2024 Audi SQ8 Review: Less Utility, More Sport

Audi’s SQ8 showed its coupe-ified styling back in 2019, but the folks at Audi have given this two-row people mover an overhaul for ’24. Albeit minor, this update provides the SQ8 with a new front fascia, revised rear styling, and an updated set of Audi rings. The interior, and more importantly, the powertrain were largely left alone. That means that this two-row crossover SUV features a turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 under the hood, which sends 500 hp and 568 lb-ft of torque through an eight-speed automatic transmission. Adding to the potent powertrain, the Audi SQ8 offers an electro-mechanical front stabilizer bar, which helps better control body roll.   On this episode of Quick Spin, your host Wesley Wren hops behind the wheel of the ’24 Audi SQ8 and puts it through its paces. Wren takes you on a guided tour of the updated SQ8 and highlights some of his favorite features and what it’s like to experience. Later, Wren takes you along for a live drive review. Joining these segments, wren chats with Autoweek’s Patrick Carone about the Audi SQ8, its other variants, and the competition. Closing the show, the pair breaks down what makes the 2024 Audi SQ8 special.