Alfa Romeo 159 vs Jaguar Xe
The Xe costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,451
- $2,396 (better)
- Australia
- $2,033
- $1,986 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,489
- £1,456 (better)
- United States
- $1,894
- $1,851 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km
- 7.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 37 mpg
- 38 mpg (better)
- US
- 31 mpg
- 32 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 923 km (better)
- 756 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 455 L
- Length
- 4,660 mm
- 4,678 mm
- Weight
- 1,445 kg
- 1,565 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 103 kW
- 132 kW (better)
- Torque
- 170 Nm
- 430 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
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.
159 or Xe?
Which is cheaper to run, the Alfa Romeo 159 or the Jaguar Xe?
The Jaguar Xe: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Alfa Romeo 159 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Alfa Romeo 159 or the Jaguar Xe?
The Jaguar Xe, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Alfa Romeo 159's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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