Audi A6 vs Mitsubishi Lancer

The A6 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in the US.

Audi A6Mitsubishi Lancer

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Audi A6Mitsubishi Lancer

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,716 (better)
$1,746
New Zealand
$2,222 (better)
$2,261
Australia
$1,841 (better)
$1,873
United Kingdom
£1,350 (better)
£1,373

Official figures

Uses
34 mpg (better)
34 mpg
Also
6.9 L/100km (better)
7.0 L/100km
On a full tank
570 miles (better)
484 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
530 L (better)
399 L
Length
4,939 mm
4,569 mm
Weight
1,735 kg
1,228 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
180 kW (better)
109 kW
Torque
370 Nm (better)
197 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
CVT
Drive
AWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
8 (better)
7

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 Lancer?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A6 or the Mitsubishi Lancer?

The Audi A6: about $30 a year less in the US than the Mitsubishi Lancer at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi A6 or the Mitsubishi Lancer?

The Audi A6, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Lancer's 7.0 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A6 or the Mitsubishi Lancer?

The Audi A6, at 530 L to the Mitsubishi Lancer's 399 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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