Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron vs BYD ATTO 3

The Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron costs £9,170 more than the BYD ATTO 3. For that premium it adds 95 litres more boot space. The BYD ATTO 3 is not just cheaper - it also offers 43 miles more WLTP range, 60 kW faster peak rapid charging and 80 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron comes out ahead overall.

The BYD ATTO 3 is £9,170 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £160 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the BYD ATTO 3 comes out roughly £9,170 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 229 miles for the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron and 263 miles for the BYD ATTO 3 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The BYD ATTO 3 goes roughly 35 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 10 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 535 mm of total clearance for the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron and about 525 mm of total clearance for the BYD ATTO 3.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron and 90% for the BYD ATTO 3. That gives the BYD ATTO 3 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The BYD ATTO 3's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.