Audi Q4 e-tron Review: Charging Up

The Q4 is quite a looker, with its heavily sculpted bumpers, creased flanks and large wheel arches.

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Based on the same MEB platform as the Volkswagen ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq, the Q4 is similar in size and uses lots of common components.

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And sharing parts makes it easier for Audi to bring the Q4 e-tron to India.

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The plan is to launch the Q4 e-tron sometime in 2024, in sync with the India launch of the VW ID.4 and Enyaq in the same year.

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If you’ve driven a modern Audi before, it’s easy to get familiarised with the Q4 e-tron’s cabin, which expectedly is built to a high quality.

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It is the same for the central screen, which, though it offers a nice haptic touch, is not as responsive as we would have liked.

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There’s no big gear lever but just a tiny selector button that sits on a floating panel, freeing up space underneath for a big cubby hole.

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