000 and $74,500 based on its European base pricing of 74,400 euro. The US MSRP is anticipated to be about $3,000 to $3,500 more than that of the outgoing e-tron to account for the improvements.

The external measurements of the Audi Q8 e-tron and the 2023 e-tron are quite similar. It has the same 115.3-inch wheelbase and is 193.5 inches long, 76.3 inches wide, and 64.3 inches tall.

In terms of length, height, and wheelbase, it is about three inches shorter than a Q8, and it is two inches narrower. For purposes of comparison, the BMW iX measures exactly halfway between the two, with the exception of its larger 118.1-inch wheelbase.

The Q8 e-unladen tron's weight in the UK is 5,534 pounds (without the driver), thus US-spec versions should weigh around the same. In the Q8 55 e-tron, which will be the standard US powertrain, the Audi Q8 e-electric tron's motors continue to have the same specifications as last year and continue to produce 355 horsepower and 414 lb-ft of torque. In boost mode, this temporarily rises to 402 horsepower and 490 lb-ft. Although no 0-60 mph times have been released, Audi has set a high speed cap of 124 mph for these vehicles. The 2024 Q8 e-tron should match the 2023 e-5.1-second tron's 0-60-mph sprint since the projected weight gain is unlikely to be enough to noticeably affect performance.

According to the pessimistic European WLTP cycle, the electric range on a fully charged battery is 362 miles; EPA range and MPGe data are not yet available. The Q8 55 e-tron, according to Audi, can go at least 300 miles between charges. Our estimate is between 300 and 320 miles, which puts it on par with the 324-mile iX and 312-mile Lyriq and much beyond the specifications of the elderly Jaguar I-Pace, whose range is only 246 miles, given the common discrepancy between the WLTP and EPA cycles.

The US will only receive the Q8 55 e-tron with the 114-kWh battery, of which 106 kWh is its useable capacity. There is a smaller Q8 50 e-tron available in Europe. This is 19 kWh more than the 95 kWh battery in the 2023 e-tron. The new battery fits in the same space as the old one, but it is more energy-dense and performs charging more quickly. A Level 3 DC fast charger can now charge a battery from 0 to 80% in 31 minutes thanks to an increase in the maximum charging speed from 150 kW to 170 kW.