Chevrolet Trax vs Volkswagen Touareg
The Touareg costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 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.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,535
- $2,506 (better)
- Australia
- $2,102
- $2,078 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,540
- £1,523 (better)
- United States
- $1,959
- $1,936 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 36 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- US
- 30 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 663 km
- 968 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 725 L (better)
- 697 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- 4,540 mm
- 4,878 mm
- Weight
- 2,826 kg
- 2,070 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- 103 kW
- 170 kW (better)
- Torque
- 225 Nm
- 500 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- 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.
Trax or Touareg?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Trax or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Volkswagen Touareg: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Chevrolet Trax at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Trax or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Volkswagen Touareg, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Trax's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Trax or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Chevrolet Trax, at 725 L to the Volkswagen Touareg's 697 L, for their newest versions.
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