Audi A2 e-tron UK orders open this month, priced from £32,200

Audi’s new A2 e-tron costs from £32,200 in the UK, with order books opening this month and the first cars due in early 2027, according to Audi UK. That makes it the cheapest way into an electric Audi by a wide margin, £14,060 less than the updated Q4 e-tron, and Audi claims up to 401 miles of WLTP range from the biggest battery. For UK buyers it also means a premium-badged EV that starts below the £37,000 price cap for the Electric Car Grant, although eligibility has not been confirmed.

The A2 name is back on Audi’s new entry-level EV. Audi says it is its most efficient production car, using as little as 12.8kWh/100km. It was revealed in September and is due to make its main public debut at the Paris Motor Show.

How much does the Audi A2 e-tron cost in the UK?

The headline figure is £32,200 on the road, before any grant, as reported by AM Online. Audi UK lists two versions so far: S line on 19-inch wheels and Edition 1 on 20-inch wheels. Full trim-by-trim pricing will be confirmed when order books open, so we do not yet know what the bigger batteries or the Edition 1 will cost.

That gap matters, because the £32,200 car is not the 401-mile car. The longest range belongs to the 84kWh, 231PS version, which will sit higher in the price list. Wheel size will play a part too: the Edition 1’s 20-inch rims are likely to trim its range compared with an S line on 19s, for the reasons we set out in our guide to how bigger wheels reduce electric car range.

Which battery should you choose?

WhichEV reports three gross battery sizes and four rear-wheel-drive powertrains. Here is what has been published so far.

Audi A2 e-tron	Published figure
UK price	From £32,200 OTR (before any grant)
Batteries (gross)	52kWh, 61kWh and 84kWh
Power	170PS to 326PS, four rear-wheel-drive powertrains
WLTP range	262 to 401 miles, depending on version
Longest-range version	84kWh, 231PS
Maximum DC charging	183kW (84kWh battery)
10 to 80% DC charge	Around 29 minutes (84kWh battery)
Best efficiency	12.8kWh/100km
UK versions listed	S line (19-inch wheels), Edition 1 (20-inch wheels)

On the range figure, Audi UK and most coverage quote 401 miles, while Smart Motoring and a few others have used 397 miles. We use Audi UK’s 401-mile figure; the difference is small enough not to change any buying decision.

The charging numbers for the big battery are strong for a car this size. Interesting Engineering reports that the 84kWh pack charges at up to 183kW and that Audi quotes 10 to 80% in around 29 minutes. Charging speeds for the 52kWh and 61kWh batteries have not been detailed.

Efficiency is the more interesting claim. On our conversion, 12.8kWh/100km works out at roughly 4.9 miles per kWh. That is Audi’s best figure rather than an average across the range, but if real-world results come close, running costs on home electricity will be very low.

Our early view: if you mostly drive locally and charge at home, the smaller batteries should do the job, and the extra spend only makes sense once you see the price gap. If you cover regular motorway trips, the 84kWh car is the one to price up first, because it is the battery with published 183kW charging and the 401-mile range.

Can the A2 e-tron power your home?

The A2 e-tron supports bidirectional charging, and there are two parts to it. Vehicle-to-load lets you run devices such as an e-bike charger from a socket in the boot or from an adapter on the charging port.

Vehicle-to-home goes further, letting the car’s battery act as household storage through a compatible DC wallbox. According to EV Central’s breakdown of Audi’s launch details, the feature is initially available only in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, so it is not confirmed for the UK. Audi has also added bidirectional capability to the updated Q4 e-tron, so this looks like a brand-wide push rather than a one-off.

Until Audi confirms vehicle-to-home for the UK and names the compatible wallbox and what it costs to buy and fit, we would not count it as a reason to buy. If you want to understand how it works and what it could save, our explainer on bidirectional charging and whether it can power your home covers the basics.

How does it compare with the ID.Polo and Q4 e-tron?

The A2 e-tron sits between Volkswagen Group’s new small electric cars and Audi’s own Q4 e-tron. These are the published starting prices and maximum ranges.

Model	UK price from	Maximum WLTP range
Volkswagen ID.Polo	£23,945	Up to 281 miles (52kWh)
Audi A2 e-tron	£32,200	Up to 401 miles (84kWh)
Audi Q4 e-tron	£46,260 (SUV), £48,160 (Sportback)	Up to 360 miles

Sources: Electric Cars Report, Audi UK, Audi UK press office.

The ID.Polo is £8,255 cheaper to start with, but its best range is 120 miles shorter than the A2’s best. The A2 also offers an 84kWh gross battery, against a 52kWh net battery for the ID.Polo’s larger pack (the two figures are measured differently), and every A2 version is rear-wheel drive. Our comparison of VW Group’s small electric cars sets the ID.Polo, Cupra Raval, Skoda Epiq and A2 e-tron side by side.

The more awkward comparison is in Audi’s own showroom. The Q4 e-tron starts at £46,260 for the 204PS Sport and climbs to £68,660 for the 340PS quattro performance Vorsprung, with up to 360 miles of range. On paper the A2 offers more range for far less money, so the Q4’s case now rests on its larger size and the option of quattro all-wheel drive, which the rear-drive A2 does not offer.

Will it qualify for the Electric Car Grant?

The £32,200 starting price is below the £37,000 cap, but price is only one test. None of the launch information we have seen confirms the A2 e-tron’s eligibility or which grant band it would fall into. Until it appears on the government’s list, treat every A2 price as the figure before any grant. Our guide to the latest Electric Car Grant eligible models explains the bands and rules.

The bigger-battery versions also need watching. If the 84kWh car’s price lands above £37,000, it would fall outside the grant even if the entry car qualifies.

Should you order an Audi A2 e-tron now?

Order books open this month, but first deliveries are not due until early 2027, so there is no rush to commit on day one. We would wait for three things: Audi UK’s full trim-by-trim price list, confirmation of grant eligibility, and the price of the 84kWh version.

If those land well, the A2 e-tron looks like a strong option for drivers who want an Audi without paying Q4 money, and the efficiency and charging claims suggest it should be cheap to run. If you need a car sooner, or the small electric Volkswagen Group cars already meet your range needs, the ID.Polo saves more than £8,000 at the entry point.