Audi S3 vs Hyundai Excel

The S3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand.

Audi S3

Side by side

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

Audi S3Hyundai Excel

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,717 (better)
$2,817
Australia
$2,255 (better)
$2,336
United Kingdom
£1,650 (better)
£1,711
United States
$2,099 (better)
$2,176

Official figures

Uses
8.4 L/100km (better)
8.7 L/100km
On a full tank
655 km (better)
517 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
325 L
343 L (better)
Length
4,351 mm
4,110 mm
Weight
1,500 kg
926 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
228 kW (better)
64 kW
Torque
400 Nm (better)
124 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed S tronic dual-clutch automatic
4-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
7
–

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.

S3 or Excel?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S3 or the Hyundai Excel?

The Audi S3: about $100 a year less in New Zealand than the Hyundai Excel at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi S3 or the Hyundai Excel?

The Audi S3, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Hyundai Excel's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi S3 or the Hyundai Excel?

The Hyundai Excel, at 343 L to the Audi S3's 325 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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