Audi A5 vs Volkswagen Arteon
The Arteon costs less to run, by the official figures: about $220 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $2,428
- $2,205 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,927
- $2,662 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,617 (better)
- United States
- $2,261
- $2,056 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 8.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 597 km
- 802 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- 563 L (better)
- Length
- 4,733 mm
- 4,862 mm
- Weight
- 1,530 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 140 kW
- 162 kW (better)
- Torque
- 320 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 8
- –
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
A5 or Arteon?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A5 or the Volkswagen Arteon?
The Volkswagen Arteon: about $220 a year less in Australia than the Audi A5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A5 or the Volkswagen Arteon?
The Volkswagen Arteon, at 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Audi A5's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A5 or the Volkswagen Arteon?
The Volkswagen Arteon, at 563 L to the Audi A5's 480 L, for their newest versions.
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