The Audi Q4 e-tron has been Audi's best-selling EV in the UK and several other markets by a significant margin. The updated version keeps the same proportions but brings more range, a new interior, vehicle-to-load capability, and modest charging speed improvements. The range leader is the large-battery rear-wheel drive version, which claims up to 370 miles, an 11-mile gain over the outgoing car. Four versions are available: standard and Sportback, each with rear-wheel or quattro all-wheel drive. The smaller 59 kilowatt-hour battery is reserved for the base model; everything else gets the 77 kilowatt-hour pack. Power runs from just over 200 horsepower in the entry rear-wheel drive up to 335 horsepower in the quattro Performance. German pricing starts at 47,500 euros, which works out to roughly 41,000 pounds in the UK.
The interior is where the most meaningful work happened. The outgoing Q4's cabin was beginning to look dated against newer competitors, and the update addresses that directly. A 11.9-inch driver display and a nearly 13-inch central touchscreen sit in a redesigned dashboard that Electrifying's reviewer found noticeably more premium in feel, particularly around the new center console with its softer-touch materials. Dual wireless charging pads and ambient lighting are now standard across all trim levels. Vehicle-to-load is also new here, meaning the car can power external devices directly from its battery, something the outgoing Q4 could not do. Climate controls have moved into the touchscreen, which is a step backward in everyday usability, though Audi retained a physical volume control. An optional passenger entertainment screen is available, adding a third display to the dash.
On charging, most variants access between 160 and 165 kilowatts DC. The quattro Performance raises that ceiling to 185 kilowatts, a 10-kilowatt improvement over before. The Electrifying reviewer was direct about this: it is an improvement, but it still sits behind a number of rivals now on sale. For buyers who charge at home most of the time and use public rapid charging only occasionally, this matters less in practice. But the gap is visible at a time when competitors are pushing well past 200 kilowatts. Boot space holds at 515 liters in the standard body, tripling when the rear seats fold. The Sportback commands a price premium. A ChatGPT-powered voice assistant is fitted as standard but failed to respond to a basic request during the review filming.
Bottom line: The Q4 e-tron update fixes the interior and extends the range enough to stay relevant. Charging speed is the one place it still trails the front runners, and that gap will be harder to ignore as faster-charging rivals get more common on public networks.