2024 Audi SQ8 E-tron Review - Best of its Kind! 

People stopped buying hatchbacks, but then manufacturers lifted them and called them "sportbacks" and now people happily pay huge money for hatchbacks.

As an owner of an e-tron I can confirm most of what they said. The ride is superb, so smooth and effortless. And it really does not need to be any faster. Range isn’t great but as a second city car for my family it is perfect. We charge at home and work.

I am actually one of the seemingly 3 people who bought an eTron S Sportback (in bright ass red no less), the precursor to this car that's largely the same. 2 little things from the review, the car will give you individual tire pressures (and temps), it just will only measure them once you get over ~35mph for some reason. I think that's also only on the S version from what people have said on the forums. I also found you can get the car to launch a lot harder by putting it in boost mode and then brake boosting it - according to the power dial it does actually build to about 35% power sitting still iirc. As always love the review, just the first time you guys have reviewed a car I own so had to chime in!

You can shortcut any of the three dot menu items to your lower screen, including heated steering button. So it’s a single click away

Went on truecar and electric vehicle deals are wild for something gently used. The depreciation is so rapid the price looks like a countdown timer.

I love how Yuri just flies around when Jakub is hitting cliche corner 💀

VW/Audi control logic is hugely entertaining. Move the gear selector forward to go backward and backward to go forward. And the ID4 driver has two window buttons for four windows, so operation is often a two-step process: select front or back before actually operating a window.

7:40 - Much like a lot of Hondas and some Mazdas, Audi and VW very often do not use in-wheel pressure sensors for TPMS. They will use the less accurate, but cheaper system of comparing wheel speed signals and making an educated guess that a tire is low if one or more of wheels is spinning a significantly different RPM than the rest. This system requires you to calibrate or "store" tire pressures after you top off the air and take it on a chill drive. If a previous reviewer messed with the pressures and never hit "store" after the fact, the light will always come back on. It's a strange choice on a 100K+ car, but at least there's no sensors to run out of battery or get broken during a tire change.

As an owner of an SQ8 etron , i love the smoothness and effortless driving this car, I love the adaptive air suspension and I dont have to worry about bumps anymore. B&O sound system is superme ! The seats are pretty, comfy but the seat ventilation and massage features only come on a more standard looking seats. But I love the S seats so ended up chose the S logo ones instead of massage seats. Wheels are very cool and stylish! Infotainment MMI is great, virtual cockpit is great. You can actually assign steering button to turn on steering wheel heat feature. Driving and corning with the 3rd motor is damn good and responsive. Yes the range is not as good but i charge at home and drive in a city as daily so I am happy. Oh by the way, I got this car when Audi had $12000 off promotion during 2024 July. From $128k to $108k for a SUV version. I think its a steal! PS , I am also an owner of Porsche 911 992 4GTS cab so I bought this SQ8 etron for groceries and coming baby :)

It's a shame that it's so sluggish in reaching 2M. Best quick review channel out there (especially if you've got tired of THISSSS).

The Volkswagen Tiguan does have a spray nozzle that washes the camera when dirty this Audi should have this feature 🤷🏽‍♂️

Turn NVDA's stock chart upside down and there you have e-trons depreciation

you guys should do a review of the model s plaid

The front end needs work, but overall a pretty sweet car. And love that interior!

Can’t wait to get used one 52% off!

Some Volkswagens (and Skodas) also have water when the camera is not behind the badge (synced with rear wiper). Both options work great.

Was that a thing in Canada where they don't use tpms and just used flat tire monitors. Just found that out on my BMW F10.

I bought an Ioniq 5 because of you guys I JUST LOVE YOU!!!! And can I Add in central florida electrify america is 5/5 I've never had an issue in these 3 months of ownership and experience

8:22 Non-coupe looks cooler.

I have an Etron and a tip for charging: Hold the charging cable in and up while it's initiating and it'll work 100% of the time. It'll usually fail to charge at electrify America stations, but if you just hold the cable in while it's initiating then it works every time. You can let it go once it starts charging. Also, the problem with charging is mostly due to the charging infrastructure in Canada which is horrible. I never had any problems charging at home. I drive often 400kms trips and never had any issues since now I know with chargers to use. Being one of the few countries that have a majority of the energy production being sustainable, EVs make a lot of sense in Canada.

The best duo on the internet

I like my 2024 even if it's not the S... Waiting for the SQ6 to get more punch next year ! I like that colour on that video !!!

Sudburian here: 32 degrees F

At the rate E-Trons depreciate this will be a cool car to have in about 5 years

What is it trying to be with that styling? 32 degrees

What a car!! Awesome

Did I heard that right, at freezing temp, 50% battery is 140 km range? So 280 km full battery, but if you want to be between 20 and 80%, so you get 160 km effective range. And what if if is minus 5C or minus 10C. No wonder those e-trons are sold for half the price after 2-3 years.

Yuri what hoodie are you wearing it looos very nice

The master of depreciation!

I spy the RS7 from 9 days ago at 8:12.

@3:46 How did no one notice all of Yuri’s facial expressions in the reflection 🤣

Nice weather...going to the beach today ? Why is the brand emblem hidden on the bow of this vehicle ? The salt on the tires is very artistic.

Pro tip for anyone with an Audi that has a screen for climate control - there is typically also an asterisk on the steering wheel. Press and hold it, and it will bring up a menu, where you can select what that button does. People usually pick the heated steering wheel or garage door opener option.

I have an e-tron Prestige (before the Q8 was tagged onto the name) and with the massaging seats and air suspension. Don't feel like I'm missing anything from the new one other than the nicer total range.

Its perfect 👍🎉

Yall haven’t installed level 2 chargers at your homes yet?

Jacob, are you not a fan of one pedal drive? I was surprised Audi opted to not use it in their EVs. I get the idea to make it easy for new EV owners, but an easy solution would have been to make it something you can toggle on and off like I can in my Polestar.

The comedy on wheels that some find beautiful... Not only Audi btw.

the biggest downer for most Audis is the lack of a beige/brown/non red/non black interiors

One of these came into the dealership with the d/s charging door not opening. Ordered part and couple days later it was replaced. As soon as they fixed it, the other charging door immediately stopped working and we had to order that one too. Warranty covered it all 😂

Why is this tri motor set up have less than 500hp? Isn’t a lot of dual motor have more than 600hp?

The * on the steering can be configured to be your heated steering. You are welcome 🤗

Imagination points!! 😂😂😂

Nice RS7 :)

Interesting...

So I never really thought how big of an issue not having working chargers is. If you're using the last bit of your charging to make it to the station and then the charger doesn't work you're toast 😢that's gotta change.

Does the Roof open?

To avoid the Celsius/Fahrenheit debate, we should all measure coldness in witch's tit units.

I'm waiting for the day Jakub wears his watch on the left wrist in the passenger seat and switches his watch over to the right wrist when he's in the driver's seat :)

fun fact -40 F = -40 C

does anyone know why was Jakub brushing aside every major complaint (they all sound pretty major and he kept saying yea yea we are not talking about range, screen problems, single pedal driving, etc) like it wasn’t a big deal related to the day to day driving experience? 🤔

I'm from Winnipeg, we can go up to -50 with the windchill 😊

36 degrees?

Looking at EV depreciation, I’ll just set aside $30k for one of these in 2025 😉

Please try to review a Plaid

What happen to "tuxmat"? Are they still sponsor? It's not on your video...

Really cool looking vehicle but I don't see why I would take it over an R1S

You should consider reviewing the Audi SQ8 TFSI 2024 guys.

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I had to go back and double check but they definitely said the other's name in the intro

I don't have that big of an issue with public charging like you guys. I have used Ivy, flo, free chargepoint, and Petro so far. Not EC or paid chargepoint yet.

Is jacob has original collection of watches??

So you can't charge it?

32 degrees I think

I went to an Audi dealership and the salesmen didn't even show me any e-tron cars. He said they have poor battery life and not worth the investment now and is Tech that is still in development but would be something to look forward to in the future, hasn't reached it's potential yet. He was right.

32 is freezing, 212 if boiling I think.

Is that an RS7 Yuri is peeking out of in the parking lot??? Upcoming review? 🤔

They should have called this the Q6 e Tron

$92k USD? I'll wait for the Ioniq 5 N, thanks.

136k$ LOL

32 F is it not? Such a weird number. 3:16

GUYSSSS PLEASEE DO THE PORSCHE CAYENNE GTS 2024!!! NO COUPE!!

Why do they not have one pedal driving? I guess they want to charge you for a brake job down the road.

4:12 why wouldn't you want one pedal driving as an option?

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These EV’s built on ice platforms are like skeuomorphism for cars.

Why don’t you have Audi A3 review 😪😢

I was expecting it to be around starting at 70kish 😮😢

Too bad the prices have crept up on these so much. It would made much more sense in the mid-eighties (USD) when you look at the market. This up there in Lucid/Taycan money.

This one or tesla Y ?

It is all fun and games until the purchase price is revealed. A regular person with a regular job will work 40 some hours per week for almost 10 years to pay that off. Vehicle prices are in la la land.

@8:50 this is a major issue with German SUVs design because they don't come with rear view mirror cameras to supplement the poor view out of the rear of the car. Anyway, this car seems like more trouble than its worth.

Personally I think the whole gas vs EV argument is silly. Both have their purpose and pros and cons, I wish the EV fanboys would understand why EVs don't make good sports cars, and I wish ICE fans would acknowledge the obvious benefits of EVs when it comes to daily drivers. I say this as an enthusiast myself, I've owned several manual transmission sports cars including my current c7 Vette. And I'm telling you, when it comes to daily drivers, a well-executed EV is simply better. We have a Jaguar I-PACE EV as our daily driver. This replaced our 970 Panamera Turbo (both of which we bought used btw), a car that most ICE fans would probably agree is a pretty good daily driver in its own right. And I can honestly say the Jag is better in every single way. I don’t miss the Panamera one bit, neither does the wife. With the Jag, there’s no automatic transmission to get confused around town, never getting into a hot or cold car with preconditioning, there’s insane instant torque, the smoothness and refinement is unmatched (not only because no engine noise but also because the 1000 pound battery insulates you from road noise), the use of space is excellent (small on the outside and big on the inside because no engine), low center of gravity, naturally perfect weight distribution, being able to blow by anyone in traffic anytime, never being in the wrong gear, way more efficient, never being late because I had to stop for gas, no maintenance, quicker than most v8 family cars and more efficient than i-4 family cars, etc etc. And even though on paper the panamera was faster 0-60, in real life around town it’s not even close - the Jag would be gone before the panamera would even get into the right gear. Yes, it can be annoying on road trips - but it's not the end of the world unless you road trip all the time. It's the better car 364 days of the year, and the worse car 1 day of the year. Having said all of that, like I said I'm an enthusiast, and we also have two sports cars (manual transmission c7 corvette stingray and an R56 Mini Cooper JCW, both of which I frequently use for road rallys and autocross), and I have no desire for either of those to be electric. The whole point of those cars is a visceral, loud, lightweight, connected experience with a manual transmission. I know there is a Boxster EV coming soon and I’m sure it’ll be great and smoke my c7 around any racetrack, but I have no interest at all, even as a current EV owner. Sports cars should be gas powered and manual IMO. So as I said, each has their purpose. I don’t see myself ever going back to gas for daily driver, and I don’t see myself ever going EV for sports cars. My point is simple: EVs are better at some things, and gas cars are better at some things. "Taking a side" doesn't make sense, even for enthusiasts. Just acknowledge what the other is better at. EVs dont work for everyone (you need a place to charge and can't road trip all the time etc etc), but if it works in your lifestyle - try it before you knock it is all I'm saying. You might be surprised. And like I said - just because a car is EV doesn't make it good. There are good EVs and bad ones, just like gas cars. For example, I' not a huge Tesla fan. But, the well-executed EVs are, in my opinion, the best daily drivers, if they fit into your lifestyle. ...and this is coming from someone that's currently on his 8th manual transmission sports car (Vette, Mini JCW, 350Z, etc etc). And to be clear - these are my favorite cars, not the I-PACE. But, I have a wife and a kid, and we need something that isn't manual and has a back seat. And in that category, the Jag is by far and away the best we've had.

It funny how non Tesla owner just accept that slow charging and broken charging infrastructures is normal.

Why skip over the charging disaster? I had to go to instagram to see how shockingly bad the experience was.

i think its roughly 61 F kinda

Think I'm in the minority but I really don't like the coupe/crossover look. Looks like you got a sporty sedan and accidentally inflated it 30%

Test drove a non-S version the other day and is kind of disappointed- lets not talk about the range but overall package as a car. Being a 100k+ CAD car the bottom part of the dash/glovebox/door card and centre console are cheap hard plastics, no ventilated seats and the infotainment is really showing its age (first debuted in 2018 for the C8 A6/7). I agree the suspension and setup is very comfortable and the power is good enough for most people as a daily, but I disagree that the B&O lives up to its price tag, its really hollow and it sounds like you are listening to music in the washroom. No wonder they are all sitting in dealer lots in BC currently.

Y'all definitely need to charge at home. It's fair game to complain about DC fast charging, yet still a significant injustice to ignore home charging for the millions who can. FWIW, the few times, recently, we've charged on Electrify America and Tesla's Magic Dock (supercharger), it went flawlessly.

I think cars that require touching a screen to change settings should be illegal. For things that don't "need" changing maybe, but even then - it's distracted driving, which if someone were using another screen while driving (like a smartphone) would technically be not legal anywhere in the US (and Canada, if my understanding is correct). Why is this allowed in car infotainment I wonder?

32°F who from Canada doesn't know this??

0° Celsius is 32° Fahrenheit

I’m one of those who has no idea about Fahrenheit temperatures.

I like the look of the car but damn that price, I recommend get a Lucid Air, or Rivian R1T or R1S, or even that new Kia EV9 GT version for that price, and of course a Tesla X or Y. Audi needs to stop with these expensive EVs until they could justify why they're better than all the ones I recommended. Thinking about it I would like to see it drag race those vehicles to see if it can beat one of them.

Oh, but please, don't stop talking about how bad the charging infrastructure is. It's a BIG issue that needs to be addressed fast! PS: Far too many screens in cars these days. They make a massive effort on the outside to optimize the drag coefficient but then they slap 23 screens inside like those are powered by hamster-wheels.

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Non-sportback looks better imo.

Why did Audi lower the infotainment it doesn't make any sense I thought you would want it more feel of you of the road in front of you 🤔

No vented seats on a $97k luxury vehicle...

that has got to be slowest, most lack luster 496hp 718 lb-ft torque car ever.