Holden Captiva vs Saturn Vue

The Vue costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Holden CaptivaSaturn Vue

Side by side

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

Holden CaptivaSaturn Vue

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,739
$2,717 (better)
Australia
$2,271
$2,252 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,664
£1,650 (better)
United States
$2,116
$2,099 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.5 L/100km
8.4 L/100km (better)
UK
33 mpg
34 mpg (better)
US
28 mpg
28 mpg (better)
On a full tank
767 km
774 km (better)

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
85 L
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Length
4,674 mm
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Weight
1,762 kg
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Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
131 kW (better)
126 kW
Torque
259 Nm (better)
217 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
4-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

Captiva or Vue?

Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Captiva or the Saturn Vue?

The Saturn Vue: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Holden Captiva at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Holden Captiva or the Saturn Vue?

The Saturn Vue, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Holden Captiva's 8.5 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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