Audi Q4 e-tron vs BMW i5

The Q4 e-tron costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Audi Q4 e-tronBMW i5

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$899 (better)
$910
Australia
$768 (better)
$777
United Kingdom
£583 (better)
£590
United States
$820 (better)
$830

Official figures

Uses
21.0 kWh/100km (better)
21.2 kWh/100km
UK
3.0 mi/kWh (better)
2.9 mi/kWh
US
100 MPGe (better)
99 MPGe
Range
415 km
445 km (better)

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Q4 e-tron or i5?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q4 e-tron or the BMW i5?

The Audi Q4 e-tron: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the BMW i5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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