Honda CR-V vs Hyundai Santa Fe

The CR-V 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.

Honda CR-VHyundai Santa Fe

Side by side

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

Honda CR-VHyundai Santa Fe

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,779 (better)
$1,811
Australia
$1,474 (better)
$1,501
United Kingdom
£1,081 (better)
£1,100
United States
$1,374 (better)
$1,399

Official figures

Uses
5.5 L/100km (better)
5.6 L/100km
UK
51 mpg (better)
50 mpg
US
43 mpg (better)
42 mpg
On a full tank
1,036 km
1,143 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
589 L (better)
382 L
Towing, braked
1,500 kg
2,500 kg (better)
Length
4,694 mm
4,785 mm
Weight
1,570 kg
1,735 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
3.5 L V6 petrol
Power
140 kW
200 kW (better)
Torque
240 Nm
331 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
8-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
8 (better)
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.

CR-V or Santa Fe?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda CR-V or the Hyundai Santa Fe?

The Honda CR-V: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Hyundai Santa Fe at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda CR-V or the Hyundai Santa Fe?

The Honda CR-V, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Hyundai Santa Fe's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Honda CR-V or the Hyundai Santa Fe?

The Honda CR-V, at 589 L to the Hyundai Santa Fe's 382 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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