Just a couple of months after Audi
unveiled the Q4 Sportback e-tron Concept, our spy photographers have snapped
the vehicle being readied for production. The Q4 Sportback
e-tron is a coupe crossover variant of the regular Q4 e-tron which has also
been spied testing in recent months. While the shape of the roof will be the
main difference between the Q4 e-tron and the Q4 Sportback e-tron, it won’t be
the only one.
The prototype in question has an identical
front fascia to the regular Q4 e-tron, but that’s no bad thing. It sports
aggressive headlights with angled LED daytime running lights, as well as a
small lower front grille, while the two SUVs rock the same two-tone silver and black
wheels.
The key visual changes can be found at the
rear, where Audi has fitted the Q4 Sportback e-tron with a subtle lip spoiler
that houses a third brake light at the base of the rear window. Also visible
are sharp taillights like those of the regular Q4 e-tron, although it is
possible the Sportback e-tron will have an LED light bar just like the concept.
Underpinning the Q4 Sportback e-tron will
be the company’s MEB platform. The concept features an 82 kWh lithium-ion
battery pack that drives one electric motor at the rear axle producing 201 hp
and 310 Nm of torque and a second electric motor with 101 hp and 150 Nm at the front. This results in a combined 302 hp and allows
the concept to hit 100 km/h in 6.3 seconds as well as a top speed of 180 km/h, and we expect the production model to retain this
powertrain.
