Holden Commodore vs Kia Soul
The Soul costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 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
- $2,571
- $2,535 (better)
- Australia
- $2,130
- $2,101 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,562
- £1,540 (better)
- United States
- $1,986
- $1,959 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.0 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 36 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- US
- 30 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 780 km (better)
- 689 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 490 L (better)
- 364 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,897 mm
- 4,195 mm
- Weight
- 1,535 kg
- 1,300 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 191 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 179 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
Commodore or Soul?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Commodore or the Kia Soul?
The Kia Soul: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Holden Commodore at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Commodore or the Kia Soul?
The Kia Soul, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Holden Commodore's 8.0 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Commodore or the Kia Soul?
The Holden Commodore, at 490 L to the Kia Soul's 364 L, for their newest versions.
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