The standard central touchscreen is 10.1 inches. An optional 11.6-inch screen will be available at the end of this year and will become the largest available in any Audi model. A 10.25-inch screen in front of the driver is also standard.
The seat material choices include a faux suede material called Dinamica made of 45 recycled plastics and polyesters. The optional Puls upholstery is a textile made with up to 50 percent recycled plastic bottles that are transformed into a yarn. Nappa leather is also available.
The Q4 e-tron will go on sale in Europe in June, with prices in Germany starting at 41,900 euros ($50,210). The Sportback version will cost 2,000 euros more. The Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron are expected to arrive in the U.S. toward the end of the year, Audi said in a release. Pricing for the Q4 e-tron is planned to start under $45,000.
Audi plans to expand its full-electric lineup to 20 models globally by 2025, CEO Markus Duesmann said in March. The brand’s first model on the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) architecture, which it has developed with Porsche, will be the Q6 e-tron arriving next year. The Q6 e-tron will be a sister model to the upcoming Porsche Macan EV.
Audi will use the platform for all its higher-end full-electric cars that are midsize or above, Audi CEO Markus Duesmann said at the brand’s annual press conference on March 18. Audi and Porsche plan to sell 7 million cars based on the PPE platform by 2030, Duesmann said.
The MEB architecture could be used for a small-segment EV for Audi, VW, Skoda that would be built by VW Group’s Seat unit in Spain.
Audi’s current full-electric cars, the e-tron, e-tron Sportback and e-tron GT are built on the same J1 platform as the Porsche Taycan.
