CAR magazine's Audi SQ8 e-Tron Sportback review: new name, more range
Look closely and you’ll spot a few small updates. For example, the design of the front and rear bumpers and surrounds has been refreshed, while there’s now an LED light bar stretching between the headlights. Below it, Audi’s ‘new corporate identity’ makes its debut and shows off a more pared back 2D design, rather than the chromed 3D arrangement seen before.
Predictably, Audi wasn’t best pleased about this so has gone and worked on the Q8 e-Tron’s powertrain and battery offerings. Thus, the entry-level 50 model gets an 89kWh battery capacity while the 55 and SQ8 get 106kWh. Maximum range in the SUV is up to 281 miles with the smaller battery and 330 miles with the larger unit, up to 290 and 343 miles for the Sportback – a considerable increase.
It’s not quite Tesla Model S levels of violent speed, but the instant acceleration and smoothness of power delivery is impressive, even if it is totally devoid of character. The handling, too, is capable and feels sharper than before but if you’re hoping the S badge will turn this 2.6-tonne SUV into a sportscar then expectations best be tempered.
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