Audi A8 vs Dodge Charger

The Charger costs less to run, by the official figures: about $2,300 a year less in New Zealand, $1,880 in Australia, £1,350 in the UK and $1,620 in the US.

Audi A8Dodge Charger

Side by side

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

Audi A8Dodge Charger

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,457
$1,156 (better)
Australia
$2,864
$987 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,100
£750 (better)
United States
$2,671
$1,054 (better)

Official figures

Uses
10.7 L/100km
27.0 kWh/100km
UK
26 mpg
2.3 mi/kWh
US
22 mpg
78 MPGe
Range
674 km (better)
387 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
524 L (better)
467 L
Length
5,172 mm
5,039 mm
Weight
1,640 kg
1,798 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L V6 turbo petrol mild hybrid
3.6 L V6 petrol
Power
250 kW (better)
218 kW
Torque
500 Nm (better)
353 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
RWD

Safety

Airbags
–
6

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.

A8 or Charger?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A8 or the Dodge Charger?

The Dodge Charger: about $2,300 a year less in New Zealand, $1,880 in Australia, £1,350 in the UK and $1,620 in the US than the Audi A8 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A8 or the Dodge Charger?

The Audi A8, at 524 L to the Dodge Charger's 467 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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