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Model
Variant
Engine
Car #2
Make
Model
Variant
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2016. -
S - Sports car
coupe, 2 door
front
Badges
Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2012. - 2017.
S - Sports car
coupe, 2 door
rear

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Dimensons & Outlines

4673 mm
1846 mm
1371 mm
465 liters
465 liters
54 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4240 mm
1775 mm
1285 mm
243 liters
243 liters
50 liters
2016 Audi A5 Coupe
2012 Subaru BRZ

Engine

Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Turbo
1984 cc
190 hp
320 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Subaru / Toyota
2.0 FA20D
Petrol
4 - Boxer, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1998 cc
200 hp
205 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 6 gears
1390 kg
7.2 s
240 km/h
7.6 l/100km
4.9 l/100km
5.9 l/100km
134 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 6 gears
1177 kg
7.6 s
230 km/h
9.0 l/100km
5.7 l/100km
6.9 l/100km
159 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

dual clutch - 7 gears
1420 kg
7.3 s
240 km/h
6.6 l/100km
4.7 l/100km
5.4 l/100km
123 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 6 gears
1228 kg
8.2 s
210 km/h
9.6 l/100km
5.7 l/100km
7.1 l/100km
164 g/km

Expenses

30700 EUR
Price from
17900 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Two significantly similar cars, no doubt about that. Still, each one has something different to offer. Having both cars powered by petrol engines and utilizing the 2-door coupe body style within the same 'Sports car' segment, the only major difference here really is their wheel drive configuration (front for the Audi and rear in the case of the Subaru). The first one has a Volkswagen-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 190hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 200hp engine designed by Subaru.

Safety

The fact that the Audi got tested by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), while the other contender didn't, puts it sky-high safety-wise, in my eyes at least. Still, apart from the official crash test results there are other things we need to be aware of. Both vehicles belong to the sports car segment, which is generally classifying them somewhere in the middle safety-wise, but that fact doesn't break the tie between the two cars. Furthermore, when it comes to weight, a factor that most people underestimate, the German car offers a considerable difference of 18% more metal.

Reliability

Manufacturers have been building their reliability reputation for decades now and, generally speaking, it appears that Subaru does have a slight advantage, when all the models are taken into account. These are the results of an independent reasearch, while our visitors describe reliability of Audi, as well as Subaru, with the same average rating of 4.2 out of 5. Unfortunatelly, I don't have enough insight that would allow me to comment in more details on the specific models level. Above it all, drivers of cars with the same engine as the German car rank it on average as 2.5, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 5.0 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

Audi is a bit more agile, reaching 100km/h in 0.4 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 240 kilometers per hour, 10km/h more than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy the winner has to be the German car, averaging around 5.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (48 mpg), in combined cycle. We can't ignore that 17% difference compared to the Japanese car.


Verdict

Subaru is apparently more reliable, not too much, but just enough. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, the German car beats the other contender by far, making it the best choice without even considering other things. It all continues in the same direction, with Audi offering somewhat better performance, just enough to call it quicker. To make things even better, it consumps less fuel! All together, there's not much more to say, in this case I wouldn't even consider anything but Audi. Anyway, that's the most objective conclusion I could've came up with and it's based solely on the information found on this website. Aspects such as design, practicality, brand value and driving experience are there for you to measure them out. I suggest you spend two more minutes in order to find out which car, based on your needs and budget, would be picked by the virtual adviser, out of 12.000+ vehicles we currently have in our database.

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