Audi SQ8 vs Audi RS Q8

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Audi SQ8
Audi SQ8

$178,815 - $179,800

2025 price

Audi RS Q8
Audi RS Q8

2026 price

Summary

2025 Audi SQ8
2026 Audi RS Q8
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Twin Turbo V8, 4.0L

Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
11.9L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • Never hits any thrilling notes
  • Technology is harder than it needs to be
  • Internal storage could be better

  • Big power equals big thirst
  • Seven-year warranty costs extra
  • No current ANCAP rating
2025 Audi SQ8 Summary

The Audi SQ8 has had a mid-life refresh but this upper large SUV still offers luxury with its powerful V8 engine that fans know and love, as well as the features you would expect in a top model.

It competes against the Mercedes-AMG GLE and Porsche Cayenne but we’re family testing the SQ8 to see how it handles domestic life.

Keep reading to see what we’ve discovered.

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2026 Audi RS Q8 Summary

Not to spoil the illusion, but at their core the Lamborghini Urus, Bentley Bentayga and Porsche Cayenne all share the same base mechanical DNA. And yet despite their huge price tags and enviable reputation for performance, the fastest SUV isn’t one of them - it’s an Audi.

The new Audi RS Q8 Performance, to be precise, which has lapped the famous Nurburgring in Germany in record time, usurping the Cayenne Turbo GT in the process.

Boasting the most powerful internal combustion engine Audi has ever installed in a production car, ceramic brakes and a highly advanced suspension package, the RS Q8 Performance takes the German brand’s SUVs to a new level of, how do I put this… performance.

So it’s an appropriate name, but is it an appropriate car for Australian buyers looking for something fast, spacious and special? Read on to find out…

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