Audi S4 vs Lexus LS
The S4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 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
- $2,358 (better)
- $2,521
- New Zealand
- $2,846 (better)
- $3,043
- United Kingdom
- £1,729 (better)
- £1,849
- United States
- $2,199 (better)
- $2,351
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.8 L/100km (better)
- 9.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 659 km
- 871 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L (better)
- 446 L
- Length
- 4,766 mm
- 5,235 mm
- Weight
- 1,790 kg
- 2,005 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
- 3.5 L V6 twin turbo petrol
- Power
- 260 kW
- 310 kW (better)
- Torque
- 500 Nm
- 600 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
S4 or LS?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S4 or the Lexus LS?
The Audi S4: about $160 a year less in Australia than the Lexus LS at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S4 or the Lexus LS?
The Audi S4, at 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Lexus LS's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi S4 or the Lexus LS?
The Audi S4, at 480 L to the Lexus LS's 446 L, for their newest versions.
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