Audi Q3 vs Buick Encore
The Encore 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
- $1,966
- $1,959 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,545
- $2,535 (better)
- Australia
- $2,109
- $2,101 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,546
- £1,540 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 30 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- Also
- 7.9 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 458 miles (better)
- 412 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 530 L
- 532 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,484 mm
- 4,277 mm
- Weight
- 1,575 kg
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 110 kW (better)
- 101 kW
- Torque
- 250 Nm (better)
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed S tronic dual-clutch automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
Q3 or Encore?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q3 or the Buick Encore?
The Buick Encore: about $10 a year less in the US than the Audi Q3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q3 or the Buick Encore?
The Buick Encore, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Audi Q3's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q3 or the Buick Encore?
The Buick Encore, at 532 L to the Audi Q3's 530 L, for their newest versions.
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