Audi RS 6 vs Volkswagen Passat
The Passat costs less to run, by the official figures: about £950 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
- £2,397
- £1,450 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,945
- $2,387 (better)
- Australia
- $3,269
- $1,979 (better)
- United States
- $3,048
- $1,844 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 23 mpg
- 38 mpg (better)
- Also
- 12.2 L/100km
- 7.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 372 miles
- 589 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 650 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 4,995 mm
- 4,773 mm
- Weight
- 2,025 kg
- 1,549 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 441 kW (better)
- 162 kW
- Torque
- 800 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 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.
RS 6 or Passat?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS 6 or the Volkswagen Passat?
The Volkswagen Passat: about £950 a year less in the UK than the Audi RS 6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi RS 6 or the Volkswagen Passat?
The Volkswagen Passat, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Audi RS 6's 12.2 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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