Audi A6 Sportback e-tron vs Polestar 4 Coupé

The Audi A6 Sportback e-tron costs £13,150 more than the Polestar 4 Coupé. For that premium it adds 78 miles more WLTP range, 70 kW faster peak rapid charging and 80 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron comes out ahead overall.

The Polestar 4 Coupé is £13,150 cheaper to buy. The Audi A6 Sportback e-tron is cheaper to charge, roughly £144 a year versus £176 for the Polestar 4 Coupé, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Polestar 4 Coupé comes out roughly £12,990 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 321 miles for the Polestar 4 Coupé - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Audi A6 Sportback e-tron goes roughly 65 miles further between charging stops.

The Audi A6 Sportback e-tron is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 126 mm narrower than the Polestar 4 Coupé. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 518 mm of total clearance for the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron and about 392 mm of total clearance for the Polestar 4 Coupé. The Polestar 4 Coupé also turns in a 0.7 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.