2024 Audi Q8 e-tron and Q8 e-tron Sportback First Drive: New Frontiers

•    Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron and Q8 Sportback e-tron.

•    Auto123 traveled to Sonoma, California to put Audi’s latest EV SUVs through their paces.

•    The e-tron gains Q8 moniker and styling that is a sign of things to come for the brand.

For 2024, the Audi e-tron battery-electric (BEV) SUV has added “Q8” to its name and with it, a new era at the German luxury brand is being ushered in. By 2026, no all-new Audi model will have an internal combustion engine; by 2033, no Audi sold will have a combustion engine; and the brand expects to be net carbon neutral by 2050.

There are big changes coming at Audi and as one of the pioneers of this change, the Q8 e-tron – available in both SUV (MSRP: $95,985 CAD) and Sportback ($99,285) configurations – has been given a comprehensive update for 2024.

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