2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2025 Audi SQ8 e-tron vs Polestar 4

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,299/ year to fuel
70 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$999/ year to fuel
90 MPGe

The 2025 Polestar 4 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $999 a year to fuel (90 MPGe), versus $1,299 for the 2025 Audi SQ8 e-tron (70 MPGe). That's roughly $300 a year, or about $1,499 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi SQ8 e-tron
  • Polestar 4

Side by side

Audi SQ8 e-tronPolestar 4
$1,299 Your annual fuel cost $999
70 MPGe Combined efficiency 90 MPGe
68 MPGe City 93 MPGe
72 MPGe Highway 87 MPGe
48.1 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 37 kWh
242 mi Driving range 300 mi
— Passenger volume 104 cu ft
— Cargo volume 25 cu ft
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
9/10 EPA fuel economy score 9/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
16 hrs Charge time at 240V 11 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motors (295 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (200 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
AWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Audi SQ8 e-tron vs Polestar 4 across model years

  • Audi SQ8 e-tron
  • Polestar 4

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

The Polestar 4 goes farther between stops: about 300 miles on a charge, compared with 242 miles for the Audi SQ8 e-tron.

Among 94 2025 midsize & large SUVs, the Audi SQ8 e-tron ranks 18th and the Polestar 4 11th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi SQ8 e-tron or the 2025 Polestar 4?

Measured by cost to drive, the Polestar 4. The Audi SQ8 e-tron is rated 70 MPGe combined and the Polestar 4 90 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi SQ8 e-tron vs. the Polestar 4 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,299 for the Audi SQ8 e-tron and $999 for the Polestar 4.

Which has more range?

The Polestar 4: about 300 miles versus 242 miles.

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