Audi A5 vs BMW 130I
The A5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $140 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,927 (better)
- $3,063
- Australia
- $2,425 (better)
- $2,539
- United Kingdom
- £1,778 (better)
- £1,861
- United States
- $2,261 (better)
- $2,366
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.5 L/100km
- UK
- 31 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- US
- 26 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- On a full tank
- 597 km (better)
- 560 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,733 mm
- –
- Weight
- 1,530 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW
- 195 kW (better)
- Torque
- 320 Nm (better)
- 315 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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 130I?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A5 or the BMW 130I?
The Audi A5: about $140 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the BMW 130I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A5 or the BMW 130I?
The Audi A5, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the BMW 130I's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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