Chevrolet Sonic vs Land Rover Defender
The Sonic costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $2,623 (better)
- $2,629
- Australia
- $2,173 (better)
- $2,178
- United Kingdom
- £1,593 (better)
- £1,597
- United States
- $2,026 (better)
- $2,031
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,107 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- –
- 5,018 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,223 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel mild hybrid
- Power
- –
- 147 kW
- Torque
- –
- 430 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
Sonic or Defender?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Sonic or the Land Rover Defender?
The Chevrolet Sonic: about $10 a year less in New Zealand than the Land Rover Defender at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Sonic or the Land Rover Defender?
The Chevrolet Sonic, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Land Rover Defender's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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