Audi Q2 vs Škoda Karoq

The Q2 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US.

Audi Q2Škoda Karoq

Side by side

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

Audi Q2Škoda Karoq

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,199 (better)
$2,280
Australia
$1,819 (better)
$1,886
United Kingdom
£1,336 (better)
£1,385
United States
$1,699 (better)
$1,761

Official figures

Uses
6.8 L/100km (better)
7.1 L/100km
UK
42 mpg (better)
40 mpg
US
35 mpg (better)
33 mpg
On a full tank
735 km (better)
709 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
405 L
521 L (better)
Length
4,191 mm
4,382 mm
Weight
1,330 kg
1,400 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
110 kW
110 kW
Torque
250 Nm
250 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
7-speed dual-clutch
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★

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.

Q2 or Karoq?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q2 or the Škoda Karoq?

The Audi Q2: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Škoda Karoq at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q2 or the Škoda Karoq?

The Audi Q2, at 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Škoda Karoq's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q2 or the Škoda Karoq?

The Škoda Karoq, at 521 L to the Audi Q2's 405 L, for their newest versions.

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