Audi A8 vs Ford Contour

The A8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $140 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $130 in the US.

Audi A8

Side by side

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

Audi A8Ford Contour

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,457 (better)
$3,622
Australia
$2,864 (better)
$3,000
United Kingdom
£2,100 (better)
£2,200
United States
$2,671 (better)
$2,798

Official figures

Uses
10.7 L/100km (better)
11.2 L/100km
UK
26 mpg (better)
25 mpg
US
22 mpg (better)
21 mpg
On a full tank
674 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
524 L
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Length
5,172 mm
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Weight
1,640 kg
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Engine

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

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A8 or the Ford Contour?

The Audi A8: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $140 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $130 in the US than the Ford Contour at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi A8 or the Ford Contour?

The Audi A8, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Ford Contour's 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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