Audi S4 vs Subaru WRX

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

Audi S4Subaru WRX

Side by side

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

Audi S4Subaru WRX

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,846
$2,820 (better)
Australia
$2,358
$2,337 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,729
£1,713 (better)
United States
$2,199
$2,179 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.8 L/100km
8.7 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
659 km
722 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
480 L
–
Length
4,766 mm
4,670 mm
Weight
1,790 kg
1,519 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
2.4 L turbocharged horizontally opposed 4-cylinder petrol
Power
260 kW (better)
202 kW
Torque
500 Nm (better)
350 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
6-speed manual
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.

S4 or WRX?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S4 or the Subaru WRX?

The Subaru WRX: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Audi S4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi S4 or the Subaru WRX?

The Subaru WRX, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Audi S4's 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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