The Audi Q8 E-tron’s new S-line appearance package could be its last hurrah
It looks like the SQ8 E-tron, but it’s not. | Image: Audi Audi is giving its all-electric Q8 E-tron some premium add-on packages across the lineup as the automaker’s overall EV sales are falling quarter over quarter this year . The 2025 Audi Q8 E-tron SUV and Sportback now have a “sportier” S-line competition appearance package that feels a bit like a parts bin consolidation. It adds body components from the $90,000 SQ8 E-tron, making the vehicle wider, and includes a body-color Singleframe and special 21-inch five-spoke black wheels. It also gets black-painted brake calipers with S branding and door projection lights for the edition. While the package is only launching in Europe right now, the company is “evaluating” bringing it to the US as well, according to Audi’s product communications manager Nathan Hoyt. There is some speculation that the automaker could end production of the vehicles due to a significant drop in demand. Clean Technica reported Audi’s EV sales were down from 7.411 vehicles in Q4 2023 to 5,714 in Q1 2024.
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