Audi RS Q8 Performance vs Land Rover Range Rover vs Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS (2026)
The classic luxury suv shortlist, settled with numbers (October 2026):
- Pick the Audi RS Q8 Performance if you want the lowest starting price (₹2.34 Crore), the most power (631 bhp), the most seats (5).
- Pick the Land Rover Range Rover as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere.
- Pick the Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere.
Three-Way Specification Comparison
Audi RS Q8 Performance in short
The RS Q8 Performance is the fastest SUV Audi sells in India: 640 PS from a 4.0L twin-turbo V8, imported as a CBU since February 2025 at ₹2.338 crore, monospec. This is the same engine family that powers the Lamborghini Urus, in Audi's own top SUV. Nothing from BMW or Mercedes-AMG currently matches its output in India — cross-shopping happens against the Porsche Cayenne's upper reaches and the Urus itself, at far greater money.
Full RS Q8 Performance prices & variants →Land Rover Range Rover in short
The Range Rover is the flagship of the British luxury SUV world, and India gets it exclusively in long-wheelbase form: the D350 HSE diesel at ₹2.40 crore, the P400 Autobiography petrol at ₹2.65 crore, and the 615 PS V8 SV at ₹3.50 crore. All three are LWB, all mild-hybrid or V8 petrol — prices from Land Rover India's official July 2026 pan-India list. It competes with the Mercedes-Maybach GLS and Bentley Bentayga, and an all-electric Range Rover has opened bookings in India with prices yet to be announced.
Full Range Rover prices & variants →Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS in short
The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 is the ultra-luxury SUV of the Mercedes range, and from January 2026 it is assembled in India as a CKD — a first for a Maybach SUV — spanning ₹2.75 crore to a ₹4.10 crore Celebration Edition. Power comes from a 557 PS 4.0L V8 with mild-hybrid assistance, but the point is the four-seat executive rear cabin. Rivals are the Bentley Bentayga and Range Rover long-wheelbase, both costlier imports.
Full Maybach GLS prices & variants →Head-to-head pairs
Frequently Asked Questions
RS Q8 Performance vs Range Rover vs Maybach GLS — which should I buy?
Pick the Audi RS Q8 Performance if you want the lowest starting price (₹2.34 Crore), the most power (631 bhp), the most seats (5). Pick the Land Rover Range Rover as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere. Pick the Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS as the balanced middle path — it wins no single spec outright but concedes little anywhere. Test-drive at least two before deciding — ride and dealer experience differ by city.
Which is the cheapest among RS Q8 Performance, Range Rover, Maybach GLS?
The Audi RS Q8 Performance starts lowest at ₹2.34 Crore, against ₹2.40 Crore for the Range Rover and ₹2.75 Crore for the Maybach GLS (ex-showroom, October 2026).
Which is the safest of the three?
Audi RS Q8 Performance: not yet NCAP-tested; Land Rover Range Rover: not yet NCAP-tested; Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS: not yet NCAP-tested.