Audi A2 e-tron Priced from £32,200 with Up to 401 Miles of Range

• The Audi A2 e-tron starts at £32,200 on the road in the UK, with order books opening in October and the first cars reaching dealers in early 2027.
• Three battery sizes push range from 262 miles to 401 miles, and the car can send power back out through bidirectional charging to run tools, an e-bike or, in the UK, a house.
• Standard safety kit includes emergency brake assist, swerve assist and adaptive cruise control, features Audi normally keeps for its larger models.

A New Entry Point Into Electric Audi Ownership

Audi has priced its new compact electric car, the A2 e-tron, from £32,200 on the road in the UK. Order books open in October, with the first cars reaching Audi Centres in early 2027. The name revives a nameplate last used on a small city car built between 1999 and 2005, but this version competes in a crowded compact EV segment against the Volkswagen ID.3, the Mini Cooper Electric and the BMW iX1.

Audi CEO Gernot Döllner pitched the car as a way to lower the barrier to entry for buyers who have held off on going electric. “Our customers want electric mobility that impresses in everyday life,” he said. “The A2 e-tron is our promise to deliver exactly that: efficient, compact, and thoughtfully designed down to the last detail. We’re making entry into the electric Audi world easier and more relevant than ever.”

Three Batteries, Up to 401 Miles

Buyers choose from three battery sizes: 52kWh, 61kWh and 84kWh. The smallest pairs with the entry 170PS motor for a WLTP range of up to 262 miles. Step up to the 84kWh pack in the 231PS variant and range rises to 401 miles, the longest Audi has fitted to any model it builds. A separate 326PS flagship, also running the 84kWh battery, trades some range (391 miles) for a 0-62mph time of 5.7 seconds. The 190PS version, running the 61kWh pack, covers up to 320 miles and posts the lowest energy use of the range at 12.8 kWh per 100km with the optional efficiency package fitted.

DC charging tops out at 183kW on the largest battery, cutting a 10-80 percent top-up to 29 minutes. The smaller 52kWh pack charges at up to 100kW in 24 minutes, and the 61kWh version manages 105kW in 26 minutes. The two smaller batteries use lithium iron phosphate cells, which Audi says hold up better over repeated fast charges than the nickel manganese cobalt chemistry fitted to the 84kWh pack.

The A2 e-tron also works in both directions. Vehicle-to-Load lets owners run power tools, camping gear or an e-bike charger straight from a socket in the boot. In the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Vehicle-to-Home turns the car into a backup battery for the house, feeding stored charge into the home supply through a compatible wall box when the battery sits between 20 and 80 percent full. A separate “instant charge” setting overrides the discharge limit when a driver needs the full range for a trip the next morning.

A Small Footprint That Doesn’t Feel Small Inside

Audi built the cabin around a 2.77-metre wheelbase, and the boot holds 396 litres with the rear seats up, rising to 1,336 litres folded flat. A frunk under the bonnet adds another 13 litres on the two most powerful versions. The front doors take drink bottles up to 1.25 litres, and the centre console holds a 1.5-litre bottle, giving the cabin space for four litres of drinks without anything sitting in a footwell.

Inside, a fabric-covered panel called the Softwrap runs across the dashboard and door panels and into the rear. The centre console uses Fidlock, a magnetic clip system Audi says no other premium car maker has fitted as standard equipment. A single click secures a cupholder or a charging cable pouch, and the same fittings work with third-party Fidlock accessories built for cycling or outdoor use. A phone tray charges two handsets wirelessly at up to 25 watts each, cutting charge times by roughly two-thirds against a standard 5-watt pad, and the doors open with electric handles that respond to a light touch rather than a mechanical pull.

The dashboard runs a curved 12.8-inch touchscreen alongside an 11.9-inch driver display as standard, with an augmented reality head-up display available as an option. Audi’s connected work package brings Microsoft Outlook and Teams into the car, letting drivers join a call or have a calendar entry read aloud through voice commands. An optional Sonos sound system with 14 speakers and 660 watts of amplification sits above the standard seven-speaker setup and a mid-tier eight-speaker option with a subwoofer.

Built for Low Drag

Audi credits a chunk of that range figure to shape rather than battery size alone. The A2 e-tron posts a drag coefficient of 0.24, the lowest of any car in Audi’s compact range. A cool-air intake at the front stays closed on the motorway and opens only when the motor needs it, the underbody sits largely flat with no exhaust system to work around, and gap reducers built into the wheel arch trims narrow the space between tyre and bodywork to cut turbulence. Buyers pick between a standard exterior with softer bumpers or the sportier S line trim, which adds gloss black side skirts, a rear diffuser and its own paint colours including Intense blue and Daytona grey pearl effect.

Safety Equipment Usually Reserved for Bigger Cars

Audi fits front emergency brake assist, swerve assist, attention assist, adaptive cruise control, a reversing camera and parking sensors as standard on every A2 e-tron, kit the brand usually saves for its full-size models. Swerve assist works between 18 and 93mph, and the front brake assist intervenes at speeds up to 52mph if a collision looks imminent. Emergency assist watches for an unresponsive driver, tries to get their attention with visual, audible and haptic warnings, then brings the car to a stop and places an emergency call if nothing changes.

Buyers who add the optional Tech pro package get a system that can bring the car to a stop at red lights and pull away again once the light turns green, plus a lane change function that works with the indicator on motorways at speeds up to 130mph. A separate occupant protection system tightens seatbelts and closes windows automatically when it detects a hazard, and an optional trained parking feature can learn and repeat up to five manoeuvres, such as reversing into a driveway at home.

Where the A2 e-tron Sits Against Rivals

At £32,200, the entry A2 e-tron lands close to the Volkswagen ID.3 and above the cheapest Mini Cooper Electric, but its 401-mile maximum range beats both by a wide margin. The BMW iX1 costs more to get into and falls well short of 401 miles on its longest-range version. For drivers cross-shopping compact electric cars on range alone, the A2 e-tron gives Audi a real claim at the top of the segment, at least until a rival brand answers with its own numbers.

Production takes place at Audi’s Ingolstadt plant, on the same line as the combustion-engined A3, and the car uses more than 300 components made partly from recycled steel, aluminium or plastic, with over 100 of those parts containing material reclaimed from end-of-life vehicles. Audi says it took the A2 e-tron from concept to production 21 months faster than its previous new models, helped by a “pearl chain” system that locks in the build order for each car six days before assembly starts.