Isuzu Mu vs Volkswagen Tiguan
The Mu costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $2,587 (better)
- $2,603
- Australia
- $2,145 (better)
- $2,157
- United Kingdom
- £1,572 (better)
- £1,582
- United States
- $1,999 (better)
- $2,011
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- UK
- 35 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- US
- 29 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- 813 km (better)
- 745 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 614 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,000 kg (better)
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- 4,825 mm
- 4,486 mm
- Weight
- 2,000 kg
- 1,572 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 130 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 380 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- 4WD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 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.
Mu or Tiguan?
Which is cheaper to run, the Isuzu Mu or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Isuzu Mu: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Volkswagen Tiguan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Isuzu Mu or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Isuzu Mu, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Tiguan's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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