Audi S3 vs Holden Calais
The S3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 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
- $2,099 (better)
- $2,141
- New Zealand
- $2,717 (better)
- $2,772
- Australia
- $2,252 (better)
- $2,297
- United Kingdom
- £1,650 (better)
- £1,684
Official figures
- Uses
- 28 mpg (better)
- 27 mpg
- Also
- 8.4 L/100km (better)
- 8.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 407 miles
- 515 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 325 L
- –
- Length
- 4,351 mm
- 4,965 mm
- Weight
- 1,500 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 228 kW (better)
- 191 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed S tronic dual-clutch automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 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.
S3 or Calais?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S3 or the Holden Calais?
The Audi S3: about $40 a year less in the US than the Holden Calais at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S3 or the Holden Calais?
The Audi S3, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Holden Calais's 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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