2024 Audi Q8 First Drive: The End of the Road
• Auto123 gets in a first test drive of the 2024 Audi Q8.
Cape Town, South Africa - Usually after five years on the market, a model is entitled to a new generation. In the case of the Q8, Audi has applied a more modest, discreet redesign for 2024. The reason is simple: the Q8 name has just been assigned to the e-tron model in line with the brand’s new nomenclature, which assigns an even number to all electric SUVs. Gasoline-powered models, like the Q3, Q5 and Q7, are assigned an odd number.
Audi will keep the Q8 electric and gasoline models on the market simultaneously for another year or two, and then bring out a larger Q9.
See also: 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron first drive
Design of the 2024 Audi Q8
The changes are essentially aesthetic. At the front, Audi has redesigned the grille in a more streamlined style and reworked the headlamps, which feature a different, unique light signature. The front headlamps feature Matrix LED technology coupled with an additional laser light. That laser light becomes active at speeds above 70 km/h to ensure greater safety when driving on high beam.
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