Audi RS 3 vs Škoda Superb
The Superb costs less to run, by the official figures: about $430 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,911
- $2,480 (better)
- Australia
- $2,415
- $2,058 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,768
- £1,507 (better)
- United States
- $2,249
- $1,916 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.0 L/100km
- 7.7 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 600 km
- 782 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 320 L
- 595 L (better)
- Length
- 4,542 mm
- 4,834 mm
- Weight
- 1,650 kg
- 1,437 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 5-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 294 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 265 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- 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.
RS 3 or Superb?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS 3 or the Škoda Superb?
The Škoda Superb: about $430 a year less in New Zealand than the Audi RS 3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi RS 3 or the Škoda Superb?
The Škoda Superb, at 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Audi RS 3's 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi RS 3 or the Škoda Superb?
The Škoda Superb, at 595 L to the Audi RS 3's 320 L, for their newest versions.
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