Audi RS e-tron vs Mercedes-Benz Eqs

The RS e-tron costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.

Side by side

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

Audi RS e-tronMercedes-Benz Eqs

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,071 (better)
$1,120
Australia
$915 (better)
$956
United Kingdom
£695 (better)
£726
United States
$977 (better)
$1,021

Official figures

Uses
25.0 kWh/100km (better)
26.1 kWh/100km
UK
2.5 mi/kWh (better)
2.4 mi/kWh
US
84 MPGe (better)
80 MPGe
Range
447 km
698 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.

RS e-tron or Eqs?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS e-tron or the Mercedes-Benz Eqs?

The Audi RS e-tron: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz Eqs at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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