Audi S5 vs BMW M2
The M2 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 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
- $3,308
- $3,179 (better)
- Australia
- $2,737
- $2,630 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,010
- £1,931 (better)
- United States
- $2,556
- $2,456 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.2 L/100km
- 9.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 28 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- US
- 23 mpg
- 24 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 567 km (better)
- 529 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 465 L
- –
- Length
- 4,690 mm
- 4,580 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 260 kW
- 338 kW (better)
- Torque
- 500 Nm
- 650 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
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.
S5 or M2?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S5 or the BMW M2?
The BMW M2: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Audi S5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S5 or the BMW M2?
The BMW M2, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Audi S5's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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