HAOQI Cheetah Pro vs HAOQI Mustang

Where each one wins

• HAOQI Mustang is 76 km/h faster.
• HAOQI Cheetah Pro is 336 Wh more battery.
• HAOQI Cheetah Pro is 19 km further on range.
• HAOQI Mustang is 5.4 kg lighter.
• HAOQI Cheetah Pro is 30 Nm more torque.

The HAOQI Cheetah Pro leads on 3 of these, the HAOQI Mustang on 2. Neither sweeps it, so the choice comes down to which of those you actually use.

What each one costs to own

Over 5 years the HAOQI Cheetah Pro costs about 350 EUR less to own, once purchase, charging, servicing, a battery replacement where one is due, and resale are all counted.

That figure moves mostly on the battery. The HAOQI Cheetah Pro covers about 56,320 km before its pack is due for replacement; the HAOQI Mustang, about 38,400 km. Ride less than that and the replacement never enters the sum.

Run these numbers on your own mileage

Which one to buy

• Pick the HAOQI Cheetah Pro if you ride to the edge of the battery and dislike planning around it.
• Pick the HAOQI Cheetah Pro if you would rather charge less often than carry less weight.
• Pick the HAOQI Mustang if you carry the bike up steps, onto a train, or into a flat.
• Pick the HAOQI Cheetah Pro if your route has real hills, or you carry cargo or a passenger.
• Pick the HAOQI Mustang if your commute has fast stretches where the assist cutting out matters.
• Pick the HAOQI Cheetah Pro if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the HAOQI Cheetah Pro is the better buy, and the HAOQI Mustang needs a reason of its own: a colour, a frame, a shop you trust, a price that moves. None of those are in our numbers, and all of them are legitimate.

Range here is an estimate under one reference ride, not a measurement. Yours will differ with terrain, weight, tyres and weather, which is what the range calculator is for.