Audi SQ5 vs Maserati Levante

The SQ5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in the US.

Audi SQ5Maserati Levante

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Audi SQ5Maserati Levante

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,556 (better)
$2,573
New Zealand
$3,308 (better)
$3,331
Australia
$2,741 (better)
$2,760
United Kingdom
£2,010 (better)
£2,024

Official figures

Uses
23 mpg (better)
23 mpg
Also
10.2 L/100km (better)
10.3 L/100km
On a full tank
425 miles
483 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
501 L
–
Length
4,671 mm
5,003 mm
Weight
1,995 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
Power
260 kW (better)
202 kW
Torque
500 Nm
600 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
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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.

SQ5 or Levante?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi SQ5 or the Maserati Levante?

The Audi SQ5: about $20 a year less in the US than the Maserati Levante at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi SQ5 or the Maserati Levante?

The Audi SQ5, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Maserati Levante's 10.3 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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