Soldiering into Audi’s electric era, the brand’s Q3 SUV receives only an optional visual upgrade for the 2025 model year, which is the current generation’s seventh year on the market.

and the lush green hillsides are overwhelming. It should be easy, ascending and descending the never-ending switchbacks, to erase memories of the uninspiring first-generation Audi Q3. But it's not.

The Audi Q3 is one of the least expensive vehicles in the Audi lineup. It has a base price of under $35,000, while providing owners with a competent, sporty SUV with a fair amount of luxury. The ...