Audi introduced the Q4 e-tron concept at
the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, and now we’re getting a glimpse at the upcoming
production model. Dressed in heavy camouflage, the prototype features a wide
grille that is flanked by LED headlights. We can also see triangular intakes
and a wide lower opening.
Further back, there’s a rakish windscreen
which flows into a sloping roof. The model has also been equipped with
aerodynamic wheels, an upward sweeping beltline and pronounced rear fenders
which mirror those used on the concept. The rear end features an angular rear
window and a protruding spoiler. We can also see slender LED taillights and a
fairly conventional bumper. Spy photographers couldn’t get close enough to snap
interior pictures, but Audi has previously said the Q4 e-tron will offer
“unsuspected spaciousness and comfort.” In particular, the model will lack a
transmission tunnel and this will help to create an open and airy cabin.
Specifications remain a mystery, but the
Q4 e-tron will ride on the MEB platform that underpins the Volkswagen ID.3 and
ID.4. If it echoes the concept, we can expect an 82 kWh battery and two
electric motors that give the model all-wheel drive as well as a combined out
302 hp. They enabled the concept to run from 0-100
km/h in 6.3 seconds, before hitting an electronically limited top speed of 180 km/h.
In terms of range, the concept could
travel more than 450 km on a single charge in the WLTP cycle. Audi
also said the battery could be charged at up to 125 kW and this enabled the
concept to get an 80 percent charge in “hardly more than 30 minutes.” The Q4
e-tron will be built at Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant and the model is slated to
be introduced in the second half of this year.
