As you might expect, all Audi Q8 will feature quattro AWD (with a standard locking centre diff) plus air suspension as standard, all get a slick eight-speed automatic gearbox, and in the UK we get two trims: S-Line and Vorsprung, both with considerable kit to play with. There’ll be three engines available, this 50 TDI (286bhp, 3.0 diesel) now, with a 231bhp version of that same engine badged ’45 TDI’ and a 340bhp 55 TSI V6 petrol coming in 2019.
It’s not cheap, but neither is it particularly stiffly priced for the segment, weighing in at a basic price of £65,040 for the S line and £83,040 for the Vorsprung, though it’s wise to note that the latter is pretty much bingo on the ticking of the options boxes, so it works out at decent value if you want all the toys in one go. Both the BMW X6 30d and the Mercedes GLE Coupe 350d slot into pretty much the same area depending on spec.