Audi RS 3 vs Volvo C30
The C30 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 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
- $2,917
- $2,846 (better)
- Australia
- $2,413
- $2,354 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,772
- £1,729 (better)
- United States
- $2,254
- $2,199 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.0 L/100km
- 8.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 31 mpg
- 32 mpg (better)
- US
- 26 mpg
- 27 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 599 km
- 705 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 320 L
- –
- Length
- 4,542 mm
- 4,252 mm
- Weight
- 1,650 kg
- 1,345 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 5-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.5 L 5-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 294 kW (better)
- 169 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 320 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 6-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 C30?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS 3 or the Volvo C30?
The Volvo C30: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Audi RS 3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi RS 3 or the Volvo C30?
The Volvo C30, at 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Audi RS 3's 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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