Isuzu Mu-x vs Volkswagen Touareg

The Mu-x costs less to run, by the official figures: about $520 a year less in New Zealand.

Isuzu Mu-xVolkswagen Touareg

Side by side

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

Isuzu Mu-xVolkswagen Touareg

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,987 (better)
$2,506
Australia
$2,455
$2,077 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,737
£1,523 (better)
United States
$2,747
$1,936 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.7 L/100km (better)
7.8 L/100km
UK
37 mpg (better)
36 mpg
US
30 mpg (better)
30 mpg
On a full tank
1,036 km (better)
968 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
–
697 L
Towing, braked
3,500 kg
3,500 kg
Length
4,850 mm
4,878 mm
Weight
2,085 kg
2,070 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
Power
140 kW
170 kW (better)
Torque
450 Nm
500 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
4WD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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-x or Touareg?

Which is cheaper to run, the Isuzu Mu-x or the Volkswagen Touareg?

The Isuzu Mu-x: about $520 a year less in New Zealand than the Volkswagen Touareg at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Isuzu Mu-x or the Volkswagen Touareg?

The Isuzu Mu-x, at 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Touareg's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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