Audi SQ5 vs Jeep Grand Cherokee

The Grand Cherokee costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US.

Audi SQ5Jeep Grand Cherokee

Side by side

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

Audi SQ5Jeep Grand Cherokee

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,308
$3,202 (better)
Australia
$2,741
$2,654 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,010
£1,945 (better)
United States
$2,556
$2,474 (better)

Official figures

Uses
10.2 L/100km
9.9 L/100km (better)
UK
28 mpg
29 mpg (better)
US
23 mpg
24 mpg (better)
On a full tank
684 km
879 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
501 L
1,068 L (better)
Towing, braked
–
2,813 kg
Length
4,671 mm
4,914 mm
Weight
1,995 kg
2,141 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
3.6 L V6 petrol
Power
260 kW (better)
210 kW
Torque
500 Nm (better)
344 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
4WD

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.

SQ5 or Grand Cherokee?

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

The Jeep Grand Cherokee: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Audi SQ5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi SQ5 or the Jeep Grand Cherokee?

The Jeep Grand Cherokee, at 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Audi SQ5's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi SQ5 or the Jeep Grand Cherokee?

The Jeep Grand Cherokee, at 1068 L to the Audi SQ5's 501 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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