Buick Envision vs Suzuki Grand Vitara

The Envision costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand.

Buick EnvisionSuzuki Grand Vitara

Side by side

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

Buick EnvisionSuzuki Grand Vitara

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,043 (better)
$3,085
Australia
$2,525 (better)
$2,559
United Kingdom
£1,849 (better)
£1,874
United States
$2,351 (better)
$2,384

Official figures

Uses
9.4 L/100km (better)
9.5 L/100km
On a full tank
–
493 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
375 L
Towing, braked
–
1,700 kg
Length
–
4,175 mm
Weight
–
1,130 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
170 kW (better)
86 kW
Torque
350 Nm (better)
156 Nm
Gearbox
9-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
–
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.

Envision or Grand Vitara?

Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Envision or the Suzuki Grand Vitara?

The Buick Envision: about $40 a year less in New Zealand than the Suzuki Grand Vitara at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Buick Envision or the Suzuki Grand Vitara?

The Buick Envision, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Suzuki Grand Vitara's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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