Audi A8 vs Rolls-Royce Phantom
The A8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £1,200 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
- £2,100 (better)
- £3,301
- New Zealand
- $3,457 (better)
- $5,433
- Australia
- $2,868 (better)
- $4,502
- United States
- $2,671 (better)
- $4,197
Official figures
- Uses
- 26 mpg (better)
- 17 mpg
- Also
- 10.7 L/100km (better)
- 16.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 419 miles (better)
- 333 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 524 L
- 548 L (better)
- Length
- 5,172 mm
- 5,762 mm
- Weight
- 1,640 kg
- 2,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 6.75 L V12 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 250 kW
- 420 kW (better)
- Torque
- 500 Nm
- 900 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
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.
A8 or Phantom?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A8 or the Rolls-Royce Phantom?
The Audi A8: about £1,200 a year less in the UK than the Rolls-Royce Phantom at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A8 or the Rolls-Royce Phantom?
The Audi A8, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Rolls-Royce Phantom's 16.8 L/100km (17 mpg UK, 14 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A8 or the Rolls-Royce Phantom?
The Rolls-Royce Phantom, at 548 L to the Audi A8's 524 L, for their newest versions.
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