2024 Audi SQ8 E-Tron and Sportback E-tron add a third motor and gobs more power. Peak output in boost mode reaches 496 hp and 718 lb-ft. Starts at $90,895.
range in the SQ8's traditional and Sportback trims is 253 miles on 20-inch wheels or 218 miles on the optional 22-inchers. That longer figure checks in at 32 miles below the Q8 E-tron's range. The Q8 E-tron Sportback offers an Ultra Package for buyers swayed by the longest range, the bundle switching to 19-inch wheels on low-rolling resistance summer tires among other changes. This trim and package can hit an estimated 300 miles.
The SQ8 gets the usual S and flagship tells, most obviously the fender flares that add 1.5 inches to the SUV's width. Beyond that, note the silver side mirror housings, silver accents on the front fascia, rocker panels, and rear diffuser. Six-piston calipers clamp 15.7-inch two-piece rotors in front, a single-piston caliper sweeps a 13.8-inch vented rotor in back.
The interior's dressed in Valcona leather with contrast diamond stitching, and"carbon square" trim instead of open pore wood. Pricing starts at $90,895 for the 2024 SQ8 E-Tron after the $1,095 destination charge. The 2024 Q8 E-tron's destination charge has risen to $1,195 since pricing came out in March. Since the SQ8 is effectively the same vehicle for shipping purposes, don't be surprised if the electric SQ8 gets $100 more expensive shortly.
The 2024 SQ8 E-tron should arrive at U.S. dealerss in the fourth quarter of this year. Shoppers who take one home will get two years of complimentary DC fast charging at Electrify America.
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