Audi SQ2 vs Lotus Elise

The SQ2 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in Australia.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Audi SQ2Lotus Elise

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$2,306 (better)
$2,332
New Zealand
$2,781 (better)
$2,814
United Kingdom
£1,690 (better)
£1,709
United States
$2,149 (better)
$2,174

Official figures

Uses
8.6 L/100km (better)
8.7 L/100km

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.

SQ2 or Elise?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi SQ2 or the Lotus Elise?

The Audi SQ2: about $30 a year less in Australia than the Lotus Elise at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi SQ2 or the Lotus Elise?

The Audi SQ2, at 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Lotus Elise's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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