Audi A6 Sportback e-tron vs Skoda Peaq

The Audi A6 Sportback e-tron costs £17,920 more than the Skoda Peaq. For that premium it adds 61 miles more WLTP range, 71 kW faster peak rapid charging and 70 kW more power. The Skoda Peaq is not just cheaper - it also offers 388 litres more boot space and 2 more seats (7 versus 5). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron comes out ahead overall.

The Skoda Peaq is £17,920 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £144 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Skoda Peaq comes out roughly £17,880 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 386 miles for the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron and 335 miles for the Skoda Peaq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Audi A6 Sportback e-tron goes roughly 51 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 21-28 minutes.

The two are within 15 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 533 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Peaq and about 518 mm of total clearance for the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron. The Skoda Peaq also turns in a 0.9 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.