Audi Q3 vs Mitsubishi Pajero
The Pajero costs less to run, by the official figures: about $580 a year less in New Zealand, $480 in Australia, £350 in the UK and $450 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
- $3,169
- $2,587 (better)
- Australia
- $2,622
- $2,140 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £1,572 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $1,999 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 592 km
- 1,100 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 530 L
- 1,081 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- 3,000 kg (better)
- Length
- 4,484 mm
- 4,900 mm
- Weight
- 1,575 kg
- 2,165 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.8 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 184 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 327 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
Q3 or Pajero?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q3 or the Mitsubishi Pajero?
The Mitsubishi Pajero: about $580 a year less in New Zealand, $480 in Australia, £350 in the UK and $450 in the US than the Audi Q3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q3 or the Mitsubishi Pajero?
The Mitsubishi Pajero, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Audi Q3's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q3 or the Mitsubishi Pajero?
The Mitsubishi Pajero, at 1081 L to the Audi Q3's 530 L, for their newest versions.
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