Ford Crown vs Holden VY
The Crown costs less to run, by the official figures: about $170 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
- $3,957 (better)
- $4,128
- New Zealand
- $4,770 (better)
- $4,980
- United Kingdom
- £2,898 (better)
- £3,026
- United States
- $3,685 (better)
- $3,848
Official figures
- Uses
- 14.8 L/100km (better)
- 15.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 488 km (better)
- 487 km
Space
- Seats
- 6
- 5
- Length
- 5,385 mm
- 4,891 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,500 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.6 L V8 petrol
- 3.8 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 167 kW (better)
- 152 kW
- Torque
- 380 Nm (better)
- 305 Nm
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
Crown or VY?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Crown or the Holden VY?
The Ford Crown: about $170 a year less in Australia than the Holden VY at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Crown or the Holden VY?
The Ford Crown, at 14.8 L/100km (19 mpg UK, 16 mpg US) to the Holden VY's 15.4 L/100km (18 mpg UK, 15 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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