Audi A6 vs Mercedes-Benz C-Class
The C-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $1,716
- $1,704 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,222
- $2,206 (better)
- Australia
- $1,841
- $1,827 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,350
- £1,340 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 34 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.9 L/100km
- 6.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 570 miles
- 601 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 530 L (better)
- 455 L
- Length
- 4,939 mm
- 4,751 mm
- Weight
- 1,735 kg
- 1,587 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 180 kW (better)
- 150 kW
- Torque
- 370 Nm (better)
- 300 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
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.
A6 or C-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A6 or the Mercedes-Benz C-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class: about $10 a year less in the US than the Audi A6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A6 or the Mercedes-Benz C-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, at 6.8 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Audi A6's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A6 or the Mercedes-Benz C-Class?
The Audi A6, at 530 L to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class's 455 L, for their newest versions.
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