Audi SQ5 vs Jeep Commander

The SQ5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Audi SQ5Jeep Commander

Side by side

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

Audi SQ5Jeep Commander

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,308 (better)
$3,331
Australia
$2,741 (better)
$2,760
United Kingdom
£2,010 (better)
£2,024
United States
$2,556 (better)
$2,573

Official figures

Uses
10.2 L/100km (better)
10.3 L/100km
UK
28 mpg (better)
27 mpg
US
23 mpg (better)
23 mpg
On a full tank
684 km
757 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
501 L
1,028 L (better)
Length
4,671 mm
4,787 mm
Weight
1,995 kg
2,345 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
3.7 L V6 petrol
Power
260 kW (better)
157 kW
Torque
500 Nm (better)
319 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
5-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
4WD

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.

SQ5 or Commander?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi SQ5 or the Jeep Commander?

The Audi SQ5: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Jeep Commander at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi SQ5 or the Jeep Commander?

The Audi SQ5, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Jeep Commander's 10.3 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi SQ5 or the Jeep Commander?

The Jeep Commander, at 1028 L to the Audi SQ5's 501 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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