Audi R8 vs Lamborghini Countach
The R8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $5,050 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
- $3,348 (better)
- $8,395
- New Zealand
- $4,334 (better)
- $10,866
- Australia
- $3,591 (better)
- $9,003
- United Kingdom
- £2,633 (better)
- £6,601
Official figures
- Uses
- 18 mpg (better)
- 7 mpg
- Also
- 13.4 L/100km (better)
- 33.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 339 miles (better)
- 222 miles
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Boot
- 112 L
- –
- Length
- 4,426 mm
- 4,140 mm
- Weight
- 1,590 kg
- 1,490 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.2 L V10 petrol
- 5.2 L V12 petrol
- Power
- 397 kW (better)
- 335 kW
- Torque
- 540 Nm (better)
- 500 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
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.
R8 or Countach?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi R8 or the Lamborghini Countach?
The Audi R8: about $5,050 a year less in the US than the Lamborghini Countach at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi R8 or the Lamborghini Countach?
The Audi R8, at 13.4 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Lamborghini Countach's 33.6 L/100km (8 mpg UK, 7 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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