Audi RS 6 vs Subaru Outback

The Outback costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,490 a year less in New Zealand.

Audi RS 6Subaru Outback

Side by side

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

Audi RS 6Subaru Outback

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,945
$2,455 (better)
Australia
$3,269
$2,035 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,397
£1,491 (better)
United States
$3,048
$1,896 (better)

Official figures

Uses
12.2 L/100km
7.6 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
598 km
830 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
522 L
Towing, braked
–
2,000 kg
Length
4,995 mm
4,870 mm
Weight
2,025 kg
1,660 kg

Engine

Engine
4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
2.5 L flat-4 petrol
Power
441 kW (better)
138 kW
Torque
800 Nm (better)
245 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
AWD
AWD

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.

RS 6 or Outback?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS 6 or the Subaru Outback?

The Subaru Outback: about $1,490 a year less in New Zealand than the Audi RS 6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi RS 6 or the Subaru Outback?

The Subaru Outback, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Audi RS 6's 12.2 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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