Audi Q8 vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
The GLE-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about £140 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £2,340
- £2,200 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,852
- $3,622 (better)
- Australia
- $3,191
- $3,001 (better)
- United States
- $2,976
- $2,798 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 24 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- Also
- 11.9 L/100km
- 11.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 391 miles
- 472 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 605 L
- 825 L (better)
- Length
- 4,986 mm
- 4,924 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,200 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 250 kW
- 270 kW (better)
- Torque
- 500 Nm
- 500 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
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.
Q8 or GLE-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q8 or the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class: about £140 a year less in the UK than the Audi Q8 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q8 or the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Audi Q8's 11.9 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q8 or the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, at 825 L to the Audi Q8's 605 L, for their newest versions.
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