KGM KR23 vs Volkswagen Passat
The Passat 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
- $1,985
- $1,979 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,393
- $2,387 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,454
- £1,450 (better)
- United States
- $1,849
- $1,844 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.4 L/100km
- 7.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 949 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 650 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,773 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,549 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 162 kW
- Torque
- –
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
KR23 or Passat?
Which is cheaper to run, the KGM KR23 or the Volkswagen Passat?
The Volkswagen Passat: about $10 a year less in Australia than the KGM KR23 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the KGM KR23 or the Volkswagen Passat?
The Volkswagen Passat, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the KGM KR23's 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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