Audi Q3 vs Porsche Macan

The Q3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US.

Audi Q3Porsche Macan

Side by side

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

Audi Q3Porsche Macan

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,169 (better)
$3,231
Australia
$2,622 (better)
$2,672
United Kingdom
£1,925 (better)
£1,963
United States
$2,449 (better)
$2,496

Official figures

Uses
9.8 L/100km (better)
10.0 L/100km
UK
29 mpg (better)
28 mpg
US
24 mpg (better)
24 mpg
On a full tank
592 km
751 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
530 L (better)
488 L
Towing, braked
1,800 kg
–
Length
4,484 mm
4,726 mm
Weight
1,575 kg
–

Engine

Engine
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
110 kW
185 kW (better)
Torque
250 Nm
370 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed dual-clutch automatic
7-speed dual-clutch
Drive
FWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
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.

Q3 or Macan?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q3 or the Porsche Macan?

The Audi Q3: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Porsche Macan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q3 or the Porsche Macan?

The Audi Q3, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Porsche Macan's 10.0 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q3 or the Porsche Macan?

The Audi Q3, at 530 L to the Porsche Macan's 488 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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