LDV T60 vs Volkswagen Amarok

The Amarok costs less to run, by the official figures: about $190 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $260 in the US.

LDV T60Volkswagen Amarok

Side by side

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

LDV T60Volkswagen Amarok

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,245
$2,059 (better)
Australia
$2,773
$2,544 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,962
£1,800 (better)
United States
$3,103
$2,847 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.7 L/100km
8.0 L/100km (better)
UK
32 mpg
35 mpg (better)
US
27 mpg
29 mpg (better)
On a full tank
860 km
988 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Towing, braked
3,000 kg
3,000 kg
Length
5,365 mm
5,192 mm
Weight
–
2,040 kg

Engine

Engine
2.8 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
Power
110 kW
157 kW (better)
Torque
360 Nm
525 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
4WD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★☆
Airbags
–
4

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.

T60 or Amarok?

Which is cheaper to run, the LDV T60 or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Volkswagen Amarok: about $190 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $260 in the US than the LDV T60 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the LDV T60 or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Volkswagen Amarok, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the LDV T60's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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