Alfa Romeo 159 vs Holden Epica
The Epica costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,451
- $2,426 (better)
- Australia
- $2,031
- $2,011 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,489
- £1,474 (better)
- United States
- $1,894
- $1,874 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km
- 7.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 923 km
- –
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 476 L
- Length
- 4,660 mm
- 4,803 mm
- Weight
- 1,445 kg
- 1,499 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 103 kW
- 115 kW (better)
- Torque
- 170 Nm
- 236 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- 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.
159 or Epica?
Which is cheaper to run, the Alfa Romeo 159 or the Holden Epica?
The Holden Epica: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Alfa Romeo 159 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Alfa Romeo 159 or the Holden Epica?
The Holden Epica, at 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Alfa Romeo 159's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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