Review: I’m blue, big & brutish: 2024 Audi SQ8 e-tron Sportback

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Sun, 21 Jul 2024

A small tip: it’s easiest to take the Audi SQ8 e-tron Sportback at face value and view it for what it is: a big, brutish, swoopy, luxury SUV coupe that’s also electric.It’s easy to get lost in history, naming and badges, especially with Audi’s range of EV e-trons over recent years. ProsTough and masculineSport mode, really Sports!Premium quality inside & outConsThirsty (for kilowatts)Steering on the heavy sideConfusing naming continuesSo, let’s just not, because we’d spend a few paragraphs detailing...

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