Holden Commodore vs Renault Megane
The Commodore costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 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 (better)
- $2,684
- Australia
- $2,130 (better)
- $2,224
- United Kingdom
- £1,562 (better)
- £1,631
- United States
- $1,986 (better)
- $2,074
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- 8.3 L/100km
- UK
- 36 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- US
- 30 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- On a full tank
- 780 km (better)
- 602 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 490 L
- 549 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,897 mm
- 4,633 mm
- Weight
- 1,535 kg
- 1,287 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 191 kW (better)
- 90 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 181 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Commodore or Megane?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Commodore or the Renault Megane?
The Holden Commodore: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US than the Renault Megane at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Commodore or the Renault Megane?
The Holden Commodore, at 8.0 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Renault Megane's 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Commodore or the Renault Megane?
The Renault Megane, at 549 L to the Holden Commodore's 490 L, for their newest versions.
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