Audi RSQ3 vs Lexus GS300

The RSQ3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Audi RSQ3

Side by side

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

Audi RSQ3Lexus GS300

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,160 (better)
$3,169
Australia
$2,614 (better)
$2,625
United Kingdom
£1,919 (better)
£1,925
United States
$2,441 (better)
$2,449

Official figures

Uses
9.8 L/100km (better)
9.8 L/100km
UK
29 mpg (better)
29 mpg
US
24 mpg (better)
24 mpg
On a full tank
614 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
530 L
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Length
4,394 mm
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Weight
1,730 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.5 L 5-cylinder turbo petrol
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Power
294 kW
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Torque
480 Nm
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Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
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Drive
AWD
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Safety

Euro NCAP
★★★★★
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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.

RSQ3 or GS300?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RSQ3 or the Lexus GS300?

The Audi RSQ3: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Lexus GS300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi RSQ3 or the Lexus GS300?

The Audi RSQ3, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Lexus GS300's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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