Audi A6 vs BMW 530I
The 530I costs less to run, by the official figures: about £50 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,350
- £1,305 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,222
- $2,147 (better)
- Australia
- $1,843
- $1,781 (better)
- United States
- $1,716
- $1,659 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 41 mpg
- 43 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.9 L/100km
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 570 miles
- 655 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 530 L
- –
- Length
- 4,939 mm
- 4,841 mm
- Weight
- 1,735 kg
- 1,595 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 180 kW
- 190 kW (better)
- Torque
- 370 Nm (better)
- 300 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
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.
A6 or 530I?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A6 or the BMW 530I?
The BMW 530I: about £50 a year less in the UK than the Audi A6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A6 or the BMW 530I?
The BMW 530I, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Audi A6's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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