Holden VY vs Rolls-Royce Ghost

The VY costs less to run, by the official figures: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 in the US.

Rolls-Royce Ghost

Side by side

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

Holden VYRolls-Royce Ghost

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,980 (better)
$5,433
Australia
$4,128 (better)
$4,502
United Kingdom
£3,026 (better)
£3,301
United States
$3,848 (better)
$4,197

Official figures

Uses
15.4 L/100km (better)
16.8 L/100km
UK
18 mpg (better)
17 mpg
US
15 mpg (better)
14 mpg
On a full tank
487 km
488 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Length
4,891 mm
5,546 mm
Weight
1,500 kg
2,490 kg

Engine

Engine
3.8 L V6 petrol
6.75 L V12 twin-turbo petrol
Power
152 kW
420 kW (better)
Torque
305 Nm
850 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
AWD

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.

VY or Ghost?

Which is cheaper to run, the Holden VY or the Rolls-Royce Ghost?

The Holden VY: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 in the US than the Rolls-Royce Ghost at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Holden VY or the Rolls-Royce Ghost?

The Holden VY, at 15.4 L/100km (18 mpg UK, 15 mpg US) to the Rolls-Royce Ghost's 16.8 L/100km (17 mpg UK, 14 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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