Audi Q3 vs Hyundai Elexio

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Audi Q3
Audi Q3

$58,700 - $84,400

2026 price

Hyundai Elexio
Hyundai Elexio

$58,990 - $61,990

2026 price

Summary

2026 Audi Q3
2026 Hyundai Elexio
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.5L

Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
5.8L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • No PHEV option (yet)
  • A few rattles in our test car
  • Small back seat

  • Slow(ish) DC charging
  • Cabin devoid of buttons
  • Disappearing driver screen
2026 Audi Q3 Summary

Replacing a popular model is fraught with danger. Existing customers will tell you they love it, while focus groups of non-customers will tell you why they hate it and sometimes carmakers get caught trying to appease both groups.

Sometimes they’ll make it too big or change too much in the search for more sales and ultimately end up removing the elements that made it popular in the first place.

Which is why Audi has been extra careful with some subtle evolution for this new-generation Q3 SUV and Sportback. This isn’t just a popular model for Audi Australia, it has been the best-selling model for the German brand for more than five years, so getting it wrong would be a disaster.

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2026 Hyundai Elexio Summary

There's a hell of a lot riding on the shoulders of the Hyundai Elexio, which is shaping as the brand's best shot to date at taking on Made In China models like the BYD Sealion 7 and Tesla Model Y. 

While the Ioniq family sits atop the EV tree at Hyundai, the Elexio is a very different proposition. It's priced more sharply (the brand is quick to point out that it's only about $8 a week more expensive than a Sealion 7 on a novated lease), and it's the first Hyundai vehicle offered in Australia that's produced in the brand's Chinese factory through its Beijing Hyundai joint venture.

In short, it feels a lot like Hyundai is ready to take on BYD at their own game in Australia.

So, is the Elexio the pick of the Made In China bunch?

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