Audi RS 3 vs Peugeot 307

The RS 3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 in the US.

Audi RS 3Peugeot 307

Side by side

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

Audi RS 3Peugeot 307

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,917 (better)
$2,975
Australia
$2,413 (better)
$2,461
United Kingdom
£1,772 (better)
£1,808
United States
$2,254 (better)
$2,299

Official figures

Uses
9.0 L/100km (better)
9.2 L/100km
UK
31 mpg (better)
31 mpg
US
26 mpg (better)
26 mpg
On a full tank
599 km
652 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
320 L
–
Length
4,542 mm
4,202 mm
Weight
1,650 kg
–

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 5-cylinder turbo petrol
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
294 kW (better)
80 kW
Torque
500 Nm (better)
147 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
5-speed manual
Drive
AWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★

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.

RS 3 or 307?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS 3 or the Peugeot 307?

The Audi RS 3: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Peugeot 307 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi RS 3 or the Peugeot 307?

The Audi RS 3, at 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Peugeot 307's 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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