Audi e-tron

Look at the A6 Etron coming out, blows everything away from pretty much any other brand, in my opinion of course. You are talking SUVs above, which are anti stylish. Again, in my opinion.

C40 Single Motor or Etron 40 Advance (both at 55K). Which one to go for.

Q4 lacks

• 360 camera
• Front Sensors
• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Pixel Lights
• Rear Collision Alerts
• Heat Pump
• Privacy Glass
• Electrically adjustable seats

Q4 Got :

• Better interiors
• Higher Range

New Ferrari's dont have NAV or anything apart from a FM radio in the infotainment. Just pulg in your phone and you have all the up to date tech you could desire. Makes perfect sense and you dont have to deal with the development issues of the manufacturer reinventing the wheel.

A must is a bit strong. I hate hate hate adaptive cruise. I like dumb cruise and when I catch up on somebody I overtake and repeat. But thats me. Electrically adjustable seats are super heavy and often not optioned when people are interested in performance or efficiently. Just cause some cheaper car is trying to distract you with all the tech so you dont notice it looks like crap and is build out of recycled cardboard,, doesnt mean they are essential options. If every car is the same then no car is special...Tesla suffering from this big time at the moment.

I have to say i still get a bit of a thrill when i sit into my car and the seat, steering wheel and mirrors adjust to my settings, from the easy entry Setting.

If C40 looks crap vs Q4, we have a generational gap. Looks are subjective, however, your views are extreme.

Lets be fair Q4 interior plastic quality ain't great either. Also, you missing the point, car which is available immediately is ADVANCE with bare minimum interiors. So, your point about interiors is again over the top and lacks logic.

My query was primarily to check does Audi Q4 drives so much better than c40 that I could ignore all the tech.

I'd agree on that too, sat in one in an audi dealership when researching EVs and it wasn't great. For something that costs the same as a new A6 it's miles behind in terms of interior. Wouldnt even match up to an A4. But then again, that's the EV premium isn't it.

Some Mad reasons for considering C40 over Polestar (for someone who do not want to lose grant):

1. Higher ground clearance
2. More Space. Not cramped like Polestar.
3. Pixel Lights
4. Panoramic Roof
5. Harmon Kardon Music System
6. Better ConnectTech seats

Polestar got better software options and may be more sporty/stiff suspension. Not all wants that. C40 has more softer ride.

Some mad people like the rear of C40 more than Polestar :-)

Right so I am leaving my A6 quattro for an E TRON 55 quattro in the next week or so, When I saw the E TRON i said to myself wouldn't mind going for a spin in one.

I had a spin in the Q4 and thought it was rather basic, The E TRON was an absolute beauty inside and out.

I've since decided to go ahead and purchase it,So I have a few questions I have a Nextbase dash cam that is hard wired in my A6 can it be used on the E TRON? My car is parked outside the house (on street parking ) dedicated parking spot can a home charger be installed.

And any other hints or tips as it's going be my first EV.

I hardwired the dashcam in the A6 with no problems,Just wondering if it is any different with an EV, Also the public charging like ESB how much is it to charge the car be it on the standard charge ams fast charge.

Range wise I don't travel much outside of Dublin/Leinster at the moment.

Range on the 55 is decent, up there with most average EVs. 50 is poor range.

Not efficient at all but big battery makes it OK. Bigger battery takes longer to charge too remember. 12 hours empty to full at home more or less. But you don't need it full every time.

But it's a lovely car to be fair, I had an A6 2014 and the father got an etron 55 for his retirement and it feels very familiar to me, menu's and displays etc, just modernised of course.

No many tips really, enjoy the EV acceleration in the beginning as we all do, it will blow the A6 away, then put it into efficiency mode long term to keep it using as little battery as possible. Look into whether night rate suits you and if so, change tariff and use the scheduled charging in the menus.

My biggest tip, if you find out your on street parking space can't facilitate a charger for any reason, do not buy an EV especially at etron money, no matter how much you like it you will grow to resent it. Your heart will be broken relying on public chargers all the time, its OK on long spins but heading out at night to charge car for a journey tomorrow will get real old real quick. Trust us existing EV owners on that one.

Any registered electrician can fit your charger but they need to complete the required paperwork for SEAI for them to pay you the grant. You need approval first from SEAI before you start the install. Shop around especially if your install is non standard.

Be sure you can get a home charger before you buy the e-tron as it is way less efficient than the likes of your neighbours ID3. EV-Database will give you real world consumption. Those older e-trons are hard to shift as used cars but if you’re keeping it long term and don’t do big miles, it won’t matter much. The new Q8 e-tron has much better range if you can afford one.

“With the battery pack offering 23% more usable energy than before, Audi sees a range boost of 30% or better in the Q8 E-Tron versus the old E-Tron. That’s partly because Audi has made some significant improvements to aerodynamics, adding active grille shutters and revisiting the underbody aero, most notably with an underbody spoiler that guides airflow around the wheels. These changes reduced the drag coefficient by 0.02, resulting in U.S.-spec coefficients of 0.27 for the Sportback and 0.29 for the SUV.”

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1138184_review-2024-audi-q8-e-tron-test-drive-review