The Audi This fall E-Tron, the automaker’s entry-level EV, is slated to get an replace that features elevated vary, sooner charging, and sportier suspension tuning—within the European market, no less than.

The modifications will roll out for the 2024 mannequin 12 months in Europe, in keeping with an Audi press launch. Audi could not but verify whether or not the U.S. model of the This fall E-Tron will get these updates or what the timeline is perhaps, however based mostly on the way in which Audi has launched earlier enhancements to its EVs they is perhaps timed for the 2025 mannequin 12 months on this market.

Battery dimension is unchanged at 82 kwh (77 kwh usable) however Audi claims optimized cell chemistry has elevated DC fast-charging energy to 135 kw for single-motor rear-wheel-drive fashions and 175 kw for dual-motor all-wheel-drive fashions, up from the present 125-kw most. This permits for a 10-80% cost in “round 28 minutes,” Audi estimates. A battery safety perform mechanically limits cost stage to 80% when fast-charging to guard battery well being.

2024 Audi This fall E-Tron (European spec)

A route-planning perform will permit drivers to prioritize fast-charging stations, and can mechanically begin battery preconditioning earlier than reaching a station. As well as, post-conditioning will mechanically cool the battery pack is it exceeds a sure temperature throughout charging.

All variations of this revamped This fall E-Tron get an enormous energy enhance, from a brand new completely excited synchronous motor for the rear axle. This improves each energy supply and vary, Audi claims, contributing an anticipated vary enhance. Audi expects as much as 349 miles on the European WLTP testing cycle with the low-roof Sportback physique model. A comparable EPA ranking shall be considerably decrease. For reference, the This fall E-Tron presently achieves a most 265 miles of vary on the EPA testing cycle, in standard-roof type.

In Europe, the revamped This fall shall be supplied in rear-wheel-drive type (badged This fall 45 E-Tron) and with two variations of the dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain (dubbed This fall 45 E-Tron Quattro and This fall 55 E-Tron Quattro). Rear-wheel-drive fashions have 281 hp and can do 0-62 mph in 6.7 seconds, This fall 45 E-Tron Quattro fashions have the identical output however shave 0.1 second off the 0-62 mph time, whereas This fall 55 E-Tron Quattro fashions have 335 hp and attain 62 mph in 5.4 seconds. All fashions have a 112-mph high pace.

2024 Audi This fall E-Tron Sportback (European spec)

New tuning for the suspension and steering offers a sportier really feel, together with improved steering response, Audi claims. A sport suspension is accessible, decreasing the journey peak by 0.5 inch. In its present type, the This fall E-Tron emphasizes practicality over punch—though this retune would possibly give it a sportier edge and remedy a few of the ride-and-handling points.

Audi may also start constructing the This fall E-Tron at a second manufacturing website. Along with Zwickau, Germany, the place the This fall E-Tron is presently constructed alongside the associated Volkswagen ID.4 (which will get its personal vary enhance for 2024), manufacturing will happen in Brussels, Belgium. The Brussels plant kicked off quantity EV manufacturing for Audi with the E-Tron SUV in 2018, and now builds the successor Q8 E-Tron and Q8 E-Tron Sportback fashions.

The This fall E-Tron arrived within the U.S. final 12 months as a luxury-brand EV priced for the plenty. Within the types Inexperienced Automobile Studies’ group has pushed to date, it is underwhelmed on vary in addition to worth. So whereas it has achieved a spot on the Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS) High Security Choose+ checklist, there may be room for enchancment.