BYD Sealion 8 vs Holden Volt

The Sealion 8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

BYD Sealion 8Holden Volt

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$356 (better)
$388
Australia
$295 (better)
$322
United Kingdom
£216 (better)
£236
United States
$275 (better)
$300

Official figures

Uses
1.1 L/100km (better)
1.2 L/100km
UK
257 mpg (better)
235 mpg
US
214 mpg (better)
196 mpg

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.

Sealion 8 or Volt?

Which is cheaper to run, the BYD Sealion 8 or the Holden Volt?

The BYD Sealion 8: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Holden Volt at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BYD Sealion 8 or the Holden Volt?

The BYD Sealion 8, at 1.1 L/100km (257 mpg UK, 214 mpg US) to the Holden Volt's 1.2 L/100km (235 mpg UK, 196 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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