Audi Q4 e-tron 2027: Price slashed for updated BMW iX1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA rival

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Audi has updated its compact electric SUV, the Q4 e-tron, and brought the entire line-up below the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) threshold.

Now from $71,650 before on-roads and topping out at $83,250, not only has $13,250 been shaved from the starting price, the whole range is cheaper than the old base model. Its main competitor, the BMW iX1, is $77,900 before on-roads.

For comparison, the Skoda Enyaq, which is closely related to the Q4, starts at $51,990 before on-roads.

The updated Q4 arrives in Australia in the first half of next year. Though only with us since 2024, the Q4 debuted elsewhere in 2021, making it mid-life update time. Visual changes are mild outside, limited to lighting and grille tweaks. 

The interior is overhauled, with Audi’s current Multi Media Interface (MMI) arriving in the Q4. This moves the aircon controls to the 12.8-inch central touchscreen, adds an optional passenger display and adds a second, ventilated wireless charger.

Sharing the ‘MEB’ platform with electric Volkswagens and Skodas (but not Audi’s Q6, which shares its ‘PPE’ underpinnings with the Porsche Macan), the Q4 is available as a normal SUV or a more streamlined Sportback, and with rear- or all-wheel-drive.

The RWD base model’s stats go backward slightly: the battery shrinks to 59kWh (usable), power is 150kW (down 60kW) and DC charging maxes out at 160kW (down 15kW). Nonetheless, Audi claims a charge from 10 percent to 80 percent is possible in 27 minutes.

While Audi Australia does not state the RWD model’s range, in Europe the WLTP ratings are 440km for the SUV and 451km for the Sportback.

The all-wheel-drive quattro model produces an unchanged 250kW from an also unchanged 77kWh (usable) battery. The WLTP range is listed at 494km and the more aerodynamic Sportback claims 509km.

The quattro can accept slightly stronger DC charging than before (185kW), enabling the same 27-minute 10-to-80% charging claim as the base model despite the bigger battery.

Tambora grey, Plasma blue and Sage green are added as colour options, at the expense of Aurora violet.

More new technology is a (previously optional) driver’s memory seat, as well as “trained parking and reverse assist” — the Q4 can retrace its path out of tight parking spots.

Orders for the quattro are open now, with the RWD’s on-sale date TBA. Order a Q4 quattro before the year is out and Audi will sweeten the deal by offering a six-year, 90,000km service plan.

Chasing Cars has driven the updated Q4 in Germany. Click here to read our correspondent Tom Baker’s first impressions.

2027 Audi Q4: prices in Australia

All prices listed are before on-road costs.

• e-tron: $71,650
• Sportback e-tron: $71,650
• e-tron quattro: $81,650
• Sportback e-tron quattro: $83,250