Mitsubishi Outlander vs Volkswagen Touareg
The Touareg 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
- $2,082
- $2,077 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,513
- $2,506 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,527
- £1,523 (better)
- United States
- $1,941
- $1,936 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 708 km
- 968 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 571 L
- 697 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,600 kg
- 3,500 kg (better)
- Length
- 4,710 mm
- 4,878 mm
- Weight
- 1,635 kg
- 2,070 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- 135 kW
- 170 kW (better)
- Torque
- 245 Nm
- 500 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT automatic (8 simulated ratios)
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
Outlander or Touareg?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mitsubishi Outlander or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Volkswagen Touareg: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Mitsubishi Outlander at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi Outlander or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Volkswagen Touareg, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Outlander's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mitsubishi Outlander or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Volkswagen Touareg, at 697 L to the Mitsubishi Outlander's 571 L, for their newest versions.
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