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

Comparison overview: The Mercedes-Benz EQS starts at ₹1.30 Cr and the Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron at ₹1.19 Cr, a difference of ₹11.00 L ex-showroom. On-road in New Delhi that gap becomes roughly ₹12.21 L. Here is what the extra money actually buys.

Engine and performance: The Mercedes-Benz EQS uses a Two permanently excited synchronous motors Electric making 750.97bhp and listed torque with Automatic. The Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron uses a Twin Electric Motor Electric making 402.3bhp and listed torque with Automatic.

Mileage and running cost: The Mercedes-Benz EQS Electric Automatic is rated at 857 km and the Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron Electric Automatic at 600 km. At 1,000 km a month, the Mercedes-Benz EQS saves you about ₹3.9984441851419685 a month and ₹47.98133022170362 a year on fuel.

What one gives that the other does not: The Mercedes-Benz EQS adds Fog Lights - Front, Rear Window Defogger, Cornering Headlamps, Trunk Opener and Heated Wing Mirror. The Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron adds Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Brake Assist, Central Locking, Child Safety Locks and Anti-Theft Alarm. 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 ₹11.00 L for your down payment than spend it on features.

Buy the Mercedes-Benz EQS if you do regular highway runs, you carry luggage or a pram often, and you want No. of Airbags without waiting for the next facelift.

The one thing that settles it: Mercedes-Benz EQS offers Fog Lights - Front.

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.