The rumors are true – the E-Tron nameplate is just around the corner with an electric SUV facelift and now, Audi has confirmed that leading up to a November 9 debut. Get ready to say goodbye to the E-Tron and welcome the Audi Q8 E-Tron and Q8 Sportback E-Tron.
Announced via numerous teasers on Audi’s social media channels, the two electric models are fully featured in silhouette in the first image posted, which you can access at the source link below. The second teaser comes in the form of a video (embedded below) showing some of the features of the Q8 E-Tron pair.
The photo and video posts do not explicitly mention the new signage. However, the caption footnote that accompanies them says it all.
*Q8 e-tron: Power consumption (combined*) in kWh/100 km: 24.4–20.1, CO₂ emissions (combined*) in g/km: 0; // Q8 Sportback e-tron: Power consumption (combined*) in kWh/100 km: 24.1–19.5, CO₂ emissions (combined*) in g/km: 0;
And while it didn’t say in the teaser that the Q8 E-Tron pair would replace the E-Tron, it was confirmed by Audi last year that the Q8 E-Tron would be the successor to the new nameplate. -model generation in 2026.
It was later pulled forward in the schedule according to a report, with the Q8 E-Tron name appearing in a facelift instead.
With the teaser above coming from Audi, it’s not a rumor anymore. We’ll get the full details in a few days, but if you want to know what the Q8 E-Tron and Q8 Sportback E-Tron look like, a prototype of an electric Audi SUV sporting a livery was shown in September. updated face.
