Audi RS vs Ford Edge

The Edge costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US.

Ford Edge

Side by side

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

Audi RSFord Edge

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,457
$3,308 (better)
Australia
$2,863
$2,737 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,100
£2,010 (better)
United States
$2,671
$2,556 (better)

Official figures

Uses
10.7 L/100km
10.2 L/100km (better)
UK
26 mpg
28 mpg (better)
US
22 mpg
23 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
680 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
1,110 L
Length
–
4,796 mm
Weight
–
1,870 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
–
186 kW
Torque
–
380 Nm
Gearbox
–
8-speed automatic
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

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.

RS or Edge?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RS or the Ford Edge?

The Ford Edge: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US than the Audi RS at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi RS or the Ford Edge?

The Ford Edge, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Audi RS's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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