Audi E-tron

The Audi E-tron, the brand's first electric SUV that will take on the Jaguar I-Pace and Mercedes EQC, will cost £70,805 when it goes on sale in the UK.

Audi’s first standalone electric model gets 249 miles of range on the WLTP test cycle – identical to the EQC but behind the I-Pace, which manages 292 miles.

The car will be eligible for the reduced £3500 UK government grant offered by the UK government for electric car buyers. Audi is now taking orders, with customers who pay a £1000 deposit securing 'priority access'. The rival EQC is tipped to cost from £67,500.

Powertrain director Siegfried Pint said the E-tron's homologation was ongoing and the range will be nearer 280 miles. A cheaper version with a smaller battery and, therefore, less range will follow in the next 12 months, Pint added.

The E-tron is the first production car in the world to offer 'virtual' side mirrors, which remove traditional door mirrors and instead use cameras with images appearing on screens in the door panels.