Audi R8 vs Ferrari 488 GTB
The 488 GTB costs less to run, by the official figures: about £60 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
- £2,633
- £2,568 (better)
- New Zealand
- $4,334
- $4,227 (better)
- Australia
- $3,591
- $3,505 (better)
- United States
- $3,348
- $3,266 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 21 mpg
- 22 mpg (better)
- Also
- 13.4 L/100km
- 13.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 339 miles
- 371 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Boot
- 112 L
- –
- Length
- 4,426 mm
- 4,568 mm
- Weight
- 1,590 kg
- 1,475 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.2 L V10 petrol
- 3.9 L V8 twin turbo petrol
- Power
- 397 kW
- 492 kW (better)
- Torque
- 540 Nm
- 760 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 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.
R8 or 488 GTB?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi R8 or the Ferrari 488 GTB?
The Ferrari 488 GTB: about £60 a year less in the UK than the Audi R8 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi R8 or the Ferrari 488 GTB?
The Ferrari 488 GTB, at 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Audi R8's 13.4 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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