Model Audi Q8 E-Tron 55
Motors Dual (front + rear)
Max power 300kW
Max torque 664Nm
Transmission single-speed reduction gear
Weight 2510kg
0-100km/h 5.6sec (estimated)
Economy 20.6kWh/100km
Price $150,000 (estimated)
On sale Q3 2023 (estimated)
THE ORIGINAL Audi E-Tron broke ground as the German automaker’s first battery-electric vehicle when it launched in 2018… if you conveniently ignore the A3 E-Tron plug-in hybrid (2014-18) that preceded it.
Four years on, electric mobility is no longer a fringe sect of motoring – and that’s put a squeeze on Audi’s E-Tron electric-vehicle branding, no longer tied to a singular model.
With the arrival of the 2023 Audi Q8 E-Tron, the carmaker’s pioneering electric SUV gains a friendly new face and ‘Q8’ branding (even though this E-Tron version is physically smaller than the combustion-engined Q8) – as well as a larger battery, more driving range, and faster charging capabilities.
It’s an evolutionary step in a number of areas, culminating in a car that elevates the bar over the
