Bentley Bentayga vs Audi Q8 E-Tron
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Bentley Bentayga

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2024 price

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Audi Q8 E-Tron

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Summary

2024 Bentley Bentayga

2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron

By Laura Berry

By Byron Mathioudakis

Safety Rating

Engine Type

Twin Turbo V8, 4.0L

Not Applicable, 0.0L

Fuel Type

Premium Unleaded Petrol

Electric

Fuel Efficiency

12.8L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)

Seating

Likes

Practical and spacious
Remarkable dynamics for its size and weight
Twin-turbo V8 is no W12 but still awesome

Exceptional quality
EV refinement and civility
Still a handsome machine

Dislikes

Not great value for money, but that's not the point
Awkward looking to my eyes
Interior could be more special

Starting to feel dated
Efficiency not the best
This is a very heavy SUV

2024 Bentley Bentayga Summary

Yes, you can drive your Bentley and keep your family. It's called compromise, or the Bentayga, Bentley's SUV.

The Bentayga my family has been living with is the Azure grade which promises to be even more comfortable and pleasant than the rest of the range.

Comfort is important and we'll cover the Bentayga's lavish details in time, but our mission first and foremost is to find out if the Bentayga makes a good family SUV.

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2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron Summary

Things that have had a name change AFTER they’ve become famous…

Okay… there’s Kanye West’s switch to Ye, Twitter’s rebranding to X and now this – the Audi Q8 e-tron.

As the brand’s first production EV, it used to be known simply as Audi e-tron. But that was confusing, because – Porsche Taycan-based GT and RS sports sedans aside – every electrified vehicle that the company has made before and since wears e-tron as a suffix.

Beyond new badging, the Q8 e-tron also brings a facelift and improvements underneath, to better challenge the BMW iX, Jaguar I-Pace and Mercedes EQC and EQE large electric SUVs, among others.

How does the Ingolstadt EV fare? Let’s find out.

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Deep dive comparison

2024 Bentley Bentayga 2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron

Verdict

The Bentley Bentayga Azure may look a bit awkward and it surely isn't great value for money, but it is a true Bentley and a very good family SUV that not only provides terrific practicality but superb performance and comfort.

Verdict

The Audi Q8 e-tron ushers in welcome improvements to an already likeable and capable large luxury SUV.

But it is also feeling dated compared to newer and fresher rivals like the BMW iX, isn’t as good to drive as the best, offers disappointing range for the size of the new battery, and prices are creeping up for what is essentially a half-decade-old EV.

The name change isn’t enough. What the Q8 e-tron really needs is a massive leap in its Vorsprung durch Technik in a rapidly evolving electrified landscape.

Very good… but far from great.

Bentley Bentayga vs Audi Q8 E-Tron What's the difference?

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Bentley Bentayga vs Audi Q8 E-Tron
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