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First there was the e-tron, then the e-tron GT, now Audi are back with their new premium electric SUV - bizarrely named the Q4 e-tron!
This is cheaper, smaller, more city friendly version of the e-tron, essentially it's a bit less posh. But this is no bad thing, in fact, it might actually be better than it's predecessors as it has been built from the ground up on VW Group's MEB platform. Now VW Group have invested in this modular platform, they will be able to churn out lots of different EVs in a quick and cost effective way.
The Q4 might look compact on the outside but it's incredibly spacious inside and packed with responsive technology. It might not be the sportiest EV but its got a bit of poke and clearly Audi are more focused on the driving experience being easy and comfortable.
The Q4 is Audi's way of telling us they are all in on electric, reinforced by their target of this being their 2nd best selling model by the end of 2022. So, what do you think of the design? Tell us in the comments.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Sunny Slough
1:41 Name confusion
2:24 Q4 E-Tron - what is it?
3:08 Spot the difference
4:01 MEB platform
4:18 Design tour
6:18 Small outside, big inside
7:44 Tech talk
9:26 3 versions
10:34 High hopes
10:57 How's the drive?
11:45 A bit of poke
13:20 Tight turning circle
14:29 Concluding thoughts
15:30 Subscribe, support, join
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What do you think of the Audi Q4 e-tron? Do you like the design? Tell us below....
They didn't have the balls to ditch the faux grille. Designwise, the germans have gotten really lazy and the koreans are wiping the floor with them. Just compare the Ioniq 5 to any eVW
@@efiu12 yep sums it up.
When myself as a Mercedes wrench monkey is disgusted by the plastic and touchscreen the have everywhere... I do also considered Hyundai for the first time in my life
The design from them is nice
You could have said "based on an internal combustion engine platform"... No one is going to Google ice as there are loots off other meanings..
@@efiu12 The Ionic 5 is an unfinished car, close to a prototype and it turns out that even with the 800V system the charging is not that impressive compared to what Tesla can do on 400V. It all comes down to the batteries, which are the real bottleneck. The "low resolution" pixelated light design will look old in a couple of years when they launch a facelifted version with solid light bars
Clearly the Audi is the best of the cars build on that platform to date.
Jack “Look at that boot, you could get a family of four in there”
Me “I can’t see in the boot” and it wasn’t for lack of trying either, in desperation I turned my iPad sideways!
Also, the boot is considerably smaller than the E-tron...and the other MEB cars.... and.a Q5. My wife has a Zoe, and I would love to go electric when we next change our family car, but this really isn't an alternative to my Q5 from a family holiday perspective.
@@mattsoutherden find the banana box test here on CZcams for both the cars, it isn't scientific but it does tell you something
Jack's a great addition to the team, so comfortable from the outset and has the personality to keep your attention 👍
Yeah he's brilliant, extremely funny and very natural. I expect he's headed to much bigger things than Fully Charged, sooner rather than later.
@@slash196 I hope so. Not really a fan of his style of reporting. Please bring back the others, much more enjoyable to watch.
I’ve just ordered a new Q4 Etron 40 & it should be delivered next month Sept 21. I was driving a Cayenne Hybrid for 3 years before deciding to go totally electric with a short list of Tesla x, Jaguar iPace & the Audi. I test drove all 3 & the Audi won on build quality, technology & price. It is a stunning all round car.
Did you buy in the United States?
First time I’ve watched a review from Jack, and I have to say I’m impressed. Not just with the presentation, but also the car! I test drove the Q4 e-Tron the day before the official release, and I have to say I fell head over heels with it. It isn’t the fastest, it isn’t the best handling, but it is probably the best packaged EV around. That HUD really has to be seen to be believed.
Presenter: "Look in the boot"
Camera: shows presenter from an angle so that we can't see into the boot
Just what I was about to comment!
I thought I missed it because I glanced away.
Great review Jack. I'm a current e-tron 50 driver and when the lease ends in just over 12 months the Q4 is now frontrunner as a replacement. I've loved having the e-tron as a first BEV but it's a bit too big for us - especially where I park to charge at work. The Q4 looks just right and as roomy inside as the "OG" e-tron.
I've seen a lot of car reviews to wade through this insane amount of choice, and you are by far the best reviewer I've seen. Great charisma, storytelling, humor, and info!
One of your best presentations. Loved watching it, like your review, really informative and funny. Well done.
Sat watching this video in my Q4 at a charge station just hoping to god you don’t say it’s rubbish 🤣
You've got the same one? You do you! If you enjoy the car, why listen to someone else saying you shouldn't like it? Auto journalists review tonnes of exceptional vehicles, so their expectations are much higher than the average person, because they know a car that "does a thing better".
@@TAPORZZ1 it just so happened to come after I watched something else and I was intrigued. We love it, so much so, we have a 2nd one coming next week to replace our other car!
@@1simontebbutt what do you think of the interior, build quality & material-wise?
@@franzwetrfres2116 is it as good as my A6 avant which is about the same list price - no. Is good - yes. Really like the switch back to switches for climate 👍
@@1simontebbutt Not as big a boot as the A6 Avant, but more rear space and much nicer to drive as it doesn't have a diesel / petrol / hybrid engine along with the necessary evil of a gearbox. Electric drivetrains are so much better for a normal vehicle. Sports cars are a different matter, but day to day vehicles like A6, then electric all the way. I'm seriously considering ditching my E350d Estate for a Q4 etron 50. The only thing making me hesitate is having to pay to terminate my lease 3 years early on the Mercedes, but I have seriously fallen for how smooth and responsive electric cars are.
Well done captain, an excellent rEView. I think the Q4 looks terrific. Interesting in white too.
Very nice review. I like it. Already owning a tm3, I’m really enjoying the established car brands takes on this new technology.
If you’re not onboard with evs yet, then you are in for a wonderful experience.
Thanks for another great video saw one in the wild today looked nice car .
My new 2024 Q4 arrived in the country a couple of weeks ago. I am as excited about getting it as Jack was demonstrating it. I am sure I am going to have loads of fun with it. Many thanks.
Stunning progress, great video.
"Is it a prefix or a suffix?" Easy! It's an affix
What's the definition of affix
It's a Screwfix.
Affix? Lol smh. Well I suppose it is stuck on the back of the car 😂😂😂
Airfix.
Nice review, Jack. You've convinced me!
Although the car doesn't "set my pants on fire", the presentation was really cool. Thank you for the details, keep'em coming
Great review and informational. I have already been put on a list for one when my Audi dealer gets them end at the end of the year here in Las Vegas.
Looks good👍Many current Norwegian e-Tron owners will have a look at this car....and others too. Build quality looks great!
Big fan. Mine is coming next Thursday. Looking forward to going electric. Can’t wait!
I look forward to being tailgated by one of these soon.
Right. Does it have indicators?
Try being a cyclist, at least we could hear the old Audis
Don't stay on the fast lane if you don't belong there 😆
@@MarkHoltkamp85 They tailgate you on your own driveway!
Nah, you'll be behind one doing 30mph in a 50. Only blue rinses can afford them with their retirement funds....
Love this new guy. More of this please!!
Usual Audi formula. Tart up a VW platform and sell it for a premium. I think the designers were in a rush to get to the pub when they got to styling the front.
Yeah a wheelie bin looks more exciting then this vehicle.
That grill looks like a missing k'nex piece.
I think that car designers are confused, now that a big radiator grille is not required. They don't know what to do. This fake grille design will soon look anachronistic.
@@JGRGilbert yeah..
Why rebuild a design relic of no function from ultra big plastic for stupid customers who expect a car to have a grill...
Anyone having this amount of money and in the market for buying an electric platform should not expect any car grill
Yeah why not go avantgarde and make the front look friendly with no grill and ultra efficient for the geeks... No just stick a cooking piece of silver plastic to it :-(
Off topic, aside from another great video I love the cinematography and overall production of your videos.
I'd have to change that awful looking fake grill. Totally spoils the looks.
Totally agree. Audi have been doing massive grilles unnecessarily for a few year now. They could have been brave with this but haven’t. An opportunity missed, I think
They've got to keep up with the latest in kitchen wall tile fashion, come on....
Terrible for the drag therefore efficiency
As long as they keep these awful grills they are not completely prepared to leave ICE architecture behind.
Yes, it is an ugly bugger from the front... I wouldn't have one of those if it was half the price.
Came from Patreon to give a thumbs up here without friggin' ads popping up, will return there to comments.
Fantastic car, would love to get an EV when the time comes, (my ICE falls over) and I think this is the car I would get. Just can’t handle the minimalism the Tesla cars have.
Another excellent review from Jack
The e-tron won't get killed soon, there have already been reports about a big refresh coming in 2023 that will also increase the range.
It will be replaced by the Q8 e-tron in 2026 based on the PPE platform.
Presenter: Look at that boot...
Camera Operator: I'll get that B Roll later
Editor: Where's the B Roll Jerry? You forgot the boot B Roll again, didn't you?
Brilliant review 👍
Brilliant review
That's super cool looking!
My current petrol car is a 2004 Mini Cooper, and I was really excited about the Mini Cooper EV... until I heard about it's range. I've been saving my pennies for more than a year now waiting for this car to come out. I don't think I could be more excited!
Why would a huge SUV be the EV we want? What I want, would be a small convenient reasonably priced EV.
Depends what you think is reasonable but you can have an ID3 from £29, 620 or £214 a month.
>reasonably priced
This isn't Audis job, they make luxury expensive cars
VW does the more reasonable priced cars
Car reviewers seem to exist in an alternate universe where everyone has huge amounts of money
@@AWAL602 More like, Car reviewers review the car in the context of the market it's aiming for.... and in terms of 'Premium mid-size SUV', this *is* 'affordable'... and if / when automakers put out a car that is over-priced for its segment, they do tend to call it out.
Huge? It’s not that big. He’s being hyperbolic in his language, it’s a size of an ID.4 or a compact SUV
Great Review!
Great review, as always, Jack - funny, entertaining but still informative. Brilliant.
Based purely on the quality of the interior vs the iD4 - there may be spec differences, but, since these are SUVs and I simply don't get the car-buying-public's whole "I need an SUV" mentality, I honestly can't be bothered to check them out - it's probably worth the circa.£10k up-lift to get the Audi...!
Having said that, the REALLY smart money would probably go for Skoda Enyaq, anyway - badge snobbery aside - since it looks just as 'striking' as the Q4 and has a WAY better interior than the iD4 (and, at least on visual cues, probably not that far off the Q4's interior in fact...?)
Looks okay .. like most SUV's .. absolutely hate the 'grille'
And then they tried to balance it out with some dazzle camouflage.
Me too. Why don't they take the time to shape the front properly, it's not an ice car, it doesn't need grill. Show some new thinking.
@@fastfreddy19641 that "grille" is a brand identity.. if it didn't have one everyone will say it copy Tesla..
@@hellmekun still don't like it
@@fastfreddy19641 well we can't be expected to like anything and everything in this world right? that's why we have others that we can choose
Sportback Variant looks very tempting, now need to get the wifey interested.
Can't wait to testdrive the sportback. I'm 30 and drive a Lexus hybrid but this looks like my first EV. I'll wait and see when we get them out here in CA.
Can't wait for this car to arrive in New Zealand... it was going to be the end of this year but it's looking like mid 2022. I have the SQ5 Bi turbo diesel it's awesome the best car I have ever owned by far.
Great review. Thanks. Wish you have done a proper range test and test the efficiency
I just bought one here in the states. The Premium Plus 50 is the trim I chose. So far, it’s an excellent choice, and hopefully, it’s dependable.
Great bev SUV thank you great review
Now I’m hungry!!!
"Call me chavy.. I am!" hahahaa love it!
Looks much more like what I want in an Audi EV, but still waiting for the A4 and A4 Sportback!
I think this is probably my favorite EV SUV design to date. Not too big and not too small.
Got my one 3 weeks ago absolutely love it.
I really enjoy your style. You pronounce words correctly and it is easy to listen to you. When will the beeb sign you up for TG?
This guy is a brilliant presenter, hats off!
Love it I might sell my q5 for one of these 👍
Audi's are the best cars I've driven
I'm surprised of how much I like Jack! Doing a great job
He's making me want to watch Fully Charged less and less
he is not bad. but Robert set the bar very high. Jack has a different type of humor...i don't dislike him...
I'm surprised of how much I don't. But I do not know why.
Take your necklace off fella, makes a hell of a racket on the mic.
I think the Q4 Etron is a really handsome looking EV. Do you feel all the material were spot on with a luxurious will made feel? I am asking as a few other reviewers have commented on the cost cutting in recent Audi and VW' s including the Q4 Etron such as door materials, exposed chair mechanisms etc.
Great video. I had one of these as a loaner while the sunroof on my 2019 Etron was being repaired and had all the same feelings. This is a real EV. I was thinking of buying my current Etron off of lease to save $$ but it now feels so dated and limited in range. The Q4 is a real EV. And it does feel roomier then the 2019 Etron. Even my kids felt the same way in the back seat area. Strangely, I’m also looking at the Etron GT. Totally different animal, but the EV of it all in the Q4 is very likable. This would be my third EV. Tesla Model 3, Etron 2019 and the next Audi. It’s hard to go back to a Tesla after experiencing Audi lux and finish. The simple climate control is SO much better-have to underline that fact.
Opens the back... 'Look at that!'
We can't, the camera never looks at 'that'....
Seems car companies are discontinuing cars and downsizing SUVs to the size of a car really. This seems strange where wind-resistance is a factor in electric vehicles.
Well, I guess companys who design and build cars er, know how to design and build cars........!
@@andymccabe6712 no the engineer knows how to build and design cars but the accountant runs the firm and only listens to the designers as taking no risk is cheaper..
Just build the golf plus again erm "ID3" add some cheap plastic done
It's just easier to build a compact suv with the battery blade underneath the car. For a low height limousine you have to reduce the battery size like in the original ioniq or get really tricky with cut outs for the feet on the rear bench and whatever else Mercedes with the eqs did.
Wagons are back y’all
Good review. Tempted to test drive one now. And maybe chop in the Tesla earlier than planned.
Looks good.
This car looks really nice.
Yes but according to Sandy, this platform still has bits left over from Legacy ice vehicles - physical fuses and extra metal bits.
Sandy is very Ford biased :)
Jack is great.. I have been an avid Electroheads watcher though.
I test drove it on Monday - To say that I was incredibly psyched would be an understatement (Audi Fanboi right here....) ... I've now tried a few EVs within my budget, and although this sits at the top of that, I figured I could justify it because its an Audi - my dream car brand....
What an incredible letdown it was. Hugely disappointed by the interior quality, whilst I still love the exterior look that alone is no persuasion to buy it. The drive was comfortable but average at best. I preferred the Peugeot 2008 over this so-called Audi offering and it's half the price. Shocking.
Waiting on the Model Y now, but I think having tested the 3, the outcome of that will be inevitable and I can't wait :D
Thanks for the info, you will not be disappointed with the Model Y. I have been driving mine for over a year now, it's only better than when I started driving it.
Thanks for your input. I haven’t sat in one yet but was considering it. From what I’ve seen online, my impressions were the same as yours.
Without having tried any of them it appears to me that the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the KIA EV6 are more compelling.
Frankly having an Audi badge, on top of an ugly fake grill, does nothing for me anyway.
No figures on acceleration/power, energy consumption, trunk/frunk or storage space? Otherwise an entertaining view. Thanks.
Slow and thirsty.
@@TriviaChallenge Remarkably slow actually
Bjørn Nyland can actually review a car. Look him up.
Check Bjorn Nyland. He range tested all the MEB cars and compares them to the Korean cars and Tesla.
Thanks for the clip. It would have been nice to actually see how much room that was behind the rear seats.
Love it and it’s a good price for 40 Audi have done well with this one.
Another good MEB, wish we got them all in the US.
The more affordable, increadibly unafordable audi EV
Ayyy lmaoo 😂
Just in time for all the money people are saving by not having any money 👍
They will lease it any ways even if you don't drive a lot per year you can still own a big SUV diesel...
The trend here in Germany is completely brain dead, vote green treehuggers but buy big heavy diesel/electric suv to save the climate. First thing for the climate? Ditch the kids iPad, they will play fruit ninjas anyways
Until then debit card burns
@@MoesKeckeEcke you could start by having a proper speed limit like everyone else.
Yep the lockwashers on this ID.4 must be pretty pricey! Or maybe the four circles on the front instead of one just costs that much more.
This is my dream car I can’t wait for it to come to Australia and be unattainably expensive. Side note; this guy is hot.
I remember the Quattro! Of course I do. I'm very old. There were two Germanys back then, West Germany and East Germany. West Germany made VW's and Porsches and Audis and so forth, and East Germany made Trabbies.
Well I’ve just order a 40 S-Line. Tried a lot of electric cars (Enyaq/XC40/Ionic 5/ID4) and the Audi is the best combination of range/cost/space for me. I’m a company car driver and on my company scheme the Q4 is cheaper than an Enyaq and about the same as an XC40 so the high ;list price for a Q4 isn’t an issue for me. I really liked the refinement and interior on my test drive and TBH choosing an Audi over a Skoda when it’s cheaper (as a company car) is a no brainier. End of Feb for delivery for mine. Can’t wait.
great presenter. Nice review
About to take delivery of my Q4 hopefully in December, excited at my first venture into electric driving, as a disabled driver charging my car at home is a huge advantage, however I am slightly concerned about accessibility of public charging stations, anyone out there with any experience of accessibility of charing stations, perhaps something for Fully Charged to investigate.
Back in the late 60s Audi took over the NSU brand and brought out the NSU RO80 which had a groundbreaking aerodynamic coefficient. Where did it all go wrong?
When VW shoved their hand in Audi's butt and used them as a money grab puppet for the stupid. Putt lipstick on a turd vw base and sell it as a premium... Just go with scoda and raise the model/interior up is much smarter
If you had NSU RO80 then it's likely that the engine went wrong.
@@MoesKeckeEcke etron means turd in french
@@marvintpandroid2213 that has nothing to do with aerodynamicd
@@eclecticcyclist no, it doesn't.
Be good to see a comparison between this, the Mercedes EQA and VW id4 . All around the 40k ish price and a nice group of mid size cars for families. Seeing most people use PCP they are all relatively aligned (not including xc40 as no PCP!).
A SUV that "we wanted all along"! Don't let Robert see this. 😜
Надзвичайне авто.
Дякую за відео.
I currently drive 2020 Q3 which I love but will upgrade to this when released in Oz in 2022
I like it. I’ve driven A4’s for ages. I really hope they’ll build a saloon on this platform soon. Surely there’s still a market for saloons?
Keep your eyes peeled in 2023, A6 etron is on its way (pictures of the concept on the web). Also a rumour that an A4 size offering won’t be far behind it 👍🏻. Haven’t driven the Q4 but wasn’t impressed with the interior. However the GT Vorsprung I drove absolutely blew me away, too pricey at the minute but an astonishing car which one day I hope to upgrade to from my S4 (which I can confirm to other commentators on here, has working indicators and doesn’t tailgate because I want my S4 to stay in one piece 🤣)
Being 6ft 4 myself, good to know there is good legroom.
Does it have a built in 'cut every one up when the lanes merge' mode? And an electromagnet behind the front bumper for tailgating?
Edit: the adaptive cruise control probably has it all built in.......
Adaptive cruise in this model has a user programmable setting, distance from the car in front can be varied from 2mm all the way up to 7mm.
Very funny. Lane change winkers optional extra
Funny.
Looks great and love the design. The most interesting thing to me is how well the U.S. has taken to the ID4. I wonder how competitive this car will be there?
The US has "taken" to the ID4 because it's the only model available. They don't import the ID3 to North America and no concrete plans have been announced to manufacture it, or the ID Buzz in Tennessee as of yet.
@@markcayer4859 And because it’s pretty cheap with tax incentives over there.
I see way more ID.4's than Mach-E or Model Y.
Jack certainly knows his s@*t 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 that'll be ' Jacks@*t' 👍
Nice car BTW!
I love the new presenter!
Jack's back!
I want one 😍
Jack is great to have onboard the fully charged ferry! 1st class presenter. Funny, precise and a comfortable voice! Up there with Robert and Johnny Smith! Cudos for bringing him onboard!
Gave you the 5000th dumb up - no achievement tho, just saying. nice video bro!
Is there a purpose for the huge front grill?
I love Audi forever
Would love to see a Q4 e-tron 50 vs. Volvo XC40 Recharge as they are priced very similarly and seems to be direct competitors at least in the USA.
Nice .......
Very interesting review. It’s a very nice looking car, but I find Audi spec and trim levels to be a real minefield, I wish they’d simplify things!
Who let these young whipper snappers from Electroheads on here!
Hi, would really like to see INSIDE the boot when you open it at 6:00. What could I get in there?
I totally understand, and from an efficiency stand point absolutely agree, that the luxury SUVs adapted from ICE are “worst” cars than they electric ground up counter parts, but… what we also have to take into consideration is that the luxury automakers are absolutely cheaping out while doing so.
The Q4 can be more efficient but its materials, apparent quality, and ride feel like a VW. When you step out of this and step into the original e tron it feels like you stepped out of a VW Golf and into an Audi A6.
I’ve tested both back to back and with discounts they are almost the same prince. Unless I absolutely needed the range I would choose the original every day of the week.
And speaking of least efficient EV conversions, is the iX3 really less efficient than an Q4 etron?
Glad to hear I’m not the only one befuddled by Audi’s naming scheme.