Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron vs Tesla Model Y (2020)

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Q4 Sportback e-tron compared with Model Y (2020)

	AudiQ4 Sportback e-tron	TeslaModel Y (2020)
Overview
Released
Released	July 2021	March 2020
Performance
Powertrain
Powertrain	Electric	Electric
Power
Power	201–335 bhp	295–342 bhp (better)
0–62 mph
0–62 mph	5.4–8.1 s	3.7–6.9 s (better)
Top speed
Top speed	99–112 mph	135–155 mph (better)
Engine or motors
Engine or motors	Rear motor, 204 PS (150 kW) or 286 PS (210 kW); quattro performance adds a front motor for 340 PS (250 kW); bhp converted from Audi's PS figures	Rear permanent-magnet synchronous motor; AWD versions add a front induction motor. Tesla's German energy-label table gives 220 kW for RWD and 255 kW for Long Range RWD. It lists each AWD motor separately, not a combined peak output
Torque
Torque	350 Nm (204 PS), 545 Nm (286 PS), 134 Nm front and 545 Nm rear (quattro performance)	–
Gearbox
Gearbox	Single-speed automatic	Single-speed fixed gear
Drive
Drive	Rear-wheel drive; quattro four-wheel drive on quattro performance	Rear-wheel drive (RWD, Long Range RWD) or all-wheel drive (Long Range AWD, Performance)
Range and charging
Zero-emission range (WLTP)
Zero-emission range (WLTP)	274–351 miles	283–373 miles (better)
Battery
Battery	59–77 kWh	–
Fastest charging
Fastest charging	160–185 kW	175–250 kW (better)
Range detail
Range detail	WLTP combined: 255–274 miles (59 kWh), 327–351 miles (286 PS), 314–338 miles (quattro), depending on trim	WLTP combined from EV Database: 267–283 miles (RWD), 373 miles (Long Range RWD, 2024–25), 331–337 miles (Long Range AWD), 319 miles (Performance). The Performance 0–62 mph time is Tesla's; EV Database gives 4.0 s with a one-foot rollout added back. The Long Range RWD was added in 2024
Charging
Charging	11 kW AC (6 h 30 min to 8 h 30 min to full); DC 10–80% in 27 min (59 kWh, 160 kW), 28 min (286 PS, 165 kW) or 27 min (quattro, 185 kW); batteries 63/59 kWh or 82/77 kWh gross/net	DC up to 170 kW (RWD with CATL battery), 175 kW (RWD with BYD battery) or 250 kW (Long Range, Performance); 11 kW AC. Tesla does not publish usable battery capacity
Efficiency
Efficiency	WLTP combined: 3.8–4.1 miles/kWh (59 kWh), 3.7–4.0 (286 PS), 3.6–3.8 (quattro)	WLTP rated 249–275 Wh/mile depending on version (EV Database)
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions	0 g/km at the tailpipe	0 g/km
Practicality
Body
Body	SUV	SUV
Seats
Seats	5	5–7 (better)
Boot
Boot	527 litres	363–854 litres (better)
Length
Length	4,603 mm	4,751 mm
Width
Width	1,865 mm	1,921 mm
Weight
Weight	From 2,040 kg	–
Boot
Boot	527 litres, 1,460 litres with the rear seats folded	Five seats: 854 litres behind the rear seats, 2,158 litres maximum including the front boot. Seven seats (Long Range AWD, UK from October 2024): 363 litres behind the third row, 753 litres with it folded, 2,040 litres maximum including the front boot. Both have a 117-litre front boot (Tesla owner manual)
Towing
Towing	1,000 kg braked (rear-wheel drive), 1,200 kg (quattro)	Up to 1,600 kg with Tesla's tow package
Size
Size	4,603 mm long, 1,865 mm wide, 1,614 mm high in Audi's April 2026 dimension drawing; weight is Audi UK's unladen figure, 2,040 kg (59 kWh) to 2,245 kg (quattro)	4,751 mm long, 1,921 mm wide, 1,624 mm high; 2,890 mm wheelbase; 12.13 m turning circle (Tesla owner manual)
Tech and safety
Infotainment
Infotainment	–	15-inch centre touchscreen; no driver display; no Apple CarPlay or Android Auto
Safety rating
Safety rating	–	Euro NCAP 5 stars (2022): adult occupant 97%, child occupant 87%, vulnerable road users 82%, safety assist 98%