Audi A8 vs Lexus Is
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,457
- $3,457
- Australia
- $2,864
- $2,864
- United Kingdom
- £2,100
- £2,100
- United States
- $2,671
- $2,671
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km
- 10.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 674 km (better)
- 655 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 524 L (better)
- 480 L
- Length
- 5,172 mm
- 4,710 mm
- Weight
- 1,640 kg
- 1,535 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-petrol
- Power
- 250 kW (better)
- 180 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
A8 or Is?
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A8 or the Lexus Is?
The Audi A8, at 524 L to the Lexus Is's 480 L, for their newest versions.
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