Audi A3 vs Citroën C4
The A3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- New Zealand
- $2,012 (better)
- $2,028
- Australia
- $1,667 (better)
- $1,677
- United Kingdom
- £1,222 (better)
- £1,232
- United States
- $1,554 (better)
- $1,567
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.2 L/100km (better)
- 6.3 L/100km
- UK
- 45 mpg (better)
- 45 mpg
- US
- 38 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- On a full tank
- 723 km
- 797 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 380 L
- 380 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,500 kg (better)
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,343 mm
- 4,360 mm
- Weight
- 1,220 kg
- 1,305 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 81 kW
- 96 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 230 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- 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.
A3 or C4?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A3 or the Citroën C4?
The Audi A3: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Citroën C4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A3 or the Citroën C4?
The Audi A3, at 6.2 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Citroën C4's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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