Audi S4 vs BMW M3
The M3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £110 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
- £1,729
- £1,617 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,846
- $2,662 (better)
- Australia
- $2,358
- $2,205 (better)
- United States
- $2,199
- $2,056 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 32 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- Also
- 8.8 L/100km
- 8.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 410 miles
- 453 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,766 mm
- 4,671 mm
- Weight
- 1,790 kg
- 1,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 260 kW
- 317 kW (better)
- Torque
- 500 Nm
- 550 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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 M3?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S4 or the BMW M3?
The BMW M3: about £110 a year less in the UK than the Audi S4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S4 or the BMW M3?
The BMW M3, at 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Audi S4's 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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