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.


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