Audi Q5 vs Mini Countryman

The Countryman costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Audi Q5Mini Countryman

Side by side

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

Audi Q5Mini Countryman

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,416
$2,406 (better)
Australia
$2,002
$1,994 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,468
£1,462 (better)
United States
$1,866
$1,859 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.5 L/100km
7.4 L/100km (better)
UK
38 mpg
38 mpg (better)
US
31 mpg
32 mpg (better)
On a full tank
870 km (better)
726 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
549 L (better)
460 L
Towing, braked
2,400 kg
–
Length
4,663 mm
4,433 mm
Weight
1,833 kg
1,440 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
198 kW (better)
125 kW
Torque
495 Nm (better)
280 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
7-speed dual-clutch
Drive
AWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
8 (better)
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.

Q5 or Countryman?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q5 or the Mini Countryman?

The Mini Countryman: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Audi Q5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q5 or the Mini Countryman?

The Mini Countryman, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Audi Q5's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q5 or the Mini Countryman?

The Audi Q5, at 549 L to the Mini Countryman's 460 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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