If I were to list the things that work well with the Audi Q8, the first would be its distinctly Urus-like looks. It tops the German carmaker’s SUV line-up in India, and it sits comfortably as the flagship non-S/RS SUV Coupe. Priced at ₹1.
17 crore, ex-showroom, it doesn’t have too many direct rivals at that price point, either. The V6 powertrain sounds promising on paper, and there’s no dearth of premium features. Bits like 21-inch wheels and the distinctly outgoing colours like the Sakhir Gold Metallic we had on test only set it apart even further.
All that sounds great, but how is it to live with? We find out. Look at its front and it’ll be hard to not notice the new enlarged grille. The imposing styling is made stronger with the HD Matrix LED headlamps, 21-inch wheels with red brake callipers, a neat light bar at the rear, and a profile which is quite distinctly that of an Audi SUV Coupe.
The silver skid plate at the front looks neat and inclusions like a detailed puddle lamp complete with the Audi logo and a lizard lurking beneath it are a nice touch. Audi is known to have unquestionably some of the nicest cabins in the business, and the Q8 epitomises that. From the neatly stacked touchscreens and touch panels, superb-sounding and highly detailed Bang and Olufsen 3D audio system, to essential controls that are either physical (like the volume knob) or have some solid haptic feedback, the Q8 impresses and how.
In terms of space, there’s not much to fault, either.
