Compare the2024 Audi Q4 e-tronVS 2024 Lexus RZ

The Q4 e-tron’s pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The RZ doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

Both the Q4 e-tron and RZ have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Q4 e-tron has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The RZ’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

Both the Q4 e-tron and the RZ 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, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available around view monitors.

The Q4 e-tron’s corrosion warranty is 6 years longer than the RZ’s (12 vs. 6 years).

There are over 25 percent more Audi dealers than there are Lexus dealers, which makes it easier should you ever need service under the Q4 e-tron’s warranty.

The Q4 40 e-tron’s standard electric motor produces 33 lbs.-ft. more torque (229 vs. 196) than the RZ 300e’s standard electric motor. The Q4 50 e-tron’s standard electric motors produces 18 lbs.-ft. more torque (339 vs. 321) than the RZ 450e’s optional electric motors.

On the EPA test cycle the Q4 40 e-tron RWD gets better mileage than the RZ 300e w/20" Wheels FWD (112 city/94 hwy vs. 96 city/105 hwy MPGe).

The Q4 e-tron can travel longer on a full charge than the RZ on a full charge:

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

The Q4 e-tron stops shorter than the RZ:

The Q4 e-tron’s standard 235/55R19 front and 255/50R19 rear tires provide better handling because they have a lower 55 series front and 50 series rear profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the RZ’s standard 60 series front and 55 series rear tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Q4 e-tron has standard 19-inch wheels. Smaller 18-inch wheels are standard on the RZ.

The Q4 e-tron offers an optional or off-road. The RZ’s suspension doesn’t offer adjustable shock absorbers.

The Q4 50 e-tron Prestige handles at .84 G’s, while the RZ 450e Premium pulls only .83 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

For better maneuverability, the Q4 e-tron 40’s turning circle is 3.3 feet tighter than the RZ’s (33.5 feet vs. 36.8 feet).

The Q4 e-tron is 8.5 inches shorter than the RZ, making the Q4 e-tron easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

A standard locking glovebox (which can’t be accessed with the valet key) keeps your small valuables safer in the Q4 e-tron. The RZ doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

The Q4 e-tron has a 2205 lbs. towing capacity. The RZ has no towing capacity.

A maintenance reminder system is standard on the Q4 e-tron to save the owner time and money by calculating maintenance intervals for vehicle inspections, vehicle inspection based on odometer mileage. This takes the guesswork out of keeping your vehicle in top condition and helps it last longer. Lexus doesn’t offer a maintenance reminder on the RZ.

The power windows standard on both the Q4 e-tron and the RZ have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Q4 e-tron is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The RZ prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.

If the windows are left open on the Q4 e-tron the driver can close them all at the outside door handle or from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the RZ can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are standard on the Q4 e-tron to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The RZ doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

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

Consumer Reports rated the Q4 e-tron’s headlight performance “Very Good,” a higher rating than the RZ’s headlights, which were rated “Good.”

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts detailed tests on headlights for their range both straight ahead and in curves and to be certain they don’t exceed acceptable amounts of glare to oncoming drivers. The Q4 e-tron’s headlights were rated “Good” to “Acceptable” by the IIHS, while the RZ’s headlights are rated “Acceptable.”

Consumer Reports® recommends both the Audi Q4 e-tron and the Lexus RZ, based on reliability, safety and performance.

The Audi Q4 e-tron outsold the Lexus RZ by almost two to one during 2023.