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 customary and sporty SQ8 grades. The high-performance RS Q8 can also be resulting from be up to date, and can arrive later within the new 12 months.

The up to date Q8 encompasses 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 working gentle patterns.

For the headlights, which characteristic matrix LEDs and a laser gentle for the excessive beam, there are 4 patterns for the daytime working lights. There are additionally 4 patterns for the taillights, plus a proximity indication characteristic for parked autos the place the lights swap on when an approaching car from behind comes inside 6.6 ft. The characteristic 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 package deal 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 contains help for third-party apps akin to Spotify or Amazon Music. Audi has additionally up to date a few of 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 customary for all V-6 engines. Peak energy hasn’t modified although, ensuing within the turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 that comes customary on the Q8 within the U.S. sustaining its present 335-hp ranking.

The SQ8 continues with a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 whose peak output of 500 hp can also be unchanged. The engine options cylinder-deactivation expertise which helps preserve gas by shutting off 4 cylinders throughout low-load driving conditions. In keeping 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 contains the Q8 E-Tron, the up to date model of the previous E-Tron electrical mid-size SUV. Ultimately, your complete Q8 vary will go the electrical route when a redesign is launched later this decade.