Audi R8 vs Ferrari 458 Italia
The R8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $740 a year less in New Zealand, $610 in Australia, £450 in the UK and $570 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
- $4,334 (better)
- $5,071
- Australia
- $3,585 (better)
- $4,195
- United Kingdom
- £2,633 (better)
- £3,081
- United States
- $3,348 (better)
- $3,918
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.4 L/100km (better)
- 15.7 L/100km
- UK
- 21 mpg (better)
- 18 mpg
- US
- 18 mpg (better)
- 15 mpg
- On a full tank
- 545 km
- 548 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Boot
- 112 L
- –
- Length
- 4,426 mm
- 4,527 mm
- Weight
- 1,590 kg
- 1,380 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.2 L V10 petrol
- 4.5 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 397 kW
- 425 kW (better)
- Torque
- 540 Nm
- 540 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
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.
R8 or 458 Italia?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi R8 or the Ferrari 458 Italia?
The Audi R8: about $740 a year less in New Zealand, $610 in Australia, £450 in the UK and $570 in the US than the Ferrari 458 Italia at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi R8 or the Ferrari 458 Italia?
The Audi R8, at 13.4 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Ferrari 458 Italia's 15.7 L/100km (18 mpg UK, 15 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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