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Audi Korea officially released its first line of all-electric sport utility vehicles this week. The Korean unit of the German automotive manufacturer launched two compact SUVs on Tuesday, Sept. 6 and these are the Audi Q4 e-tron and the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron.
Audi Korea said that the all-electric Q4 e-tron compact SUV is the first Audi vehicle to be built on a modular electric drive matrix platform. As per The Korea Herald, the new car can run for about 368 kilometers with just a single full charge.
On the other hand, the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron could be driven for 357 kilometers on a single charge. The two EV models are said to be equipped with a PSM electric motor that can generate a maximum output of about 204 horsepower in addition to a maximum torque of 31.6 kilogram-meters and can reach a maximum speed of 180 kilometers. Both models have lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 82 kWh,
Audi revealed the electric cars at the company’s recent "The new Audi Q4 e-tron Media Conference" event that was held at the Four Season Hotel in Seoul on Tuesday. The units were introduced in two types which are the basic and premium model which is equipped with modular electric drive matrix (MEB), an EV-only platform that was developed by Audi and the Volkswagen Group, and applied for the first time in the production of the Q4 e-tron SUVs, The Korea Times reported.
"The Audi Q4 e-tron is a compact segment electric SUV, but the interior space is similar to that of the mid-size SUV Q5," Audi Korea’s executive director, Lim Hyun Ki, said during the launching event. “It will redefine the boundaries between car segments and act as a gateway into e-mobility and with these models, we have strengthened our EV lineup enough to satisfy the needs of Korean customers.”
He went on to say that they will be leading the efforts to make these premium electric popular through the Audi Q4 e-tron units. The company’s marketing director, Park Young Jun, also added, “We have already received more than 7,000 preorders of the all-electric compact SUVs since they were unveiled at the Seoul Mobility Show last November. These preorders will start being delivered to our customers starting Sept. 19.”
The new Audi Q4 e-tron will be sold at the starting price of KRW59.7 million or $43,471 while its premium version will cost around KRW66.7 million. For the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron, its basic version is set to be sold for KRW63.7 million while the premium model would be KRW70.7 million.
