Audi A3 vs Vauxhall Astra
The A3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,554 (better)
- $1,599
- New Zealand
- $2,012 (better)
- $2,070
- Australia
- $1,667 (better)
- $1,715
- United Kingdom
- £1,222 (better)
- £1,257
Official figures
- Uses
- 38 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- Also
- 6.2 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 450 miles
- 505 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 380 L
- 422 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,500 kg (better)
- 1,250 kg
- Length
- 4,343 mm
- 4,374 mm
- Weight
- 1,220 kg
- 1,266 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 81 kW
- 96 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 230 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 7 (better)
- 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.
A3 or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A3 or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Audi A3: about $40 a year less in the US than the Vauxhall Astra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A3 or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Audi A3, at 6.2 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Vauxhall Astra's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A3 or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Vauxhall Astra, at 422 L to the Audi A3's 380 L, for their newest versions.
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