Audi R8 vs Ford Mustang
The Mustang costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 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
- $4,288 (better)
- Australia
- $3,585
- $3,547 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,633
- £2,605 (better)
- United States
- $3,348
- $3,313 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.4 L/100km
- 13.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 21 mpg
- 21 mpg (better)
- US
- 18 mpg
- 18 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 545 km (better)
- 445 km
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 4
- Boot
- 112 L
- 408 L (better)
- Length
- 4,426 mm
- 4,811 mm
- Weight
- 1,590 kg
- 1,746 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.2 L V10 petrol
- 2.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 397 kW (better)
- 232 kW
- Torque
- 540 Nm (better)
- 475 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★☆☆
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★☆☆☆
- Airbags
- –
- 8
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 Mustang?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi R8 or the Ford Mustang?
The Ford Mustang: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Audi R8 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi R8 or the Ford Mustang?
The Ford Mustang, at 13.3 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Audi R8's 13.4 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi R8 or the Ford Mustang?
The Ford Mustang, at 408 L to the Audi R8's 112 L, for their newest versions.
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