Audi Q5 vs Mitsubishi Pajero

The Q5 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 Q5Mitsubishi Pajero

Side by side

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

Audi Q5Mitsubishi Pajero

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,577 (better)
$2,587
Australia
$2,132 (better)
$2,140
United Kingdom
£1,566 (better)
£1,572
United States
$1,991 (better)
$1,999

Official figures

Uses
8.0 L/100km (better)
8.0 L/100km
UK
35 mpg (better)
35 mpg
US
30 mpg (better)
29 mpg
On a full tank
878 km
1,100 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
550 L
1,081 L (better)
Towing, braked
2,400 kg
3,000 kg (better)
Length
4,663 mm
4,900 mm
Weight
1,795 kg
2,165 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
3.8 L V6 petrol
Power
183 kW
184 kW (better)
Torque
370 Nm (better)
327 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
5-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
4WD

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 Pajero?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q5 or the Mitsubishi Pajero?

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

Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q5 or the Mitsubishi Pajero?

The Audi Q5, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Pajero's 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q5 or the Mitsubishi Pajero?

The Mitsubishi Pajero, at 1081 L to the Audi Q5's 550 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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