VTUVIA Giraffe vs VTUVIA SN100

Where each one wins

• VTUVIA SN100 is 13 km/h faster.
• VTUVIA SN100 is 20 Nm more torque.
• VTUVIA Giraffe is 9 km further on range.
• VTUVIA Giraffe is 1.4 kg lighter.

The VTUVIA Giraffe leads on 2 of these, the VTUVIA SN100 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 VTUVIA Giraffe 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 VTUVIA Giraffe covers about 33,280 km before its pack is due for replacement; the VTUVIA SN100, about 33,280 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 VTUVIA Giraffe if you ride to the edge of the battery and dislike planning around it.
• Pick the VTUVIA Giraffe if you carry the bike up steps, onto a train, or into a flat.
• Pick the VTUVIA SN100 if your route has real hills, or you carry cargo or a passenger.
• Pick the VTUVIA SN100 if your commute has fast stretches where the assist cutting out matters.
• Pick the VTUVIA Giraffe if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the VTUVIA Giraffe is the better buy, and the VTUVIA SN100 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.