{"id":3542,"date":"2025-08-18T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:33:49","slug":"audis-new-look-q4-wants-to-capitalize-on-teslas-misfortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/audis-new-look-q4-wants-to-capitalize-on-teslas-misfortune\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi\u2019s New-Look Q4 Wants To Capitalize On Tesla\u2019s Misfortune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Audi-Q4-aug-15251-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Audi&rsquo;s Q4 e-tron electric SUV is getting a mid-life makeover.<\/li>\n<li>We&rsquo;ve already spied the Sportback, this is the regular version.<\/li>\n<li>New lights, bumpers and uprated ADAS feature on both models.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sales of Audi EVs jumped by 32 percent in the first six months of 2025, even as the brand&rsquo;s overall sales slid 5.9 percent, and leading the charge was the Q4 e-tron. Now the compact electric SUV is about to get a facelift that could help it grab a few more sales, including from market leader Tesla, whose global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/07\/tesla-sales-crash-deepens-as-rivals-eat-into-market-share\/\">sales fell 14 percent<\/a> in Q2.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our spy photo crew already snapped the updated slope-tail Sportback version of the updated Q4 back in April, but this time they&rsquo;ve captured the more practical standard version. The pair is identical from the B-pillars forward, but the regular e-tron spied here has a flatter roof and more upright rear window to improve rear passenger and luggage space at the expense of some visual drama.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/04\/audi-q4-e-tron-glow-up-takes-aim-at-teslas-model-y\/\">Audi Q4 E-Tron Glow Up Takes Aim At Tesla&rsquo;s Model Y<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both are in line to deliver the same low-key visual improvements whose main elements are teaks to the lights, bumpers and grille. Audi has stopped short of giving the Q4 duo the split headlight arrangement used on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/03\/2025-audi-q6-and-sq6-e-tron-debut-with-up-to-510-hp-and-388-miles-of-range\/\">Q6 e-tron<\/a> big brother, but it has transplanted the multi-segment DRL technology used on that car, the new A5 sedan and the A6 e-tron.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>A new lower grille with a hexagonal mesh pattern replaces the grille made up of horizontal bars on today&rsquo;s Q4, but the hood&rsquo;s lack of disguise reveals there are no expensive changes to the sheetmetal. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/audi-q4\/\">Q4<\/a> also doesn&rsquo;t get the A6&rsquo;s flush door handles (the Q6 doesn&rsquo;t have them either, though it&rsquo;s Porsche Macan Electric cousin does).<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Audi-Q4-Sportback-scoop-00006.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Audi&rsquo;s New-Look Q4 Wants To Capitalize On Tesla&rsquo;s Misfortune\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1602\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Audi-Q4-Sportback-scoop-00006-1024x684.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><figcaption>Baldauf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>One update we noticed on the Sportback prototype which is duplicated here is a bigger ADAS sensor at the top of the windshield. Unlike some other electric SUVs like the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Q4 doesn&rsquo;t currently offer a hands-off cruise control feature, though there&rsquo;s no guarantee it&rsquo;ll get it with the facelift.<\/p>\n<p>What is guaranteed when the revised EV debuts later this year is an update to the infotainment system, which already features the ChatGPT-powered AI assistant that&rsquo;s also been rolled out to other VW Group EVs like the Volkswagen Golf and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/vw-id-7\/\">ID.7<\/a>. We&rsquo;re also expecting some improvements to the electric driving range. The single-motor Q4 was boosted to 282 hp (286 PS\/210 kW) in late 2023 and the dual-motor models have been able to charge at 175 kW since the same update.<\/p>\n<p>But the most recent Q4 news focused on the addition of an entry-level Q4 35 e-tron (not available in the US) whose small 55 kWh battery can send you 221 miles (355 km) between charges, and a 40 e-tron with a 63 kWh battery that&rsquo;s good for 263 miles (424 km).<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Baldauf<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audi&rsquo;s Q4 e-tron electric SUV is getting a mid-life makeover. We&rsquo;ve already spied the Sportback, this is the regular version. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/audis-new-look-q4-wants-to-capitalize-on-teslas-misfortune\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Audi\u2019s New-Look Q4 Wants To Capitalize On Tesla\u2019s Misfortune<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scoops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3542"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3545,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions\/3545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/opendoorcounselingpa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}