Audi Q2 vs BMW X3
The X3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 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
- $1,699
- $1,649 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,199
- $2,134 (better)
- Australia
- $1,824
- $1,768 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,336
- £1,297 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 35 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.8 L/100km
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 457 miles
- 612 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 405 L
- 550 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 4,191 mm
- 4,708 mm
- Weight
- 1,330 kg
- 1,790 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 185 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 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.
Q2 or X3?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q2 or the BMW X3?
The BMW X3: about $50 a year less in the US than the Audi Q2 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q2 or the BMW X3?
The BMW X3, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Audi Q2's 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q2 or the BMW X3?
The BMW X3, at 550 L to the Audi Q2's 405 L, for their newest versions.
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