Audi S4 vs Kia Spectra
The S4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 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
- $2,846 (better)
- $2,927
- Australia
- $2,358 (better)
- $2,425
- United Kingdom
- £1,729 (better)
- £1,778
- United States
- $2,199 (better)
- $2,261
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.8 L/100km (better)
- 9.1 L/100km
- UK
- 32 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- US
- 27 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- On a full tank
- 659 km (better)
- 575 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L (better)
- 432 L
- Length
- 4,766 mm
- 4,426 mm
- Weight
- 1,790 kg
- 1,275 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 260 kW (better)
- 104 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 186 Nm
- Gearbox
- 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.
S4 or Spectra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S4 or the Kia Spectra?
The Audi S4: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Kia Spectra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S4 or the Kia Spectra?
The Audi S4, at 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Kia Spectra's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi S4 or the Kia Spectra?
The Audi S4, at 480 L to the Kia Spectra's 432 L, for their newest versions.
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