Audi’s Q4 E-Tron electric SUV shares its platform with Volkswagen’s ID.4, but it feels like an Audi through and through. It’s quick and quiet, and has a well-finished cabin. A lack of the indulgent, newfangled controls found in some other EVs helps make the Q4 easy to drive and live with on a daily basis. We don’t like the feel of its spongy, long-travel brake pedal, though, or the operation of its touch-capacitive steering-wheel buttons, which are tedious to use while driving.
Front and rear motors give the Q4 50 E-Tron Quattro all-wheel drive, while 295 electric ponies enable it to scoot from 0 to 60 mph in just under six seconds; while that’s quick compared to most vehicles, it’s slightly slower than rivals such as the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Genesis GV60, and Tesla Model Y. That’s okay with us, because we appreciate that Audi tuned the Q4 to deliver a smoother, less neck-wrenching burst of speed from a stop than some EVs.