Hyundai Santa Cruz vs Toyota Tacoma

The Santa Cruz costs less to run, by the official figures: about $140 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $110 in the US.

Hyundai Santa CruzToyota Tacoma

Side by side

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

Hyundai Santa CruzToyota Tacoma

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,169 (better)
$3,308
Australia
$2,626 (better)
$2,741
United Kingdom
£1,925 (better)
£2,010
United States
$2,449 (better)
$2,556

Official figures

Uses
9.8 L/100km (better)
10.2 L/100km
UK
29 mpg (better)
28 mpg
US
24 mpg (better)
23 mpg
On a full tank
673 km
781 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Towing, braked
–
1,588 kg
Length
4,971 mm
5,392 mm
Weight
1,490 kg
1,833 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.7 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
171 kW (better)
119 kW
Torque
246 Nm (better)
244 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
RWD

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.

Santa Cruz or Tacoma?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Santa Cruz or the Toyota Tacoma?

The Hyundai Santa Cruz: about $140 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $110 in the US than the Toyota Tacoma at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Santa Cruz or the Toyota Tacoma?

The Hyundai Santa Cruz, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Toyota Tacoma's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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