Audi A5 Avant vs BMW M3 Touring

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A5 Avant compared with M3 Touring

	AudiA5 Avant	BMWM3 Touring
Overview
Released
Released	July 2024	June 2022
Performance
Powertrain
Powertrain	Petrol, Mild hybrid, Plug-in hybrid	Petrol
Power
Power	148–630 bhp (better)	523–543 bhp
0–62 mph
0–62 mph	3.6–9.8 s	3.5–3.6 s (better)
Top speed
Top speed	132–177 mph	155–186 mph (better)
Engine or motors
Engine or motors	2.0-litre TFSI (150 or 204 PS), 2.0-litre TDI with 48V MHEV plus (204 PS), 2.0 TFSI e-hybrid plug-in hybrid (299 PS system output, 105 kW electric motor), 3.0-litre V6 TFSI with MHEV plus (367 PS, S5), 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 TFSI (510 PS) with a 130 kW electric motor, plug-in hybrid (639 PS system output, RS 5); bhp converted from Audi's PS figures	2,993 cc six-cylinder twin-turbo petrol, 390 kW (530 hp) or 405 kW (551 hp) in the CS; bhp converted from BMW's kW figures
Torque
Torque	280 Nm (TFSI 150), 340 Nm (TFSI 204), 400 Nm (TDI), 450 Nm system (e-hybrid), 550 Nm (S5), 825 Nm system (RS 5)	650 Nm
Gearbox
Gearbox	7-speed S tronic; 8-speed tiptronic on RS 5	8-speed automatic
Drive
Drive	Front-wheel drive (TFSI and TDI) or quattro four-wheel drive (TDI quattro, e-hybrid, S5, RS 5)	M xDrive all-wheel drive
Range and charging
Zero-emission range (WLTP)
Zero-emission range (WLTP)	51–73 miles	–
Battery
Battery	20.7–22 kWh	–
Economy (WLTP)
Economy (WLTP)	36–158.7 mpg (better)	26.9 mpg
Range detail
Range detail	WLTP electric range: 65–73 miles combined (e-hybrid); 47–51 miles combined (RS 5); depends on trim	–
Charging
Charging	e-hybrid has a 20.7 kWh net (25.9 kWh gross) battery and charges on AC only, at up to 11 kW (150 minutes to full); RS 5 has a 22 kWh net battery, 165 minutes to full on AC	–
Efficiency
Efficiency	WLTP combined: 39.4–41.3 mpg (TFSI 150), 36.5–41.1 mpg (TFSI 204), 54.1–57.8 mpg (TDI), 49.3–54.3 mpg (TDI quattro), 128.3–158.7 mpg weighted (e-hybrid), 34.9–36.0 mpg (S5), 63.1–72.3 mpg weighted (RS 5); depends on trim	WLTP combined: 26.4–26.9 mpg (Competition), 26.9 mpg (CS)
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions	156–176 g/km (TFSI), 128–150 g/km (TDI), 41–50 g/km (e-hybrid), 178–183 g/km (S5), 89–102 g/km (RS 5), WLTP combined	239–242 g/km (Competition), 238 g/km (CS), WLTP combined
Practicality
Body
Body	Estate	Estate
Seats
Seats	5	5
Boot
Boot	476 litres	500 litres (better)
Length
Length	4,835 mm	4,801 mm
Width
Width	1,860 mm	1,903 mm
Weight
Weight	From 1,710 kg	–
Boot
Boot	476 litres, 1,424 litres with the rear seats folded; 448/1,396 litres (TDI and S5), 361/1,306 litres (e-hybrid), 361/1,302 litres (RS 5)	500 litres, 1,510 litres with the rear seats folded
Towing
Towing	1,500 kg braked (TFSI), 1,700 kg (TDI and e-hybrid), 1,800 kg (TDI quattro), 1,900 kg (S5 and RS 5)	–
Size
Size	4,835 mm long, 1,860 mm wide, 1,476 mm high (RS 5 4,896 mm long, 1,952 mm wide, 1,472 mm high); weight is Audi UK's unladen figure, 1,710 kg (TFSI) to 2,445 kg (RS 5); RS 5 top speed is 155 mph, 177 mph on Performance Vorsprung	4,801 mm long (4,796 mm CS), 1,903 mm wide (1,918 mm CS; 2,068 mm with mirrors), 1,446 mm high; 2,857 mm wheelbase; EC unladen weight including a 75 kg driver is 1,950 kg (Competition), 1,925 kg (CS)