Ford Mustang vs Lamborghini Aventador

The Mustang costs less to run, by the official figures: about $2,030 a year less in the US.

Ford MustangLamborghini Aventador

Side by side

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

Ford MustangLamborghini Aventador

A typical year's fuel

United States
$3,313 (better)
$5,342
New Zealand
$4,288 (better)
$6,914
Australia
$3,556 (better)
$5,738
United Kingdom
£2,605 (better)
£4,201

Official figures

Uses
18 mpg (better)
11 mpg
Also
13.3 L/100km (better)
21.4 L/100km
On a full tank
286 miles (better)
247 miles

Space

Seats
4
2
Boot
408 L
–
Length
4,789 mm
4,797 mm
Weight
1,720 kg
1,586 kg

Engine

Engine
5.0 L V8 petrol
6.5 L V12 petrol
Power
339 kW
544 kW (better)
Torque
556 Nm
690 Nm (better)
Gearbox
10-speed automatic
7-speed automatic (ISR)
Drive
RWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★☆☆
–
Euro NCAP
★★☆☆☆
–
Airbags
8
–

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.

Mustang or Aventador?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Mustang or the Lamborghini Aventador?

The Ford Mustang: about $2,030 a year less in the US than the Lamborghini Aventador at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Mustang or the Lamborghini Aventador?

The Ford Mustang, at 13.3 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Lamborghini Aventador's 21.4 L/100km (13 mpg UK, 11 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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