Audi Q4 e-tron

Audi Q4 e-tron at a glance

Concept and launch

Audi showed the Q4 e-tron as a near-production concept at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. Series production started in Zwickau in March 2021, and the production model was unveiled in April 2021. The Sportback with a sloping roof was launched alongside the SUV. It has a lower drag coefficient (0.26 against 0.28) and a slightly larger boot behind the rear seats: 535 litres against 520. With the seats folded the SUV holds more, 1,490 against 1,460 litres. In China the FAW-Volkswagen plant in Foshan started building the Sportback in November 2023.

The Q4 shares the MEB platform with the Volkswagen ID.4 and the Škoda Enyaq. Like the ID.4, it is built in Zwickau.

Versions from 2021

The Q4 35 uses the 52 kWh battery (55 kWh gross) and reaches 160 km/h. The other versions have the 77 kWh battery (82 kWh gross); the 45 quattro is limited to 180 km/h. The PS values are converted from Wikipedia's kW figures. All versions are listed in the Audi catalogue.

The 2024 update

In mid-2024 Audi revised the range with more powerful motors and new version names. A 63 kWh battery (59 kWh usable) was added.

The 40 e-tron gained a push-to-pass function. The rear-wheel-drive 45 e-tron, with 210 kW and 545 Nm, became the long-range version. The new top model, the 55 e-tron quattro with 250 kW, reaches 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds. After the update the 40 e-tron charges from 10 to 80 percent in 27 minutes, and the rear-wheel-drive 45 e-tron in 29 minutes.

Batteries

The large battery gives the rear-wheel-drive 45 e-tron its 544 km WLTP range after the 2024 update, while the small 52 kWh pack limited the original 35 e-tron to 341 km. Gross capacity is the total energy stored in the cells; the usable figure is the part the car can actually draw on.

Facelift of 2026

Audi presented a facelifted Q4 e-tron on 27 April 2026. EV database evkx.net lists the current model-year versions as Q4 e-tron "performance" and "quattro performance" in SUV and Sportback form. For the quattro performance it gives 250 kW, 679 Nm, 76.6 kWh usable, up to 541 km WLTP and 175 kW peak DC charging, with 10 to 80 percent in about 27 minutes.

Charging and consumption

The 52 kWh Q4 35 charges from 5 to 80 percent in 36 minutes; the 77 kWh versions need 29 minutes. After the 2024 update the 10 to 80 percent times are 27 to 29 minutes, depending on the version. On evkx.net's data the current quattro performance consumes 14.2 to 17.0 kWh/100 km in the WLTP cycle, depending on equipment and wheels.

Safety

Euro NCAP tested the Q4 e-tron in 2021. It scored 93 percent for adult occupants, 89 for children, 66 for pedestrians and 80 for the assistance systems. In 2025 a Q4 e-tron 45 was tested again and reached 91, 87, 79 and 73 percent. Between the two tests the pedestrian result improved from 66 to 79 percent, while the assistance score dropped from 80 to 73 percent.

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