Compare the2024 Audi Q4 e-tron SportbackVS 2024 Genesis GV60

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Q4 e-tron Sportback. But it costs extra on the GV60.

Both the Q4 e-tron Sportback and the GV60 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available around view monitors.

Side impacts caused 23% of all road fatalities in 2018, down from 29% in 2003, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced its side barrier test. In order to continue improving vehicle safety, the IIHS has started using a more severe side impact test: 37 MPH (up from 31 MPH), with a 4180-pound barrier (up from 3300 pounds). The results of this newly developed test demonstrates that the Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback is safer than the GV60:

The Q4 e-tron Sportback’s corrosion warranty is 5 years longer than the GV60’s (12 vs. 7 years).

There are over 26 percent more Audi dealers than there are Genesis dealers, which makes it easier should you ever need service under the Q4 e-tron Sportback’s warranty.

The Q4 e-tron Sportback’s electric motors produces 70 more horsepower (295 vs. 225) and 81 lbs.-ft. more torque (339 vs. 258) than the GV60 Standard’s standard electric motor.

On the EPA test cycle the Q4 50 e-tron Sportback gets better mileage than the GV60 Performance (100 city/89 hwy vs. 97 city/82 hwy MPGe).

The Q4 50 e-tron Sportback can travel longer on a full charge than the GV60 Performance (242 miles vs. 235 miles).

For better stopping power the Q4 e-tron Sportback’s standard front brake rotors are larger than those on the GV60:

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Q4 e-tron Sportback has standard 20-inch wheels. Smaller 19-inch wheels are standard on the GV60 Standard.

For better maneuverability, the Q4 e-tron Sportback’s turning circle is 1.5 feet tighter than the GV60’s (37.7 feet vs. 39.2 feet).

The Q4 e-tron Sportback has a much larger cargo volume than the GV60 with its rear seat up (26.1 vs. 24 cubic feet).

The Q4 e-tron Sportback’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the GV60’s (2646 vs. 2000 pounds).

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Q4 e-tron Sportback has a standard rear wiper. The GV60 doesn’t offer a rear wiper.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The Q4 e-tron Sportback Prestige has standard headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The GV60 doesn’t offer headlight washers.

The Q4 e-tron Sportback has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the vehicle heater warms up. A heated steering wheel is only available on the GV60 Performance.

Consumer Reports® recommends both the Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback and the Genesis GV60, based on reliability, safety and performance.

The Audi Q4 e-tron outsold the Genesis GV60 by over three to one during 2023.