Should you buy one?

It’s difficult to recommend a heavy, inefficient SUV with such a short range. If you’re a city dweller, and have access to your own changer – and don’t venture too far – it could work for you. But for a much better solution from Audi, we’d steer you towards a Q4 E-Tron as well as younger rivals such as the Kia EV6, Skoda Enyaq iV and Hyundai Ioniq 5.

This E-Tron does have some appeal though. It is exactly what you’d expect from an Audi SUV, it just so happens that it’s got an electric motor instead of a conventional engine. That’s largely because it looks like any other Audi SUV, and it’s just like any other Audi model on the inside. 

Whether that’s a good thing or not comes down to personal taste. It’s not as comfortable as the Mercedes-Benz EQC and doesn’t drive anywhere near as well as a Jaguar I-Pace, but Audi’s conservative style suits those who don’t want to attract too much attention. 

What we like

Inside, there’s a vast interior that’ll easily fit a family and all of their things, and on the move it’s incredibly easy to drive. Just avoid the largest wheels and the optional cameras for the mirrors. They’re no more useful and will be far more expensive to replace if one happens to get knocked off by accident… 

What we don’t like

It’s not cheap though, and the range depletes faster than we’d like it to. You don’t even have to be driving quickly to see the range go down quite rapidly, such is the inefficiency of this car’s drivetrain. Given the cost of public charging, driving a big, heavy SUV that can barely 2.0 miles per kWh doesn’t appeal to us. 

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