Audi A4 vs Holden Vectra

The A4 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.

Audi A4Holden Vectra

Side by side

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

Audi A4Holden Vectra

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,927 (better)
$2,943
Australia
$2,421 (better)
$2,434
United Kingdom
£1,778 (better)
£1,788
United States
$2,261 (better)
$2,274

Official figures

Uses
9.1 L/100km (better)
9.1 L/100km
UK
31 mpg (better)
31 mpg
US
26 mpg (better)
26 mpg
On a full tank
597 km
659 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
480 L
923 L (better)
Towing, braked
1,700 kg
–
Length
4,762 mm
4,595 mm
Weight
1,475 kg
1,393 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
110 kW
125 kW (better)
Torque
270 Nm (better)
250 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
4-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

A4 or Vectra?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A4 or the Holden Vectra?

The Audi A4: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Holden Vectra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi A4 or the Holden Vectra?

The Audi A4, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Holden Vectra's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A4 or the Holden Vectra?

The Holden Vectra, at 923 L to the Audi A4's 480 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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