Holden Cruze vs Nissan Pulsar
The Pulsar costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 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
- $2,199
- $2,167 (better)
- Australia
- $1,823
- $1,795 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,336
- £1,316 (better)
- United States
- $1,699
- $1,674 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.8 L/100km
- 6.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 42 mpg
- 42 mpg (better)
- US
- 35 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 882 km (better)
- 687 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 445 L (better)
- 385 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,200 kg
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,615 mm
- 4,387 mm
- Weight
- 1,373 kg
- 1,265 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 104 kW
- 110 kW (better)
- Torque
- 176 Nm (better)
- 147 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★☆☆
- 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.
Cruze or Pulsar?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Cruze or the Nissan Pulsar?
The Nissan Pulsar: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Holden Cruze at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Cruze or the Nissan Pulsar?
The Nissan Pulsar, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Holden Cruze's 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Cruze or the Nissan Pulsar?
The Holden Cruze, at 445 L to the Nissan Pulsar's 385 L, for their newest versions.
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