Compare the2025 Audi Q6 e-tronVS 2025 Mercedes EQE SUV

Both the Q6 e-tron and EQE SUV have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Q6 e-tron has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The EQE SUV’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

The Q6 e-tron has a standard Secondary Collision Brake Assist, which automatically applies the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

The Audi Q6 e-tron offers an optional Top View Cameras and it also offers an optional rear camera washer to make backing always safe, regardless of road dirt or grime, while the Mercedes EQE SUV doesn’t offer a camera washer, requiring manual cleaning.

Both the Q6 e-tron and the EQE SUV have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

The Audi Q6 e-tron has achieved the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) highest rating of “Top Safety Pick Plus” for the 2025 model year. This distinction is based on its exceptional performance in IIHS’ rigorous battery of safety tests. Specifically, it earned a “Good” rating in the latest, more stringent moderate overlap front crash test, a “Good” result in the updated side impact test, and a “Good” score in the revised pedestrian crash prevention test. The EQE SUV has not yet been evaluated by the IIHS for 2025.

The Q6 e-tron’s corrosion warranty is 7 years longer than the EQE SUV’s (12 vs. 5 years).

The Q6 e-tron has more powerful engines than the EQE SUV:

As tested in Motor Trend the Q6 e-tron Premium Quattro electric motors is faster than the EQE SUV 350+ electric motor:

On the EPA test cycle the Q6 e-tron gets better mileage than the EQE SUV:

The Q6 e-tron can travel longer on a full charge than the EQE SUV on a full charge:

The Q6 e-tron stops shorter than the EQE SUV:

The Audi Q6 e-tron may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 450 pounds less than the Mercedes EQE SUV.

The Q6 e-tron is 3.7 inches shorter than the EQE SUV, making the Q6 e-tron easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Q6 e-tron has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the EQE SUV with its rear seat up (30.2 vs. 14 cubic feet). The Q6 e-tron has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the EQE SUV with its rear seat folded (60.2 vs. 55 cubic feet).

A standard locking glovebox (which can’t be accessed with the valet key) keeps your small valuables safer in the Q6 e-tron. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

The Q6 e-tron’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the EQE SUV’s (4409 vs. 0 pounds).

Heated windshield washer nozzles are standard on the Q6 e-tron to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. Heated windshield washer nozzles cost extra on the EQE SUV.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The Q6 e-tron SQ6 has standard headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer headlight washers.

Manual rear side window sunshades are available in the Q6 e-tron to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer rear side window sunshades.