Audi RS 4 vs Lotus Emira

The RS 4 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.

Audi RS 4Lotus Emira

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,374 (better)
$2,386
New Zealand
$3,072 (better)
$3,088
Australia
$2,549 (better)
$2,562
United Kingdom
£1,866 (better)
£1,876

Official figures

Uses
25 mpg (better)
25 mpg
Also
9.5 L/100km (better)
9.6 L/100km

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.

RS 4 or Emira?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS 4 or the Lotus Emira?

The Audi RS 4: about $10 a year less in the US than the Lotus Emira at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi RS 4 or the Lotus Emira?

The Audi RS 4, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Lotus Emira's 9.6 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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