Audi Q5 vs Land Rover Discovery

The Q5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand.

Audi Q5Land Rover Discovery

Side by side

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

Audi Q5Land Rover Discovery

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,416 (better)
$2,448
Australia
$2,002 (better)
$2,028
United Kingdom
£1,468 (better)
£1,487
United States
$1,866 (better)
$1,891

Official figures

Uses
7.5 L/100km (better)
7.6 L/100km
On a full tank
870 km
1,189 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
549 L (better)
258 L
Towing, braked
2,400 kg
3,500 kg (better)
Length
4,663 mm
4,971 mm
Weight
1,833 kg
2,223 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
3.0 L inline-6 turbo diesel mild hybrid
Power
198 kW (better)
190 kW
Torque
495 Nm
500 Nm (better)
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
8-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
4WD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
8 (better)
6

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.

Q5 or Discovery?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q5 or the Land Rover Discovery?

The Audi Q5: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Land Rover Discovery at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q5 or the Land Rover Discovery?

The Audi Q5, at 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Land Rover Discovery's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q5 or the Land Rover Discovery?

The Audi Q5, at 549 L to the Land Rover Discovery's 258 L, for their newest versions.

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