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Featured Audi Q4 E-Tron To Offer 25 Ways To Customize Headlights, Taillights

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, Aug 25, 2019.

  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Among other things.

    • 450km range on the WLTP cycle
    • 225kW (~301hp) system power
    • 0-60: 6.3 seconds
    • VMax: 180km/h
    • 82kWh battery (weighs 510kg/318lbs)
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    • Optional solar reflective paint (Solar Sky Blue)
    Audi Q4 E-Tron To Offer 25 Ways To Customize Headlights, Taillights


    @alanclarkeau this Audi will come with heat reflective paint in a shade of blue.
     
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    This can be yours for the low, low price of $80K + ?
     
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    WOW - hopefully a Reflective Yellow with Gen 2 :D

    Oh ye of great doubt (re VW group) - why did he immediately think - ahh, a way for VW to recycle Dieselgate cars!!!!

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  4. Tideland Prius

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    Should be less considering the current e-tron costs around that price and the Q4 e-tron will be smaller.

    The Gen 3 Prius had some bio plastics but the Gen 4 makes no mention of it.
     
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    Still not an inexpensive vehicle.
     
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    How about just turning them on when it rains.
     
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    And it looks like there will be cheaper VW and SKODA versions - which will be considerably cheaper, and have a better warranty than an AUDI.

    The MEB Platform (from WIKI):
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    AND
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    AND
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    makes sense - none of the Audi line are necessarily inxpensive. Toss a 80+kWh traction pack in the mix? Knowing Tesla longer-range start at the same price point? Doesn't mean it will compete well against Tesla w/out the same ½ decade/developed quick charging infrastructure. Inexplicable Audi wouldn't buy into the Tesla charging infrastructure. W/out it - tesla will remain the only game in town, despite their warts.
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    do people spending 80k really care about headlight/tailight customization?
     
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    No idea - I've never spent that much - well, not on a new car. Can't see the point of it though. And if I bought [HaHa] a Rolls, I'd elect NOT to get ceiling star-lights.
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    With already having more choices for different fabrics, paints, inlay materials, etc. than cars us plebes buy, it's a differentiator to get people looking.
     
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    our first house cost 80k :whistle:
     
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    ours was 59k - but it was a dump in a sketchy area.
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    And you had the option to change the light fixtures.
     
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    we built it, so we got to pick from a wide variety. but we would have built it anyway, even if all we could install was a bare bulb in each room.

    but if we had to pick a house didn't want because you could choose between 25 ways to customize the light, we probably wound have picked that house.

    if that's the house you want, and you're a 16 y.o. tuner, it might be appealing to you
     
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