You’ll be forgiven to think we might have
this one wrong as the camouflaged model pictured here looks nothing like last
year’s Q4 e-tron Concept from the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. Instead, it looks
like the Volkswagen ID.4. But you’d be (partially) wrong. Why? Well, because
this is actually development mule that Audi‘s engineers are using to test the
upcoming Q4 e-tron’s internals.
Carscoops spies told that they had the
opportunity to “talk to an Audi test driver who confirmed our thoughts that
this was an Audi Q4 mule with electric motors at both the front and rear
axle”. The upcoming Q4 e-tron will share
its MEB platform with the VW ID.4 and the upcoming Skoda Enyaq, dressing the
exterior with a snazzy premium body that will stay true to the concept with
most changes concerning practical issues such as the use of regular door
handles.
Slotting between the Q3 and Q5 in terms of
size, but with interior space on par with the latter courtesy of the new
architecture, the Q4 e-tron will have an electric motor on each axle, allowing for all-wheel drive.
Details surrounding the specs are unknown, but much like the bigger e-tron, it
could be offered with different outputs and battery sizes.
For reference, the Q4 e-tron Concept
flaunted dual motors, making a combined output of 305 PS. It
was capable of accelerating to 100 km/h in 6.3 seconds and up to an
electronically limited top speed of 180 km/h. The range will vary on the battery
capacity. The show car was fitted with an 82 kWh battery pack and was claimed
to be able to travel for over 450 km on a single charge. Speaking
of charging, the battery can be ‘filled’ to 80 percent in 30 minutes. If Audi
sticks to its original plan and nothing interferes with it, then the Q4 e-tron
Quattro (name unconfirmed) is understood to premiere next year, likely as a
2021MY.
