Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron concept

July 8, 2020 Rob Fraser 4WD & SUV Guide, Audi, News Comments Off on Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron concept

Production version to be launched in 2021 as the Audi brand's seventh electric model.   With the Q4 Sportback e-tron, the brand is now presenting the second model of the product line that will go into production in 2021 as an SUV Coupé.

  • Audi presents Coupé variant of Q4 e-tron as a concept car
  • Versatile efficiency technologies enable ranges over 500 kilometres
  • Production version to be launched in 2021 as the Audi brand’s seventh electric model

From a technical perspective, they are identical twins, but in terms of their shape, they each have their own unmistakable and characteristic features: The Audi Q4 e-tron concept gave visitors to the 2019 Geneva Motor Show a taste of the first compact electric SUV from Audi.

Production version to be launched in 2021 as the Audi brand's seventh electric model.

This gives potential Q4 customers the opportunity to start thinking about which version they prefer roughly a year before the first vehicles will be delivered: the versatility and robustness of the classic SUV or the dynamic elegance of the Coupé variant. The dimensions of the two Q4 models are almost identical: With an exterior length of 4.60 metres and a height of 1.60 m, the Sportback is one centimetre longer and flatter. The Q4 variants are identical in terms of their width of 1.90 m and their wheelbase of 2.77 metres.

Production version to be launched in 2021 as the Audi brand's seventh electric model.

The two concept cars, which are already offering a clear look ahead at the top-of-the-range engine line-up of the coming series production model, also have the same drive technology. Two electric motors mobilize 225 kW of system output in the Q4 and Q4 Sportback e-tron concept. As is typical for Audi, the driving power is brought to the road with quattro all-wheel drive. Thanks to excellent traction, both versions of the Q4 accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in just 6.3 seconds. Top speed is restricted to 180 km/h.

Production version to be launched in 2021 as the Audi brand's seventh electric model.

A large battery with a capacity of 82 kilowatt hours takes up almost the entire space in the underbody area between the axles. The range of over 450 kilometres – in line with the WLTP standard – sets the benchmark in its segment. Versions with rear-wheel drive will offer a range of over 500 kilometres in accordance with WLTP. The technology of the Q4 e-tron concept is provided by the modular electrification platform (MEB), which will be integrated in numerous electric vehicles produced by the Volkswagen Group in the future, from the compact SUV to the superior medium-size SUV. The Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron concept offers an advance look at what will already be the seventh series production electric vehicle that the manufacturer will introduce by 2021.

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