Audi TTS vs BMW 420I
The 420I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $590 a year less in New Zealand, $480 in Australia, £360 in the UK and $450 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
- $3,043
- $2,458 (better)
- Australia
- $2,517
- $2,033 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,849
- £1,493 (better)
- United States
- $2,351
- $1,899 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 30 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- US
- 25 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 584 km
- 776 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 305 L
- 440 L (better)
- Length
- 4,191 mm
- 4,768 mm
- Weight
- 1,450 kg
- 1,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 210 kW (better)
- 135 kW
- Torque
- 370 Nm (better)
- 300 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- 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.
TTS or 420I?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi TTS or the BMW 420I?
The BMW 420I: about $590 a year less in New Zealand, $480 in Australia, £360 in the UK and $450 in the US than the Audi TTS at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi TTS or the BMW 420I?
The BMW 420I, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Audi TTS's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi TTS or the BMW 420I?
The BMW 420I, at 440 L to the Audi TTS's 305 L, for their newest versions.
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