Should You Buy an Audi Q4 e-tron? (Test Drive & Review 50 Quattro S Line)
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You pushed the boat out with that one, with your drone, and fancy-pants editing at 3:30. We notice these things 🙂
“Is it me” - with all the evolving tech, ridiculous prices , uncertainty etc - that paying this amount of money for a car is just crazy?
I used to spend fortunes on new Range Rovers and can’t believe what a mug I was. It’s just a car !
Your production quality is really amazing these days. Well done. Great content as always.
Mic quality aside, yes
Strange comment.
The sound is usually good but is actually poor on this video for some reason.
Thank you
Was feeling a bit bored after a day at work and up pops a HPA video, Perfect 👌Matt on top presenting and narration form again 👏
Thanks!
I love all of Matt's vids, his honesty is refreshing. Keep going Matt 🙂
The effects you used for showing us what the sportback looks like really blew my mind, nicely done!
I don’t think you can beat the driving of an EV car day to day so easy to drive,, I’m under no illusion that they ain’t all that good for the environment but as for driving pleasure and the turn of speed I love it ,,I think most people who say EV cars are crap haven’t owned one and have probably never driven one,
I don't have a drive so I'll stick with my Lexus hybrid. 500 miles range is very nice.
I thought of going from a Volvo XC40 to one of these about a year ago but was a bit surprised by how cheap the interior was compared to even similar Audi cars of just a few years previous and how small the instrument cluster was. As you say at this price the seats should really be electric as standard.
Volvo any time of the day 👍
Yet the XC60 blows the Audi and BMW’s out of the water in regards to interior finish. I’ve never driven an XC40 but am shocked if your observation is correct.
Audi plastics have gone downhill recently. The whole VAG has infact. So whilst noticeably more plush than a VW ID4 compared to a 10 year old A3 it will feel lower quality if lot more modern and stylish.
The video work is amazing, the audio sounds abit off though. Great content tho! keep it up
Superb effects in the video and clarity of speech
Great content Matt as usual ❤
Great production quality here. Starting to look really professional Matt! Nice work mate
Love how far the editing has come on Matt! Great video
Hi great vid love the drone shots. I own a Q4 40 but I’ve not heard of the 45 also the 40 and 50 have the same size battery with the 40 having a slightly longer range due to it being 2 wheel drive.
Great review Matt as always!
Here the Q4 E-Tron is getting quite popular! :D
Thanks for putting the make & model on the road again Matt, it's such a great trick 😍
If an EV floats your boat then have at it, just don't be under any illusions that they're at all "green" or eco friendly, cos they're not. The greenest car you can drive is the one you already own.
Yes I totally agree
That’s largely incorrect. The source of electricity affects the emissions most. Since the goal of green transition is fossil fuel free economy all electricity production will be at some point fossil free. In my country 87% already is. This means despite higher manufacturing emissions the life cycle emissions are much lower. They’re quickly offset by far higher efficiency of BEV technology, even if part of the electricity would be made with fossil fuels. Eventually it will be possible for manufacturers to make completely fossil emission free EVs. This combined with sustainable electricity means carbon neutral vehicles. This isn’t possible if you continue to use fossil fuels.
In other words EVs already have in nearly every cases lower life cycle emissions than equivalent ICE cars. We’re in the beginning of all of this and it’s only going to improve. It’s important to understand the bigger picture which is fossil fuel free economy. Why? Besides the obvious environmental impact and health risks to humans. Fossil fuel dependence isn’t great from the economic or energy security perspective. Non-oil producing countries are forced to pay for an oil cartel to make their countries run. Wouldn’t you like to have the money at home instead?
@@mikojarvinen6273 Yeah right all true to a point, if you want to buy a new green car then a BEV or PHEV will be far greener than a diesel or petrol (in the long run), but it's best to hang on with the car you already own for as long as possible, that will be better for the environment purely because there's no emissions from construction since its already there.
@@mikojarvinen6273 While I agree to most of what you say, its important to look at all the perspectives. To get a sustainable world, it’s not only the environment that we have to keep in mind. Today a lot of batteries involve cobolt which of course has a massive impact on the social perspectives of those living in the congo. Also all the effort of making these batteries, shipping them to factories to make cars, shipping the cars to the countries etc. Electric cars aren’t nearly as good as many people think. Hybrids are even worse in this sense. With all this said I have no doubt in my mind that EVs is the way forward.
@@teentechnology9855 It’s long term goal anyways so most likely any daily car we have will be long gone. I also want to add that there are ways to make your old car environmentally friendly. I believe synthetic fuels will eventually become commercially viable. Biogas which is bio version of CNG (methane from waste basically) is an option that already exists. EVs are one piece of the puzzle.
Great review - you covered all the points well!!!!
Congrats on the review, professional and fair (both for viewers and for the car)
Thanks!
Your review video's just get better and better Matt, as indeed all of them ;)
Thanks!
I’ve had my Q4 40 since Nov 21 and have covered 20k mikes in it. I love it- it’s a great family car with plenty space and my rwd has enough performance for my needs.
I think the 50 model is gonna be a hard sell against its rivals at those prices. The sweet spot for the Q4 is further down the range. When I was ordering mine I was choosing between the ID4, Enyaq and Q4. The other two were slightly better equipped, but I prefer the Q4 infotainment and HVAC. The monthly costs were all within £10 of each other.
One issue- you say there’s no park button, but in the shots before and after that statement you can see the park button😮 (5:52 and 6:12)
Just had mine delivered after nearly a year on order!! I went for the sport back model as a company car as the tax benefits mean I pay next to nothing for this (around £30) a month, Wall box installed at home, it feels like being given a free car.
I noticed a change in the mic, I'm not sure if you got a new camera or a new mic, however the previous mic was much clearer and just all in all better.
Thanks for another great video, Matt. The sound was not so good though, something wrong with the mic on this particular video?
The sportback model actually has a bigger boot. We've got ours on order can't wait.
Love your work 👍
Excellent review
Love the new into and the drone shots Matt...and yes Audi are tight gits with standard spec.
Really like the interior of this with the physical buttons unlike the q8
But I have to say, a dark coloured iX is just next level
Interior looks like it’s from the future and it’s very imposing albeit very expensive too
Why is 'imposing' a good characteristic? Are you trying to scare grannies at Lidl?
Love your videos though - ALWAYS excellent
Car review video or cinematic photo shoot? stunningly well made review Esq. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Production and slick editing upgrades noted Matt 😉
Great video thanks!
Had my Q4 40 E-tron s-line since Feb its the best EV I’ve had by far brilliant car but if you can’t charge at home for any EV I wouldn’t bother.
Hi Matt great review as ever . No mention of a reverse camera or did i miss that part. The front grille looks like a woven fence panel . Well done on camera work 10/10
Your reviews always take me back to the men and motors days.
The audio seems a little weird on this video. I like the improved video editing though
Great Matt, very informative as always. I like them but must agree the price tag would be problematic for most peeps!
Can't believe it has manual seats seems crazy on this level of car like you say. I'd be tempted by an EV but none have totally taken my fancy yet and the ones that have are far too expensive for me lol
It's a 1.4 74 bhp? keeping the weight down was probably a consideration.
Hey Matt, love the upgrade in the quality HOWEVER thought Id let you know the sound seems to be a little weird smh.. maybe a new mic ?!
Thought that also. Actually tried streaming it to different devices to check it wasn't a fault with my setup
@@paultasker7788 same here! Probably the mic got a lil wet or sth
I had the pleasure of detailing one of these a few weeks ago. The carpets are of the best quality.
Great review mate! Was that blue Urus a filming car!? 😂
Thanks Matt, an informative and honest review of the Q4. Can’t say I like the interior though, all looked very black and chunky; trying to look expensive but from out here it felt messy and I can’t image it will age well. But it looked like a great drive and, as u said, felt like everyone would be very safe inside. Just from the outside visuals though I think I’d prefer the Q2; appears a whole lot lighter, far less bulky with less wasted/ unused space inside.
Nice car. I love that you can change it from hatch to sportback - and back again at the touch of a button 😜
Thanks Matt. But you didn't cover the boring stuff. Not enough infrastructure(where I live 50,000 people six public charge points). Range for on these cars is poor (my diesel A6 700 miles on a tank full). I drive to Scotland and France regularly so need much bigger range. Very expensive vehicle for what it is. If you can charge at home great. Nice car to visit the local shops.
Awsome work!!! matt oh don't forget to do cheap cars.
Great Review...
I have driven an e-Tron a few times (Main dealer was decent with loan cars when my Q7 was in the shop). I would swap my Q7 in a second - for the right spec. My plan is keep my (2016) Q7 another 3 years and evaluate the electric market then. By then, I am hoping that the charging network will be better, battery costs will be lower (therefore electric cars will be comparable with current ICE models). I love the instant speed and quietness and would be OK with the range - I used a public Hyper charge point and charged from 60-80% in 20 mins and it cost around £6. This was before the fuel price debacle and back then, I worked out that even paying for only Hyper charge point usage - it would work out at half the running costs of my Q7. I think the range thing panics a lot of folk - but you would simply adjust your journeys/lifestyle to suit (I would anyway). Great video to see you doing. Yes - it's a new car, but your presentation style makes it the usual fun and informative watch.
Thanks!
Will look great outside the local gymnasium, salon & waiting outside the school gates 😅😂👌
I did watch it until the very last second. I hesitated before clicking like 😂Nothing to do with your usual brilliant video, it’s just, I far kin hate EVs 😂😂
Thanks for watching
New car reviews now I have alot of time for that!!
Great video as always... Think I will stick with my 140i for now...
3.0 straight six in a 1-series 👌
@ Patrick horton... Great ICE 💪😎👍
Lovely car and good video 🚗🚙🚘⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍
Couple of questions.
1. Did you do a Car Horizontal check?
2. Is this car fully loaded?
Thanks!
Did it get a £20 mini valet? 😂
At least this one seemed to have four matching tyres - first time for everything!
@@PJWey One of those valets where they chuck in an air freshener
@@richarddelaney0705 And 4 matching carpet mats.
Great vids mate 💯 lovely car too,,,,,the only thing I hate about EVs is range anxiety,,,,,man it would drive me crazy for sure 🙌
Interesting review and a change from your normal videos. I think your comments on range and charging miss the point about the fact that as a commuter car EVs are great, but try using them on a longer distance and the vagaries of the public charge network soon appear. Your 38 minutes to charge from 5-80% is from a fast charger and they aren't common. And new ICE cars all have stop-start, and have for sometime, which automatically shuts the engine off when stationery. Completely agree re the physical buttons! EVs are grin inducing machines for the instant acceleration. Huge fun!
Absolutely spot on 👍
I really like the looks of it ❤
Matt you mentioned the Kia ev6 and I think it would be great to get a hold of one for a review. You know just a car guy reviewing it, not a tree hugger.
Definitely
Having had a full size E-tron, a Q4 E-tron and an ipace, the Q4 was by far the best all rounder, as a car in its own right, it’s a nice thing, a bit cheap in places like you say Matt (and I had the launch edition so you would have expected better) - so if EV is your bag then have at it - as for me, I went back to a PHEV, the infrastructure just isn’t there yet for EV drivers that want to do the mileage I do 😢
Audi is the gold standard for interiors
My left ear really enjoyed this
ALRIGHT HIGH PEAK, HOWS IT GOING, WELCOME BACK.
Came back Notts twice holiday Monday once via Matlock and both times came back past Sparrowpit to grab A6 and back the Grove.
Looks like grey primer to me! The company I work for makes specialized machinery that assembles various adhesive parts onto the lead frame/flex circuit that is used for condition monitoring of the e-tron battery packs. How's that for a seamless link! :) Also, I had no idea that Sonos made branded sounds systems for car manufacturers! I love adaptive cruise, but I hate all the other nanny features, especially the lane assist - it's useless on UK roads, except maybe motorways and dual carriageways.
Would love to see a road test 10 years down the line,especially regarding range. My son bought an EV and about 10 years later he was getting 35 miles of range and the 25k car was only worth about 700 pounds.
Also the electrical gremlins, as we already see in todays modern cars its always electrical problems that are the most expensive to put right
@@Truth_Seeker_UK It ain't gremlins, whatever voltage you are running it has loads of 4.2 volt cells in series. If one fails the chain goes down.
You can also get chargeable Lion batteries, with failing electrolyte.
These buggers charge but dry out under load,.
Great review. I've just bought the new skoda enyaq 80x sport line that to me is the best car. I had test tried the Audu tho as you said with its niggles, the skoda to me is the better car financially and looks far more stylish and primeum. My wife and kids love it for daily and trips to the lakes recently and kept get asked by people what it was I was driving, some thought it was a BMW X3 to which I pmsl . Highly recommend the Skoda enyaq suppose to any other SUV currently on the market imho. Schhhhkoda I mean lol 😁 it's probably one of the best cars all round I've owned and think I'll stick with Skoda in future for family cars, be great if they did a little sports car of there old heritage I understand as I'm well impressed with Skoda. Seems I've wrote an essey tho felt the need to say how I like my Skoda Enyaq as do my family 😁🙌💚
Great review
I ‘ve actually got the Q4 on order since Feb 2022 and it’s been a long wait so far with the delivery date that keeps getting put back I’ve got a new date of delivery this week of August 2023
of my Q4 Sport back 40 with comfort pack , sound pack , Technology pack 😊
I’m sure it will be a new experience 👍
I picked up mine yesterday, same spec as yours minus the tech pack. Eighteen months I’d waited, but now I have it I’m so happy! So smooth and comfortable to drive.
@@Wildcatjames1 How’s the experience going so far with the Q 4 ?
@@GazlarW loving it! I completely different level of comfort and smoothness compared to my q3 Sportback. Also seems really efficient as after 150 miles my average energy usage is 4kw
Have you bought one of them drones Matt ?
Brilliant !
I had a Volvo C40 recharge dula motor as a courtesy car dor a week or so. Amazing performance, around 4 seconds to 60 and all the user friendly kit you could need, price tag north of if £65k is a bit of an issue however much you save on fuel.
I have a Etron 55 black edition sportback (you’re welcome to review it Matt) just ordered it’s replacement, another EV a bmw IX I have a drive and a wall charger I also travel often to Dungeness and fife never had any issues with car or charging etc, very happy with my choice 😊
sincerely hope that road at 0:34 is one way! Obviously the road is narrow, but at the same time cars are getting so huge these days!
Another Great review Matt. Would you like to do a review with my 2020 Audi S4 TDI? see what you think?
Hey High Peak, what are you saying? You have just described me….with my stubby nose and my dumpy stance. But my children still love me. ❤
Nice outer shots
A very interesting vehicle indeed. 👌👌
Just missing a turbocharged petrol engine. My Audi A3 1.5 turbo petrol engine produced 150bhp. 0 to 60 in under 8 seconds and a top speed of nearly 140mph. Plus 2 cylinders cut out at around 60mph giving it 60mpg on a run most of the time.
Have that engine in my golf 7 estate and agree you can get 60mpg at 60 and still over 50mpg at 70 which isn't far of the 1.6 diesel I had before in a leon. It kind of goes wrong in towns where you only get 35. Also in a heavier car it is forced to work harder making it seem rougher and less economical. I was impressed it still felt reasonably brisk with 4 adults and luggage loaded up. Plus you don't get that instant response of an EV. But so much more convenient to refuel rather than worry about poor charger infrastructure. EV seems interesting but the price is a bit too steep. That cost to swap buys a lot of fuel and to be honest probably 3 new engines as well! So the old it'll cost you a lot to maintain a 2nd hand vehicle should parts break , classic excuse to buy a newer car doesn't really work here.
Great production apart from the audio, just as important to the overall quality!
£62.5k. Hmmmmmm. For £62.5k, I'd want to be buying something that was very special. Maybe I'm living in the past!
great video, good to see you covering EV too. As regards your comments on price at the end - I'm not sure many people actually buy EVs. I think the trick is to lease them via salary sacrifice because they are an almost tax-free benefit. I've got an original full-fat etron which is ostensibly a £75k car, but the net cost to me after tax is minimal - less than leasing a ssangyong tivoli. I don't know what a ssangyong tivoli is, but I know I don't want it, and I know I like sitting in 2.5 tons of luxury that accelerates like a motorbike (even if it does look a bit like a massive shoe). I wasn't an EV fan and I didn't get mine because I felt virtuous, it was purely financial. If you fall within certain tax brackets its a no-brainer really. And now I've got an EV, and a home charger, I really see no reason to go back to ICE.
If the rest of us stop paying for you to have a car you’ll quickly see the reason.
Is my phone broke or do you have different sound than usual? Sounds very tinny!
Not your phone, some sort of mic issue
On a positive note - your phone is fine.
Nice to see you coming into the age of drone footage giving that extra aerial advantage
As for the car - no thanks gone off Audi's and virtually off EV;s in general and if I ever regain my license would be looking for a Hybrid.
For me, Audi have messed up with this. Yesterday I was at a car meet and saw a beautiful 1984 Audi Quattro in stunning original condition, and it was absolutely fabulous. I remember being mesmerized by the Quattros going up Pike's Peak as a young boy, and I want today's kids to have something to hero worship in the same way. What I'd have done with the drivetrain and teck is do a modern interpretation of the Quattro; a svelte 2 door coupe with all wheel drive and the Quattro name plate on the back. Perhaps enter it into motorsport and release a road car version with a limited run to make EVs cool. Ok, it's my own personal pipedream, but it's a damn sight more desirable than yet another dreary SUV that looks exactly like every other one out there.
"A svelte 2 door coupe"? Who would buy that in 2023? This is the age of ugly - SUVs, crossovers, "privacy" glass, ripped jeans, tattoos, hoodies, body piercing, flat faced dogs - all designed to offend the eye and all very popular. Maybe, in around twenty years time, things will reverse and fashion will once again dictate that things should look nice.
@@saddoncarrs6963 I remember when in the early 90s Jaguar launched the XJ 220 I thought that's it, how can they top that, thankfully it was only the beginning, but to me that XJ had everything and then all the performance car companies changed up a gear and started making beautiful, if not very practical and very expensive exotic machines with engine sounds Thor would be jealous of. Of course you can build gorgeous EVs, but that's only half the story, I can hum myself, you need people like Gordon Murray and to design cars like the t50 for the best part, you'll never have an eargasm when a Tesla Plaid comes past, ok you may not see or hear many t50s let alone own one, but if you ever do it will have been worth the wait.
Nice graphics Matt… see WATT you did there ! 😊
Firstly, as always, these outstanding videos you produce are so much better in every way than any other mainstream car magazine publishers. Real-world advice about the vehicle’s merits and demerits rather than sticking twigs up bumper trims and moaning about some slightly scratchy plastic on the fuel cap or something - really gets on my nerves that stuff.
As for the car, yes it’s zero emissions from the non-existent tailpipe, the carbon-heavy manufacturing processes mean that it takes years for an EV to become carbon neutral - by which point the battery will likely need replacing so the cycle near enough repeats.
If you buy an EV for its silent, effortless and brisk driving experience then you’re on the right page. If you buy one for it’s ‘green’ credentials then you really need your head looking at.
Awesome review as always 👍🏼👍🏼
Hello nice video as usual.
What do you think of vauxhall astra K 1.6 diesel 6 speed automatic (2015 - 2019) ? Is it a reliable car ? Is there any known issues in the engine or the 6 speed automatic gear ? What about the comfort and the build quality specially the wagon/estate ?
That was a different start!!!!
Thanks
As usual great content Matt, regarding the styling its all a bit busy and not distinctive enough, i dont think it will age well, all subjective of course
nice wheels !
Don't forget to charge it up before you go for a long drive and then charge it up again when you're on your way back make sure you got a flask of tea sandwiches and biscuits and a blanket
Got to agree with you Matt, I'm not convinced with these all electric cars, as for one the thing they lose range around 2.3% each year. Thats like replacing your gas tank for a smaller one each year. I currently have a Kia Hybrid and getting around 40 miles to the gallon this seems to be a better option but only time will tell.
Depends on mileage and amount of charge cycles per year. My Model S lost around 1% every 18000 miles. I was doing 15000 a year roughly so less than 1% degradation per year. Would love to know the source for 2.3% per year. I would have to have driven my car 45000 miles one year to see 2.5% range loss.
I looked at one and was very tempted but when specced to match the standard equipment on a Model 3 it wound almost £300 a month more expensive… Electric cars aren’t perfect but if all cars had zero tail pipe emissions we’d really notice the difference in towns!
The difference became measurable during the lockdowns, with almost zero traffic in towns and cities......
Nice
Why is it £62.5K?. Interior looks low rent and is a shared platform so already costed within r&d. It's because it's an Audi so they can as the badge snobbery inflates it. Good review as always
None of those things you mentioned are standard Matt, i call German brands option cars. What should be standard is nearly always an option. As you quite rightly pointed out they are not exactly cheap.
Yes it does look very conventional, unlike many other electric cars nowadays that just look cheap and tacky for the price, Hyundai, Mercedes, Kia etc. One thing people never say is how much it costs to charge at home overnight on their bills, I wonder why.
Thank you for your nice and informative video,
Please when you make a review on EVs, concentrate on the millage we can get both on motorways and in the city as Tesla was declaring to give us over 300 miles with a full charge and I never achieved more than 210 from it, and my complaint to them didn’t take me anywhere .
Great video, I was quite surprised that you liked it so much - but you’re right, even the naysayers can’t complain about the range, nearly 300 miles puts it beyond the city commute only category. I think those hideous huge air scoops, will soon date cars that overemphasise this feature. Price? Well, I always wonder how many years those batteries are going to last. & then what is your £62,000 car worth?
The batteries have an 8 year warranty, and even once their efficiency (range) begins to drop, you could have a battery pack refurbishment carried out. This would cost just a fraction of replacing the whole pack..... One guy took his 10 year old Nissan Leaf to Cleveleys Electric Vehicles in Gloucestershire, for a battery pack refurb a couple of years ago. The work took 4 hours, and the cost was £500. Cleveleys posted the video of the refurb on UA-cam, so that people who thought older EV's with depleted batteries were scrap, could become better informed......
I’ve always been a massive petrol head , classic cars , performance BMWs you name it , but after a string of poor engine reliability namely bmw 328i n20 engine blow up and Porsche boxster bore scoring , both cars I paid lots of money for and was disappointed I changed to EVs as an early adopter (very early) , back then a lot of EV charging was actually free lol and my egolf was totally reliable, I’ve now got a cupra born and apart from some software issues the cars driving abilities are fantastic, the 0-30 is just staggering and I don’t miss a petrol engine in most settings the way EVs drive really suits my driving style and I seem to get better than the stated efficiency,I love EVs and will look forward to further developments but !!!!! I also crave a rover sd1 v8 just as a hobby car 😂