Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron vs Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV Comparison 2026: Price, Mileage, Features

Comparison overview: The Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron starts at ₹1.19 Cr and the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV at ₹1.41 Cr, a difference of ₹22.00 L ex-showroom. On-road in New Delhi that gap becomes roughly ₹24.42 L. Here is what the extra money actually buys.

Engine and performance: The Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron uses a Twin Electric Motor Electric making 402.3bhp and listed torque with Automatic. The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV uses a synchronous electric motors Electric making 402.3bhp and listed torque with Automatic.

Mileage and running cost: The Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron Electric Automatic is rated at 600 km and the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV Electric Automatic at 550 km. At 1,000 km a month, the Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron saves you about ₹1.212121212121211 a month and ₹14.545454545454533 a year on fuel.

What one gives that the other does not: The Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron adds Rear Spoiler, Chrome Garnish, Antenna, Leather wrap gear-shift selector and Digital Odometer. The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV adds Anti-Pinch Power Windows, Knee Airbags, Blind Spot Camera, Hill Descent Control and Fast Charging. The rest of both spec sheets is shared.

Which one should you buy?

Buy the Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron if you drive mostly in the city, you want the lower running cost, and you would rather keep the ₹22.00 L for your down payment than spend it on features.

Buy the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV if you do regular highway runs, you carry luggage or a pram often, and you want Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) without waiting for the next facelift.

The one thing that settles it: Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron offers Rear Spoiler.

Before you sign anything:

Ex-showroom price is not what you pay. Add registration, road tax, insurance and handling, and expect the final figure to land ten to twelve percent higher. Road tax changes state to state, so a car that costs the same in two cities does not cost the same to own.

Ask the dealer four things before you book. What is the current waiting period for the variant you want. What is the on-road figure.

Then drive both cars back to back on the same day, on a road you actually use. Take your family. Put your usual luggage in the boot. Most people decide in the first ten minutes, and it is rarely for the reason they expected.