I have a Q8 and etron and I’m curious how you think the Q8 is way more comfortable?

 

Can you provide us some of your thoughts re comparison between the 2 - other than range etc.

 

e-Tron is much much better to drive from an acceleration stand point. The Q8 has the absolute worst turbo lag at times, it is almost dangerous. I'm talking sometimes you put the gas pedal down 50% and it takes 3 seconds to move bad. This isn't isolated, read the Q8 forums, it's common. This made me feel unsafe.

After that, they're very similar. The e-tron FEELS much smaller even if it isn't too much. It looks much sportier because it rides lower. I prefer the central console situation in the e-tron, the phone charger and center console are placed better. e-Tron has a cup holder cover which is nice and Q8 doesn't, which people gripe about so much they're swapping to the EU part to fix it. Ride comfort feels largely the same causing, but feels better in the e-tron is stop/go due to less jerky/uneven acceleration that the Q8 has. e-Tron's cargo area is better, it has seat releases you can hit from the back the Q8 does not. e-Tron also has fragrance an air ionizer, which the Q8 does not.

Q8 does have a heated steering wheel which I'll miss in the e-tron, but the e-Tron has capacitive touch on the steering wheel, so when it's doing it's "auto" driving you really just need to keep a finger on it for it to drive itself. The Q8 asks you to constantly torque the steering wheel. My Q8 has the $5000 B&0 3D sound option, which doesn't sound better than the e-tron, but does sound LOUDER. e-Tron can precondition for heated/cooled seats and AC and glass surfaces on a timer prior to you getting in the car in the winter/summer, Q8 cannot.

End of the day there are a few things about the Q8 are better, but they're minor. I don't know how you could honestly say the Q8 is leaps and bounds better comfort wise, which is why I was asking the previous poster because I'm genuinely curious.

 

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oh it gets both? from what I've seen it only says we got the fragrance

 

Prestige and E1 get both.

 

Context is a rabid Audi lover that's left the family Q7 to the wife while keeping the track modded TT for leisure drives. The Bolt replaced a modded GTI for a "commuter". It's as fast as the GTI even as an apple pie commuter, faster than the TT, and I like the instant torque. Don't like the LRR tires or FWD. But for $38-43k, hardly a bad commuter with heated steering wheel, app started heated seats, and approximately as much interior room as the e-tron and Jag i-pace. Obviously in a different category as far as luxury, but commuters are all about practicality with some luxury. As a commuter, the e-tron is so heavy that even its larger battery pack provides less range than my $40k chevy commuter. The ingress-egress of the Model 3 is difficult and terribly claustrophobic compared to the Bolt. I wanted to like the M3 (and po$$ibly forthcoming Y) for a performance AWD Bolt replacement, but now they seem better suited to shorter people. (YMMV). Owning an EV is addictive and makes ICE cars seem old fashioned, but bringing a family sized EV to market with less than 300 mile range seems regressive to me. You'll still need a family sized ICE hauler for family trips. Commuters are A3/Q3 sized. Hope the battery tech and our national infrastructure improves quickly! For those whose needs are met and are excited about the e-tron, you will love it!