Audi SQ5 vs Nissan Pathfinder

The SQ5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 a year less in the US.

Audi SQ5Nissan Pathfinder

Side by side

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

Audi SQ5Nissan Pathfinder

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,556 (better)
$2,623
New Zealand
$3,308 (better)
$3,396
Australia
$2,741 (better)
$2,815
United Kingdom
£2,010 (better)
£2,063

Official figures

Uses
23 mpg (better)
22 mpg
Also
10.2 L/100km (better)
10.5 L/100km
On a full tank
425 miles (better)
414 miles

Space

Seats
5
8
Boot
501 L (better)
470 L
Towing, braked
–
1,588 kg
Length
4,671 mm
5,022 mm
Weight
1,995 kg
1,958 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
3.5 L V6 petrol
Power
260 kW (better)
212 kW
Torque
500 Nm (better)
351 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
9-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
–
10

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 Pathfinder?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi SQ5 or the Nissan Pathfinder?

The Audi SQ5: about $70 a year less in the US than the Nissan Pathfinder at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi SQ5 or the Nissan Pathfinder?

The Audi SQ5, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Nissan Pathfinder's 10.5 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi SQ5 or the Nissan Pathfinder?

The Audi SQ5, at 501 L to the Nissan Pathfinder's 470 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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