Citroën Xsara vs Holden Calais
The Calais costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $2,305
- $2,297 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,781
- $2,772 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,690
- £1,684 (better)
- United States
- $2,149
- $2,141 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.6 L/100km
- 8.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 698 km
- 828 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 408 L
- –
- Length
- 4,191 mm
- 4,965 mm
- Weight
- 1,141 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 80 kW
- 191 kW (better)
- Torque
- 147 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
Xsara or Calais?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën Xsara or the Holden Calais?
The Holden Calais: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Citroën Xsara at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën Xsara or the Holden Calais?
The Holden Calais, at 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Citroën Xsara's 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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