- Audi unveiled two new electric crossovers on Wednesday: the 2022 Q4 E-Tron and Q4 E-Tron Sportback.
- The base model will cost under $45,000 and have a range of around 250 miles, Audi said.
- The twin EVs will hit US dealerships toward the end of 2021.
Audi on Wednesday unveiled a pair of new electric crossovers: the 2022 Q4 E-Tron and Q4 E-Tron Sportback. Their addition to Audi’s lineup slashes the entry price for an Audi electric vehicle by more than $20,000.
The two EVs will hit US dealer lots toward the end of 2021 with a starting MSRP of less than $45,000, Audi says. And that’s before the federal tax incentive that could effectively knock the price down another $7,500.
The two models are essentially twins, with the Sportback version aimed at customers interested in sacrificing a bit of trunk space for a roof that slants down in the back. Audi says they’re roughly the same size as its gas-powered Q5 SUV.
They’re Audi’s fourth and fifth battery-powered vehicles for the US market, after the larger E-Tron and E-Tron Sportback crossovers and the E-Tron GT sport sedan. A 2021 E-Tron will run you at least $66,000.
The entry-level, single-motor Q4 40 E-Tron will be able to travel around 250 miles on a charge, according to Audi’s estimates. That range puts it in the same wheelhouse as many other EVs on the market, but behind Tesla, whose “Long Range” Model Y crossover has an EPA-estimated range of 326 miles.
There will also be a Q4 50 E-Tron and a Q4 50 E-Tron Sportback, which come equipped with an extra motor powering the front wheels. Those models will put out 295 horsepower, compared to the base version’s roughly 200.
