Test drive of the Audi E-tron.

[ZCulture]

Final sale price( add &7500 next year )
Premium Etron: 59,500
Premium plus: 64,500
Prestige: 69,000

MSRP Is just dubious .

Take at least another $3K off in SF Bay Area.

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[malba2366]

There is a lot of etrons sitting on the lots here in OC CA. The dealer's are emailing multiple times a day for a test drive. I might go down and test drive today. I just wish the MME had a decent lease deal. I would for sure get it.

Lots in the NYC area too. One dealer offered me 7% off before Audi incentives without any negotiation. If I can get 10% off before incentives that will make it real easy to jump ship for an E tron Premium Plus.

 

[DBC]

Lots in the NYC area too. One dealer offered me 7% off before Audi incentives without any negotiation. If I can get 10% off before incentives that will make it real easy to jump ship for an E tron Premium Plus.

You'd be doing everyone a favor. The MME is supply challenged while the e-tron is demand challenged. If you switch it will let someone else have the MME -- making them happy -- and you will reduce the inventory of the Audi dealer -- making them happy. If you're happy it's a win-win-win.

 

[Dmhccs]

I was just comparing the prices available to me. Ends up closer than I would have thought.

Very hard to compare them feature for feature, the things you mentioned would require going up to a more expensive trim on the Audi, but then Audi has the big advantage in ride quality and interior quality. I have had a few Audis and in my experience no one (short of RR, Bentley etc) does an interior as nicely, every switch is nicely backlit and perfectly damped, the doors close with a nice solid thud, the glovebox/center console lids are nicely damped etc.

Just putting it out there...the Volvo XC90 recharge inscription interior is very high-quality.

 

[Woeo]

it was a fair callout actually. not everyone wants that info on a public forum or necessarily associated with their account here.

Rather than call attention to it, perhaps they should make use of private message for warning next time.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

Rather than call attention to it, perhaps make use of private message for warning next time.

that's also fair.

 

[malba2366]

Just putting it out there...the Volvo XC90 recharge inscription interior is very high-quality.

Yeah, Volvo did a great job with the interiors on the XC90. This car is for my wife - she wants a full electric.

 

[Dmhccs]

Yeah, Volvo did a great job with the interiors on the XC90. This car is for my wife - she wants a full electric.

I also ordered the MME for myself. I was attracted to the styling And the fact I can fit a ton of sports gear in the trunk, tbh. I wanted practical and sporty. I love that it’s an EV even though I have zero experience with one.

 

[Triggerhappy007]

Lease premium with convenience package here you go. Already ran the numbers many different ways.

Any way to take off the $999 maintenance agreement? Seems OK with an ICE, but $999 for an EV?

 

[trutolife27]

Any way to take off the $999 maintenance agreement? Seems OK with an ICE, but $999 for an EV?

yes, don't have to have it. He just put it in there.

 

[JSOrange97]

We seriously looked at the e-tron as a backup option to our MME (which we did eventually purchase earlier this month.) Agree with a lot of what the OP said about ride, tech, etc. A few negatives that we found:
1) To get the active lane assist, you need at least premium plus
2) The backseat feels like it has less legroom than the MME
3) Agree with the frunk comment - it is basically useless
4) A bit "meh" in the styling front. It is a nice looking SUV, for sure, but my wife liked the MME as a better looking vehicle.

 

[malba2366]

Any way to take off the $999 maintenance agreement? Seems OK with an ICE, but $999 for an EV?

May as well keep it. Audi increases the residual by 1% when you get the Audicare.

 

[ZCulture]

We seriously looked at the e-tron as a backup option to our MME (which we did eventually purchase earlier this month.) Agree with a lot of what the OP said about ride, tech, etc. A few negatives that we found:
1) To get the active lane assist, you need at least premium plus
2) The backseat feels like it has less legroom than the MME
3) Agree with the frunk comment - it is basically useless
4) A bit "meh" in the styling front. It is a nice looking SUV, for sure, but my wife liked the MME as a better looking vehicle.

1) No, you need a Convenience Package on Premium. Most E-tron's on the lot have active lane assist. MSRP of this is $70K with $15K discount easily in SF Bay Area.
3) Frunk is small because there's a jack underneath. Yes, E-tron comes with a spare tire, a rarity these days but great for peace of mind during road trips. Frunk is large enough for food takeaways. It is the manual open that I dislike.

 

[shadowsjc]

I was having lots of trouble finding an in-stock MME over the past couple of weeks, so I started poking around and considered the e-tron for a bit. I didnt get around to driving it, but while it certainly seems like an awesome and premium car, the price differential was way too much in the end.

I loved the MME on paper because it looked like a sporty, premium car. For me to replicate that on the e-tron meant I definitely wanted the sportback version. The msrp quickly jumped to $75k or more on that version. Even after factoring in potential dealer discounts, I was still sitting at $70k for a sportback etron vs $55k for an MME premium.

If the MME had been priced higher (or if the etron had been priced $5-10k lower), I might have rethought my decision. But the novelty of having the first ever Mustang SUV + the fact that the MME is such a solid overall vehicle made my choice easy in the end.

 

[back_at_it_19]

My fe is taking so long to get here I might just jump ship to Audi... I really want the grabber blue MME but patience is getting thin soon. Was fall then year end then winter now maybe spring...

Ok I take it back. Omg omg Just got mine!! in Seattle area Monday (arrived dealer Friday) but I haven’t had time to post anything. They’re definitely arriving and my dealer was shocked it arrived bc tracker was useless. Btw I was built 12/21/20 and then sat in Mexico forever..

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