Head to head

HAOQI Mustang vs HAOQI Rhino

On the numbers that decide this pair, the HAOQI Mustang is 76 km/h faster than the HAOQI Rhino. Everything else is below, including where it loses.

Range is our estimate under the reference ride, not the manufacturer's claim. Cost is over 5 years at 3,000 km a year, on the same formula the cost-of-ownership calculator runs. How we work this out

Range figures are MathBikes estimates under the reference ride. Prices are the current listed price.
SpecHAOQI MustangHAOQI Rhino
Estimated range42 km77 km
Battery720 Wh1357 Wh
Weight22.7 kg35.8 kg
Motor torque130 Nm96 Nm
Top speed121 km/h45 km/h
Price$2,399$1,399
5-year cost$2,853$2,097

Where each one wins

  • HAOQI Mustang is 76 km/h faster.
  • HAOQI Rhino is 637 Wh more battery.
  • HAOQI Rhino is 35 km further on range.
  • HAOQI Mustang is 13.1 kg lighter.
  • HAOQI Mustang is 34 Nm more torque.

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

Who each one is for

HAOQI Mustang

Suits you if you want:

  • 130 Nm of torque, which is steep-hill territory
  • fast class, which keeps up with city traffic
  • rated to 136 kg of rider and luggage together
  • about 42 km estimated, which covers a 21 km each-way commute

What it asks in return:

  • fast class, so it is registered and helmeted in most places

HAOQI Rhino

Suits you if you want:

  • 96 Nm of torque, which is steep-hill territory
  • fast class, which keeps up with city traffic
  • rated to 181 kg of rider and luggage together
  • about 77 km estimated, which covers a 38 km each-way commute

What it asks in return:

  • 35.8 kg, which is a bike you park rather than carry
  • fast class, so it is registered and helmeted in most places

Each line above is read straight from the specification: torque, weight, payload, battery and our range estimate. Nothing here is a preference, and neither bike is being recommended over the other.

What each one costs to own

Over 5 years the HAOQI Rhino costs about 700 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 Mustang covers about 38,400 km before its pack is due for replacement; the HAOQI Rhino, about 72,373 km. Ride less than that and the replacement never enters the sum.

Five years at 3,000 km a year, from the constants published on our methodology page. Resale is subtracted, which is why it shows as a negative.
Over five yearsHAOQI MustangHAOQI Rhino
Purchase price$2,399$1,399
Charging$68$68
Servicing$972$972
Battery replacement
Resale value$-585$-341
Total$2,853$2,097

Run these numbers on your own mileage

Which one to buy

  • Pick the HAOQI Rhino if you ride to the edge of the battery and dislike planning around it.
  • Pick the HAOQI Rhino 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 Mustang 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 Rhino if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the HAOQI Rhino 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.

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