Audi Q8 e-tron vs Porsche Taycan

The Taycan costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $140 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $150 in the US.

Porsche Taycan

Side by side

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

Audi Q8 e-tronPorsche Taycan

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,214
$1,049 (better)
Australia
$1,036
$896 (better)
United Kingdom
£787
£680 (better)
United States
$1,106
$956 (better)

Official figures

Uses
28.3 kWh/100km
24.5 kWh/100km (better)
UK
2.2 mi/kWh
2.5 mi/kWh (better)
US
74 MPGe
86 MPGe (better)
Range
437 km
444 km (better)

Space

Seats
–
4
Length
–
4,963 mm

Engine

Engine
–
Single motor
Gearbox
–
2-speed automatic
Drive
–
RWD

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 e-tron or Taycan?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q8 e-tron or the Porsche Taycan?

The Porsche Taycan: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $140 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $150 in the US than the Audi Q8 e-tron at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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