Audi RS 6 vs Volvo V90
The V90 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $900 a year less in New Zealand, $750 in Australia, £550 in the UK and $700 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
- $3,945
- $3,043 (better)
- Australia
- $3,269
- $2,521 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,397
- £1,849 (better)
- United States
- $3,048
- $2,351 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.2 L/100km
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 23 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- US
- 19 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 598 km (better)
- 574 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 561 L
- Length
- 4,995 mm
- 4,935 mm
- Weight
- 2,025 kg
- 1,760 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 441 kW (better)
- 140 kW
- Torque
- 800 Nm (better)
- 400 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
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.
RS 6 or V90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS 6 or the Volvo V90?
The Volvo V90: about $900 a year less in New Zealand, $750 in Australia, £550 in the UK and $700 in the US than the Audi RS 6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi RS 6 or the Volvo V90?
The Volvo V90, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Audi RS 6's 12.2 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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