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Is the 2026 Audi Q8 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

16thof 23

  • No. Top half on 2 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 30.5 cu ft.
  • 16th of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: rear legroom (4th of 22), towing (7th of 23).
  • Weakest: mpg (14th of 17, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SUVSGravityLucid GravityMDXAcura MDXGXLexus GXDiscov…Land Rover DiscoveryEV9Kia EV9Range …Land Rover Range RoverGV80Genesis GV80Land C…Toyota Land CruiserHummer…GMC Hummer EV SUVDefend…Land Rover DefenderEX90Volvo EX90XC90Volvo XC90iXBMW iXX5BMW X5Range …Land Rover Range Rover SportQ8Audi Q8SQ8Audi SQ8GV80 C…Genesis GV80 CoupeLYRIQCadillac LYRIQLYRIQ VCadillac LYRIQ VX6BMW X6Cayenn…Porsche Cayenne CoupeQX60INFINITI QX60Mercedes-Benz GLENo number16th of 23
24 SUVs from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Audi Q8 in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$75,60015th of 2439%
Best combined mpg19 mpg14th of 1713%
Most horsepower335 hp21st of 2413%
Cargo behind rear seats30.5 cu ft16th of 2327%
Rear legroom40.2 in4th of 2281%
Max towing7,700 lb7th of 2364%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Lucid Gravity 50.6 cu ft
  2. Acura MDX 48.4 cu ft
  3. Lexus GX 45.6 cu ft
  4. Land Rover Discovery 45.0 cu ft
  5. Kia EV9 43.5 cu ft
  6. Land Rover Range Rover 40.9 cu ft
  7. Genesis GV80 38.7 cu ft
  8. Toyota Land Cruiser 37.5 cu ft
Show all 23
  1. GMC Hummer EV SUV 35.9 cu ft
  2. Land Rover Defender 35.8 cu ft
  3. Volvo EX90 35.6 cu ft
  4. Volvo XC90 35.6 cu ft
  5. BMW iX 35.5 cu ft
  6. BMW X5 33.9 cu ft
  7. Land Rover Range Rover Sport 31.9 cu ft
  8. Audi Q8 30.5 cu ft
  9. Audi SQ8 30.5 cu ft
  10. Genesis GV80 Coupe 29.3 cu ft
  11. Cadillac LYRIQ 28.0 cu ft
  12. Cadillac LYRIQ V 28.0 cu ft
  13. BMW X6 27.4 cu ft
  14. Porsche Cayenne Coupe 20.3 cu ft
  15. INFINITI QX60 14.5 cu ft

No figure: Mercedes-Benz GLE.

SUVs in 2026: 182. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked