Audi has confirmed it should add the This autumn e-tron and This autumn Sportback e-tron compact electrical SUVs to its native line-up in mid-2024.
The This autumn line-up would be the most inexpensive fashions within the German luxurious model’s native EV line-up.
It would begin below the federal authorities’s $89,332 fringe advantages tax EV exemption threshold.
It would line up towards the likes of the Tesla Mannequin Y, BMW iX3, Mercedes-Benz EQA, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6.
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The Q4s coming to Australia will embody suspension revisions, extra energy and improved effectivity that improves vary between recharging.
A wide range of This autumn fashions are anticipated in Australia, together with the single-motor rear-drive 210kW/545Nm This autumn 45 e-tron and a dual-motor 250kW This autumn 55 e-tron quattro.
The This autumn e-tron can even come to Australia with an up to date 77kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
“It’s actually vital for us,” Audi Australia product planning boss Peter Strudwicke advised EVCentral.
“It’s clearly going to offer us a extra inexpensive entry level to electrification for Audi.
“We anticipate to do cheap volumes. It’s not thought to be a distinct segment for us.”
Roughly the identical measurement because the orthodox Audi Q3 compact SUV, the This autumn e-tron is predicated on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB devoted EV structure.
MEB additionally underpins the Volkswagen ID.4, Skoda Enyaq, Cupra Born and upcoming Volkswagen ID. Buzz.