Audi’s Q8 mid-size SUV has undergone a mid-cycle replace, receiving a pointy new look and a few superior lighting expertise within the course of.

Revealed on Tuesday as a 2024 mannequin, the up to date Q8 will arrive at U.S. dealerships early subsequent 12 months in normal and sporty SQ8 grades. The high-performance RS Q8 can be as a consequence of be up to date, and can arrive later within the new 12 months.

The up to date Q8 incorporates a wider grille that lends the car a bolder look. The lights have additionally been revised at each ends and have Audi’s next-generation OLED expertise, permitting for some personalization of the daytime operating mild patterns.

For the headlights, which function matrix LEDs and a laser mild for the excessive beam, there are 4 patterns for the daytime operating lights. There are additionally 4 patterns for the taillights, plus a proximity indication function for parked autos the place the lights change on when an approaching car from behind comes inside 6.6 toes. The function is already discovered on the A8 and Q5.

2024 Audi Q8

The up to date Q8 additionally brings new colours and wheel patterns to select from, plus a revised S Line bundle that extra carefully resembles the design of the SQ8 which was additionally revealed on Tuesday.

There are additionally new trim choices for the inside, together with new sprint accents to select from together with wooden and carbon fiber. The infotainment has additionally been up to date and now consists of help for third-party apps reminiscent of Spotify or Amazon Music. Audi has additionally up to date among the driver-assist graphics that seem within the digital instrument cluster, all in full HD high quality.

Within the powertrain division, the important thing change is the addition of a 48-volt mild-hybrid as normal for all V-6 engines. Peak energy hasn’t modified although, ensuing within the turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 that comes normal on the Q8 within the U.S. sustaining its present 335-hp score.

The SQ8 continues with a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 whose peak output of 500 hp can be unchanged. The engine options cylinder-deactivation expertise which helps preserve gasoline by shutting off 4 cylinders throughout low-load driving conditions. In accordance with Audi the switching course of goes just about unnoticed by the driving force.

2024 Audi SQ8

2024 Audi SQ8

The RS Q8’s specs have not been revealed however the efficiency flagship ought to proceed with a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 rated at 591 hp.

Detailed specs for the 2024 Q8 vary within the U.S., together with pricing, will likely be launched nearer to subsequent 12 months’s market launch.

The brand new vary additionally consists of the Q8 E-Tron, the up to date model of the previous E-Tron electrical mid-size SUV. Finally, the whole Q8 vary will go the electrical route when a redesign is launched later this decade.