Audi S5 vs Lexus RC
The S5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 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 (better)
- $3,457
- Australia
- $2,737 (better)
- $2,860
- United Kingdom
- £2,010 (better)
- £2,100
- United States
- $2,556 (better)
- $2,671
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.2 L/100km (better)
- 10.7 L/100km
- UK
- 28 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- US
- 23 mpg (better)
- 22 mpg
- On a full tank
- 567 km
- 608 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 465 L (better)
- 294 L
- Length
- 4,690 mm
- 4,699 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 1,765 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 260 kW
- 289 kW (better)
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 453 Nm
- 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 RC?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S5 or the Lexus RC?
The Audi S5: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US than the Lexus RC at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S5 or the Lexus RC?
The Audi S5, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Lexus RC's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi S5 or the Lexus RC?
The Audi S5, at 465 L to the Lexus RC's 294 L, for their newest versions.
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