Where each one leads
Audi RS e-tron GT
- Against cars of the same year, the Audi RS e-tron GT comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 60% less often than average) than the Maserati Ghibli (fails 29% less often than average).
- New Audi RS e-tron GT cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 0 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 226 for the Maserati Ghibli in 2022.
Maserati Ghibli
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Audi RS e-tron GT | Maserati Ghibli | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2022–2026 | 2014–2024 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 2,908 (2021–2022) | 20,967 (2013–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 3,313 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 310 | 374 |
| In traffic in Finland | 127 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Audi RS e-tron GT | Maserati Ghibli | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 83% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +6% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| … against cars of the same year | −60% | −29% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 5.2% |
| US owner complaints | 7 | 80 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Vehicle speed control |
| Model year with most complaints | 2022 (4) | 2015 (25) |
| US recall campaigns | 8 | 18 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,540 | 625 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Audi RS e-tron GT | Maserati Ghibli | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 11.6 l/100 km (2024) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 11.3 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 14.1 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 0 g/km | 226 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 382 kW (512 hp) | 275 kW (369 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,420 kg | 1,967 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €165,878 | €118,622 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 46,000 km | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).