Audi S5 vs BMW 4 Series
The S5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 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
- $2,523 (better)
- $2,623
- Australia
- $2,090 (better)
- $2,173
- United Kingdom
- £1,532 (better)
- £1,593
- United States
- $1,949 (better)
- $2,026
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- UK
- 36 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- US
- 30 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- 744 km (better)
- 727 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 465 L
- 470 L (better)
- Length
- 4,690 mm
- 4,768 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 1,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 260 kW (better)
- 135 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 300 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
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.
S5 or 4 Series?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S5 or the BMW 4 Series?
The Audi S5: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the BMW 4 Series at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S5 or the BMW 4 Series?
The Audi S5, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the BMW 4 Series's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi S5 or the BMW 4 Series?
The BMW 4 Series, at 470 L to the Audi S5's 465 L, for their newest versions.
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