Audi Q4 E-Tron Luggage Test: How much cargo space?

It wasn't the most picturesque day for luggage testing, what with all the garbage cans and sketchy-ass van. No one seemed to be abducted that day at least.

Any who, the Audi Q4 E-Tron is an all-electric crossover on the same MEB platform as the Volkswagen ID.4 and various other VW group EVs. As we're talking about cargo capacity, it doesn't have as much as the impressively voluminous ID.4 (one of its few agreeable elements inside), but as I would discover, it is able to carry more luggage than the disappointing Audi Q5. It's waaaay better than the rinky-dink Q3.

Officially, the regular Q4 E-Tron I tested has 24.8 cubic-feet of cargo capacity, while the Sportback version ironically has more at 26.1 cubic feet. I can't really wrap my head around why. Either way, those figures are in keeping with a larger subcompact SUV. So is the amount of stuff it can hold, but there are some caveats as usual.

Like many small SUVs, the Q4 E-Tron comes with two cargo floor levels. The upper one is to provide a flat floor when the back seat is lowered, while the lower one is for achieving max capacity with the back seat raised. As I'm only interested in the latter, I only tested with it lowered.

One thing I like about the Q4 setup are the removable partitions on either side that let you utilize the cargo area's full width when the lower floor height is being used. I wish my Kia Niro had this feature since I exclusively use the lower floor height.