Chevrolet Equinox vs Nissan Terrano
The Terrano costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 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
- $2,927
- $2,878 (better)
- Australia
- $2,427
- $2,388 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,749 (better)
- United States
- $2,261
- $2,224 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 8.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 31 mpg
- 32 mpg (better)
- US
- 26 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 623 km
- 787 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 846 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 680 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,650 mm
- 4,343 mm
- Weight
- 1,485 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 127 kW (better)
- 81 kW
- Torque
- 275 Nm (better)
- 248 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- 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.
Equinox or Terrano?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Equinox or the Nissan Terrano?
The Nissan Terrano: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Chevrolet Equinox at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Equinox or the Nissan Terrano?
The Nissan Terrano, at 8.9 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Equinox's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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