Audi RS Q8 vs Mercedes-Benz G-Class
The RS Q8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $320 a year less in New Zealand, $260 in Australia, £190 in the UK and $240 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $4,754 (better)
- $5,071
- Australia
- $3,939 (better)
- $4,195
- United Kingdom
- £2,888 (better)
- £3,081
- United States
- $3,673 (better)
- $3,918
Official figures
- Uses
- 14.7 L/100km (better)
- 15.7 L/100km
- UK
- 19 mpg (better)
- 18 mpg
- US
- 16 mpg (better)
- 15 mpg
- On a full tank
- 578 km
- 638 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 605 L
- 667 L (better)
- Length
- 5,012 mm
- 4,817 mm
- Weight
- 2,315 kg
- 2,414 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 441 kW (better)
- 310 kW
- Torque
- 800 Nm (better)
- 610 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- 4WD
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 Q8 or G-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS Q8 or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The Audi RS Q8: about $320 a year less in New Zealand, $260 in Australia, £190 in the UK and $240 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz G-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi RS Q8 or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The Audi RS Q8, at 14.7 L/100km (19 mpg UK, 16 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz G-Class's 15.7 L/100km (18 mpg UK, 15 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi RS Q8 or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, at 667 L to the Audi RS Q8's 605 L, for their newest versions.
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