Audi PH takes Q8 e-tron for test drives

Audi Philippines has unveiled its latest electric vehicle (EV) offering in the country: the Q8 e-tron.

The newest addition to the brand’s 100-percent EV lineup comes in sportback and SUV body types and has a total of three variants (Q8 e-tron 50 and 55 for the crossover format and the sole sportback version).

Per Audi Philippines, the new offerings wear the new two-dimensional four-ring logo on its singleframe grille and the new badging that can be found on the B-pillar.

Inside the Q8 e-tron are Valcona seats and three huge display panels for the digital instrument cluster, infotainment system, and air-conditioning controls.

Further, the Audi Q8 e-tron lineup is equipped with dual electric motors that come with battery packs which can collect up to 114 kilowatt-hours of energy. In addition, the motors are matched to the quattro all-wheel-drive system.

Moreover, the Audi Q8 e-tron can travel as much as 600 kilometers on single charge.

According to Audi Philippines, both the Audi Q8 e-tron 55 SUV and its sportback counterpart has a powertrain that can provide 408 horses. The Q8 e-tron 50, meanwhile, can dish out 335hp. Amid the differences, all three can give out 664 Nm of torque.

It can be recalled that the Audi Q8 e-tron was accorded with the 2023 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick+ honor.

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