Audi S4 vs Mercedes-Benz E-Class
The E-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 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
- $3,169
- $3,043 (better)
- Australia
- $2,622
- $2,517 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £1,849 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $2,351 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 592 km (better)
- 531 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- 540 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,900 kg
- Length
- 4,766 mm
- 4,935 mm
- Weight
- 1,790 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 260 kW (better)
- 145 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 320 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- 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.
S4 or E-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S4 or the Mercedes-Benz E-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Audi S4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S4 or the Mercedes-Benz E-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Audi S4's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi S4 or the Mercedes-Benz E-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, at 540 L to the Audi S4's 480 L, for their newest versions.
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