The 2023 Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback Is A More Affordable Electric Audi SUV 

Happy Friday everyone! Its about time Audi offers an electric SUV that doesn't cost close to $100,000 and while there are plenty of reasons to like the new Q4 e-tron, its rivals still offer a ton of tech, range, and power for less money.

Ugh, I absolutely hate when reviewers showcase the damn Apple car play! No one wants to see that, it’s the same in literally every car since it first came out. I want to see the Native OS, not CarPlay! Please showcase the native OS next time

"It just looks/feels really bad to be on a vehicle that wears an audi badge" - unfortunately, something you'll be saying A LOT with this car. Way too much cost-cutting, it's extremely off-putting and unbecoming of a luxury brand.

Even though the starting price is $49800, but most dealerships in US are selling the Q4 for $58k (premium trim) and up and Q4 doesn’t qualify for $7500 ev tax credit.

I wish Audi would make an A4 etron. Kinda tired of seeing iterations of the same midsize crossover platform from every manufacturer where the only thing you can do to stand out is get a coupe-y version. BMW figured this out with the i4, but Audi continues to try and appeal to the “I need an SUV because it’s safer crowd”.

I think the Q4 is fine. However, if you can put up with the worse controls, I’d just get the ID.4. The ID.4 has the tax credit available, has a cheaper MSRP, faster charging (170kw vs 150kw), and more range.

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My Chevy Bolt has similar range, almost as fast, 4 heated seats, 360 camera, bought it for $24 grand.

If you’re seriously considering one of these, first try a 2nd hand Audi e-tron. I got a 2019 e-tron Prestige with 10k miles for $10k less than the MSRP of the Prestige trim of this, and it is leagues ahead of this in luxury, features, drive, etc.

Dang, I miss the old fire intros Great review as always.

Everyone is saying "just wait for the Equinox EV". Really? The current ICE Equinox is rated below average for reliability. Do you really think that GM making an Equinox EV will suddenly make this go away? Good luck with that. You'd better lease the Equinox EV so you can walk away from in 2-3 years if it turns out to be a "GM product"

I really love the exterior, but the interior is so cheap for the price. GV60 has much nicer materials and design imo. Hard touch plastic on the upper door panels is unacceptable for almost 70k.

I like the Genesis GV60 more as this.

Ugh! Big fail on the smaller displays, especially the smaller digital cockpit. I'd rather have a Q3.

I live the styling. I’m thinking about the E-tron.

The drum break is not so the car is cheaper to produce, but the rear disc end out rusting away, because they will be used so little, we already see that rear breaks ofte rust before they are out of life even on normal Gasolin cars. so the reviewer simply dont understand the purpose of them. its at win win for you as a customer. i Work at Audi in DK

This is the best review I have seen. I contracted for the Q4 January 2022. Than the Russian War on Ukraine. I changed my order to the Sportback. I do not like SUVs. They are too big. This sports back makes it better to me. My order is not in and it is arriving June or July.

Great video thank a lot for detail introduce. As for the break the Q4 back tire not using the dish break, I cannot accept that, I will not consider Q4 . very disappointed.

Looks absolutely nothing like a van. Lol. Its pretty nice looking.

What in the world would a "remote start" on an e-vehicle add? Heated steering wheel?

Best auto reviews but can you adjust your frame rate so less light flickering?

The interior is just a mess weird angles and cheapness.

No 360 camera and no cooled seats is not acceptable at this price point.

That steering wheel looks so damn cheap it’s crazy

I really don't understand the sportback appeal for an suv. You compromise so much space.

Love this crazy expensive car

Plenty fast and pretty nice. No 360 camera or ventilated seats unlike my 2017 Kia Optima SXL is disappointing as is the range. It seems about $4k too high in price. The GV60 is about the same price and I would choose it in a heartbeat over this.

It's definitely time for every manufacturer to have a digital rear view mirror as standard equipment!

You know the struggle is real when I have Drum brakes lmao, and the orange peel in that paint 🤦

The sportback is not worth the extra over the regular suv version of this. Imo. Looks better then the VW.

I stopped watching after seeing drum brakes on an Audi. Big pass. Thanks for another great video, Sofyan! Really interested to get a “Why we sold our Mach-E” video, if possible.

Whenever I see this the grill is just too much. I have yet to see one with the black optics package but i suspect it looks much better that way

What's with the fugly rear drum brakes. Is Audi trying to bring them back?

Looks like a mini Porsche Cayenne design

Great video! I'm getting used to being disappointed by new cars over the last 10 years, and disappointment continues with this car. The technology has existed for 15+ years to design and build a 350+ HP Hybrid car that gets 40+ MPG and 500+ miles of range, but the auto industry refuses to build it. WTF Over?

$80K In Canada for a car with 350 km range ? No thank you. My $50K Rav4 hybrid will go up to 1000 km on full tank.

What are the direct competitors at that price point?

This is just an ID.4 with an Audi badge. Probably since VW is complaining that they can't make money on electric cars. It's only going to get worse for VW. I was thinking about the ID.4 until Tesla dropped their prices last week.

The exterior and interior scream cost cutting to me. Even the Audi logo on the steering wheel looks like a cheap sticker. Get a Volvo C40 Recharge, Tesla Model Y, Genesis GV60 over this for sure.

Reskinned ID4

I think this would be my perfect new car in the future, it still faster than most normal gas powered cars so its fine, preemptively can say its a bit of a disappointment for most pepole

Audi has gotten so CHEAP!! But yet the prices are high and reliability sketchy😒…I’ll go with the Tesla or Lexus.

Is it really the million dollar question?..

OHH MY GOD, HE IS DOING IT AGAIN "IT LOOKS LIKE A VAN"..... IT DOS NOT LOOKS LIKE A VAN

That charging speed is not good considering it's a premium brand. It should be around the 20 minute mark for 5-80%.

BTW it seems like it is time to junk the whole "luxury brand" nomenclature! I Kia Telluride SX Presitge is more luxury than the Q4 by far.

Nice ford edge

Its no different in performance to the id4 that sucks i wish it was faster, is that seriuos i hope the s will come. The car midigates ubdersteer trough the corners

Love our Prestige 50, great and comfortable on road trips. It's fine around town, wish it was a tad more efficient.

Opening that trunk to see all that junk is not endearing. It's selling as a "premium" but the optics are not. It's lazy work.

“The million dollar question” is definitely not whether or not an EV has a frunk. Less than nobody actually uses the frunk. It is not a decisioning factor in a vehicle purchase.

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Like others said what drums! And doesn’t qualify for the $7500. What is this 90s no wonder I don’t see these around much. I don’t understand what vw group did with these things. I mean no wonder people are buying the vws Does Audi not want anyone to buy the q4 or vw id4 unfortunately people are buying them

I take the Ioniq 5 thank you

This Audi already seems outdated compared to the Korean and Chinese offerings available at much lower price points. Even the Chevy Bolt has standard features that this Audi does not and the Bolt after IRA credits can be had for $24K. I'm not even going to mention the Tesla Model Y after price cuts!

They have cost cut to much they should of just labeled it a VW very disappointing for luxury suv scratchy black plastic in rear I mean it’s an Audi omg.

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV will absolutely destroy this Q4 with much better range, lower price and way more interior space. Even better - it will qualify for 7,500 tax credit. I hope all car manufacturers will start selling cars online, so dealers have no incentive to mark up 10-20k over MSRP.

Drum brakes on and Audi that's just insane to say the SUV model to me looks better this gives me van vibes every time I look it overpriced egg to be honest great review as always.

Drum brakes are insane 😹

Take the Audi badges and replace them with a Ford logo, no one will be the wiser! Not a good look for this price point.

This vehicle is not worthy of the Audi badge. VW yes, but Audi absolutely not!

i like audi but u will get better performance, range, much faster charging time and few other things on Ioniq5 or EV6

Just boring Germaan cars are extrelemt predicable and boring in outer design. Yes they have high quality in manufacturing but cars are just Russian dolls. Very lazy designs

Not enough power.

Colossal EV ripoff. 🤮. GM Equinox and Blazer EV’a destroy this thing. Half the price, almost double the range (513 KM) eligible for government rebates, made in 🇺🇸, double the horsepower (SS model), fast charging, massive dealer network. Equinox is $30,000 (USD) and less rebates = $23,000-$25,000 😮 👍 The entire “this is a luxury car” (meaning you’re a sucker and paying 2-3x more than a comparable) is totally out the window in the Electric Vehicle era. Tesla sucked us in to this and we went for it. EV’s don’t break as much and require very little ongoing maintenance. Sorry I’m not paying $40,000 more because the seats look nice and it has a G-Narc badge for ongoing ego supply. The reviewer didn’t even compare an equivalent EV. 🙈. Because it’s HALF THE PRICE!! I’ve owned Audi vehicles. And I hate GM products. Not anymore. 🇺🇸

I personally don’t like the Audi EV SUVs shapes - exterior and interior. Bad design

$67k? Anyone buying this must be a loyal Audi customer or truly is in need of some mental health treatment

Slow, slow for Ev.

This Audi is the ugliest till date!

1st

Overpriced

242miles range is kind of trash😂

Probably the worst value EV on sale right now

All the Audi dealerships are marking this car up 5-10K so you end up with a car that's 60-80K out the door...a car that has DRUM BRAKES and scratchy plastic interior everywhere. If you buy this glorified ID4 at a marked up price, you really are just buying it for the plastic 4 rings on the steering wheel.

How much money did Audi save by using rear drum brakes instead of disc brakes??

If it was $10k cheaper and had a range of 300 miles, I’d buy it. Close but no cookie.

More affordable than which EVs in its class? 23:23 Base price: $50K, base price for this trim, $60K 26:03 Price as tested: ~$67K, 5.8s to 60, 242 mile range (with slower charging, & less reliable DCFC like EA & EVgo) Tesla Model Y LR: $53K - $7500 tax credit = $45.5K, 4.8s to 60, 330 mile range Tesla Model Y P: $57K, 3.5s to 60, 303 mile range Tesla's recent price drop is going to really hurt other EV manufacturers.