Also as a sporty SQ8
Since the Audi E-tron has been updated, the model has been known as the Q8 e-tron. The Q8 range has therefore become twofold. There is also a technically completely different Audi Q8. You should see this SUV as the sportier alternative to the Audi Q7. It is this Audi Q8 that has now been facelifted.
The Audi Q8 has been in operation since 2018, which means that the SUV with the steeply sloping roofline is now about five years old. In the car world, such an age means that a facelift is on the way and Audi does not intend to distance itself from that tradition. Today we are introduced to the facelifted Audi Q8.
The Audi Q8 gets a revised front with – and this is the first time for the Q8 – HD matrix LED headlights with adjustable light signature for the daytime running lights. The SUV gets new bumpers and the grille is also new. This is no longer filled with horizontal and vertical slats, but is characterized by a kind of inflated honeycomb pattern on the SQ8 TFSI and the versions with S Line optics. The mask around the grille, like various other exterior parts, is now available in black or silver gray. The bumper work at the rear of the Q8s has also been tightened. We find more news at the rear with the lighting. Just like the headlights, the OLED taillights now also have an adjustable light signature. Audi brings new colors, wheels and finishing options to the Q8.
Audi Q8 with S Line package
The Audi Q8 will be available in three versions. For example, the regular Q8 exists alongside the versions with the S Line exterior package and the SQ8. Just like the Q8 e-tron, the Audi Q8 now also has the more two-dimensional Audi rings on its snout and butt. The logo is no longer in chrome, but in white and black. For an additional charge, the rings can be made in dark gray, which, according to Audi, looks more like glossy black. The model name and the name of the powertrain can now be found on the B-pillar – just like on the Q8 e-tron.
The Q8 will be available on the European market as a 231 hp and 500 Nm strong mild-hybrid 45 TDI and as a 286 hp and 600 Nm powerful 50 TDI. They both have a 3.0 six-cylinder diesel engine. There will also be a 340 hp mild-hybrid 55 TFSI – also a six-cylinder – and a sporty SQ8 TFSI. The latter variant has a 4.0 V8 with cylinder deactivation that produces 507 hp and 770 Nm. With that power, it sprints from a standstill to a speed of 250 km/h in 4.1 seconds. Striking: the Audi Q8 will not have a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
Prices and specifications for the Dutch market will follow later.
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