Aston Martin DB2 vs Audi Q8

The Q8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US.

Audi Q8

Side by side

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

Aston Martin DB2Audi Q8

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,945
$3,852 (better)
Australia
$3,269
$3,191 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,397
£2,340 (better)
United States
$3,048
$2,976 (better)

Official figures

Uses
12.2 L/100km
11.9 L/100km (better)
UK
23 mpg
24 mpg (better)
US
19 mpg
20 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
630 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
605 L
Length
–
4,986 mm

Engine

Engine
–
3.0 L V6 turbo petrol mild hybrid
Power
–
250 kW
Torque
–
500 Nm
Gearbox
–
8-speed automatic
Drive
–
AWD

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.

DB2 or Q8?

Which is cheaper to run, the Aston Martin DB2 or the Audi Q8?

The Audi Q8: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Aston Martin DB2 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Aston Martin DB2 or the Audi Q8?

The Audi Q8, at 11.9 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US) to the Aston Martin DB2's 12.2 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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