Audi S3 vs Kia Soul
The Soul costs less to run, by the official figures: about $180 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
- $2,717
- $2,535 (better)
- Australia
- $2,252
- $2,101 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,650
- £1,540 (better)
- United States
- $2,099
- $1,959 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.4 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 655 km
- 689 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 325 L
- 364 L (better)
- Length
- 4,351 mm
- 4,195 mm
- Weight
- 1,500 kg
- 1,300 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 228 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 179 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed S tronic dual-clutch automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 7 (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.
S3 or Soul?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S3 or the Kia Soul?
The Kia Soul: about $180 a year less in New Zealand than the Audi S3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S3 or the Kia Soul?
The Kia Soul, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Audi S3's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi S3 or the Kia Soul?
The Kia Soul, at 364 L to the Audi S3's 325 L, for their newest versions.
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