Holden Colorado vs Hyundai Santa Cruz
The Colorado costs less to run, by the official figures: about $970 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,203 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $2,722
- $2,628 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,926
- £1,925 (better)
- United States
- $3,046
- $2,449 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.6 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- UK
- 33 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- US
- 27 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- On a full tank
- 888 km (better)
- 673 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,361 mm
- 4,971 mm
- Weight
- 2,100 kg
- 1,490 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.8 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 147 kW
- 171 kW (better)
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 246 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
Colorado or Santa Cruz?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Colorado or the Hyundai Santa Cruz?
The Holden Colorado: about $970 a year less in New Zealand than the Hyundai Santa Cruz at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Colorado or the Hyundai Santa Cruz?
The Holden Colorado, at 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Hyundai Santa Cruz's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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