Audi A5 vs Fiat 500 L
The A5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 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
- $2,261 (better)
- $2,351
- New Zealand
- $2,927 (better)
- $3,043
- Australia
- $2,425 (better)
- $2,522
- United Kingdom
- £1,778 (better)
- £1,849
Official figures
- Uses
- 26 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- Also
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 371 miles (better)
- 330 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L (better)
- 455 L
- Length
- 4,733 mm
- 4,147 mm
- Weight
- 1,530 kg
- 1,320 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 70 kW
- Torque
- 320 Nm (better)
- 127 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
A5 or 500 L?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A5 or the Fiat 500 L?
The Audi A5: about $90 a year less in the US than the Fiat 500 L at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A5 or the Fiat 500 L?
The Audi A5, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Fiat 500 L's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A5 or the Fiat 500 L?
The Audi A5, at 480 L to the Fiat 500 L's 455 L, for their newest versions.
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