Audi Q6 e-tron vs Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology

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Q6 e-tron compared with G 580 with EQ Technology

	AudiQ6 e-tron	Mercedes-BenzG 580 with EQ Technology
Overview
Released
Released	March 2024	2024
Performance
Powertrain
Powertrain	Electric	Electric
Power
Power	288–510 bhp	579 bhp (better)
0–62 mph
0–62 mph	4.3–7 s (better)	4.7 s
Top speed
Top speed	130–142 mph (better)	112 mph
Engine or motors
Engine or motors	Rear motor: 185 kW (292 PS with launch control, 83 kWh) or 225 kW (326 PS with launch control, e-tron performance); quattro adds a front motor: 315 kW (462 PS with launch control) or 360 kW on the SQ6 (517 PS with launch control). Power and 0–62 mph figures are with launch control; bhp converted from these PS figures	Electric drive, 432 kW (587 hp); bhp converted from Mercedes' kW figure
Torque
Torque	450 Nm (185 kW), 485 Nm (e-tron performance), 275 Nm front and 580 Nm rear (quattro and SQ6)	1,164 Nm
Gearbox
Gearbox	Single-speed automatic	Single-speed automatic
Drive
Drive	Rear-wheel drive; quattro four-wheel drive on e-tron quattro and SQ6	All-wheel drive
Range and charging
Zero-emission range (WLTP)
Zero-emission range (WLTP)	326–396 miles (better)	291 miles
Battery
Battery	75.8–94.9 kWh	117 kWh (better)
Fastest charging
Fastest charging	225–270 kW (better)	210 kW
Range detail
Range detail	WLTP combined: 287–326 miles (83 kWh), 348–396 miles (e-tron performance), 340–387 miles (e-tron quattro), 349–364 miles (SQ6); city up to 521 miles; depends on trim	WLTP range 290–291 miles depending on equipment
Charging
Charging	800-volt system; 11 kW AC (8 hours to full with 83 kWh, about 10 hours with 100 kWh); DC up to 225 kW (83 kWh), 260 kW (e-tron performance) or 270 kW (quattro and SQ6), 10–80% in 21–22 minutes; batteries 83/75.8 kWh or 100/94.9 kWh gross/net	117 kWh usable battery; DC up to 210 kW on Mercedes UK's technical data (the UK price list says 200 kW), 10–80% in 29 minutes; 11 kW AC, 0–100% in 12 hours
Efficiency
Efficiency	–	28.7 kWh/100 km WLTP combined
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions	0 g/km at the tailpipe	0 g/km
Practicality
Body
Body	SUV	SUV
Seats
Seats	5	5
Boot
Boot	526 litres	555 litres (better)
Length
Length	4,771 mm	4,624 mm
Width
Width	1,965 mm	1,931 mm
Weight
Weight	From 2,125 kg	From 3,160 kg
Boot
Boot	526 litres, 1,529 litres with the rear seats folded, plus a 64-litre front boot; 514/1,517 litres (SQ6)	555 litres
Towing
Towing	2,000 kg braked (rear-wheel drive), 2,400 kg (quattro and SQ6)	No towing capacity listed in Mercedes UK's brochure
Size
Size	4,771 mm long, 1,965 mm wide, 1,702 mm high on Audi UK's data (Audi's launch press release gives 1,939 mm wide for the Q6 e-tron); weight is Audi UK's unladen figure, 2,125 kg (83 kWh) to 2,400 kg (quattro)	4,624 mm long, 1,931 mm wide without mirrors (2,187 mm with), 1,986 mm high; 13.6 m turning circle; kerb weight 3,160 kg
Tech and safety
Warranty
Warranty	–	Battery: 8 years or 100,000 miles